How do guinea fowl breed? How to distinguish between male and female?

With the development of economy and the improvement of people's living standards, not only the pursuit of delicacy, but also the pursuit of nutrition, guinea fowl is more popular in its special breeding. The feathers of guinea fowl can be used as ornaments for clothes and hats. In the past, guinea fowl was only used for viewing in zoos, but later, after people chose to domesticate, it began to be raised in captivity, and gradually became a meat breed of poultry. How do guinea fowls breed? How to distinguish between male and female?

First, how to breed guinea fowl?

Breeder chickens should be raised separately, and the ratio of male to hen in the same house (cage) is 1:2-3; laying hens can put a few fewer cocks in the hen flock to promote egg production; meat chickens, male and female hens must be raised in separate groups.

Breeder Roosters must be well developed, well-proportioned, broad and protruding chest, smooth feathers, vigorous posture and strong libido; breeder hens must have eyes, full body, normal development, moderate weight, large pubic distance, exuberant appetite, little or no nests.

Eggs laid by breeding hens should be collected in time and hatched artificially on a regular basis. To hatch according to the conditions, kerosene lamp, fire pit, greenhouse and electric incubator can be used. Because the eggshell is hard, it usually takes 26-27 days to hatch, and the temperature should be strictly controlled during the incubation period: the three-dimensional incubator with fans should be kept at 37.5-37.8 ℃ on the 123rd day and 36.9-37.2 ℃ on the 24th-26th day. At the beginning of hatching, the temperature of machine-cooled eggs increased by 0.5-1 ℃ in the first three days, and then decreased to the normal level. Other conditions are the same as ordinary eggs hatching.

Second, how to distinguish between male and female guinea fowl?

1. Sound discrimination

This method requires you to spend a little more time observing and listening to the usual calls of guinea fowl. The sound made by adult guinea fowls is "quack." The voice of the adult guinea fowl is short and intense, sharp and shrill, while the voice of the adult female guinea fowl is: "Gaga!" Gaga! " The cry, the voice is gentle and calm. It takes time to observe carefully, remember one thing, no matter when the guinea fowl will not send out "Gaga!" Gaga! " The scream of.

2. The method of turning the anus

Open the anus, if there is a granular reproductive process, it is the male pearl chicken; the one without protuberance is the female guinea fowl. People with some farming experience in this area will know, because now many aquaculture plants also use this method, this method can be said to be the most accurate method.

3. Look at the headdress and beard

The male pearl chicken head ornament and meat beard are larger, the meat beard is slightly curved inward, and the head is thicker; the female pearl chicken head is smaller, the meat beard is straight back to the neck, and the head is smaller. The edge of the beard of the 12-15-week-old male guinea fowl is thicker than that of the female guinea fowl.

4. Look at the walking posture

The adult male guinea fowl walks like a "general", that is, a positive step, while the female guinea fowl is like a "foot-binding", that is, walking with single feet, crossing or kicking. In fact, the cat steps taken by our human models are the same.