Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 August 1907 — Male and Female Guineas. [ARTICLE]

Male and Female Guineas.

Authorities on guinea raising claim that it is always best, no matter how small a flock you may have, to have two or more males running with the hens. As a rule one cock guinea is enough for every four hens, but sometimes the birds will pair. Some breeders claim that it is best to breed them in pairs. There is only one absolutely certain way of telling the male from the female and that is by the call or cry. The female has a peculiar call which is never uttered by the male and resembles “Buckwheat” or “Come Back.” The call of the male is a shrill, rasping scream.