27/09/2025
BENEFITS OF KEEPING GUINEA FOWL ON YOUR FARM
Keeping guinea fowl on your farm offers several simple and practical benefits
✓ Natural Pest Control: They are excellent bug-eaters! They aggressively hunt and eat insects like ticks, grasshoppers, and flies, as well as small rodents and even small snakes. They can help keep your property much cleaner of pests without needing chemicals.
✓ Farm Watchdogs: Guinea fowl are very loud and squawk intensely when they see anything unusual, such as a stranger, a predator (like a hawk or fox), or any other disturbance. They act as an alarm system for the entire farm.
✓ Low Maintenance: They are hardy birds, generally disease-resistant, and great foragers. They can often find most of their own food when allowed to free-range, which helps save on feed costs.
✓ Protect Other Poultry: Their loud alarms and willingness to mob together can help alert and even scare off predators, protecting your chickens or other birds.
✓ Meat and Eggs: They can be raised for their meat, which is often compared to wild game, and they lay small, edible eggs.
