1, look at the headdress and the fleshy beard. The headdress and moustache of male guinea fowl are larger, the moustache is slightly bent inward, and the head is thicker; The headdress and moustache of the female guinea fowl are smaller, and the moustache sweeps straight back to the neck, and the head is smaller. 12- 15-week-old male guinea fowl has a thicker beard than female guinea fowl.
2. Listen to the crying. The mature female guinea fowl makes a "quack, quack" sound, which is soft and calm; The male guinea fowl makes a "quack quack" cry, which is short and passionate, and its voice is sharp and harsh. When the whole flock is excited or afraid, both male and female guinea fowl will make a syllable sound. But in any case, the male guinea fowl will never make a "honk, honk" cry.
3. Look at the way you walk. The walking posture of adult male guinea fowl is like "general style", that is, positive step; Female guinea fowl is like "foot-binding type", that is, the feet walk in a single line, cross or kick.
4. Look at the white spot on the back of the neck. The white spots on the nape feathers of male guinea fowl are large and obvious; The white spots of the female guinea fowl are small and light.
5, turn the anus. Open the anus, if there is a granular reproductive process, it is a male guinea fowl; The female guinea fowl has no protuberance.
Extended data
Guinea fowl is native to Africa, which is heat-resistant and cold-resistant. Although it can survive in winter climate after domestication, its production performance is limited, its disease resistance and fertility are reduced. Therefore, it is particularly important to understand the breeding technology and development prospect of guinea fowl.
Guinea fowl is also called guinea fowl and guinea bird. It was originally a wild bird, with countless tiny white spots on its feathers, just like being covered with white pearls, and its shape is a bit like a very small female peacock. Because of its beautiful feathers and elegant posture, it has been kept as a rare ornamental bird in zoos all over the world. Guinea fowl was first introduced from the Soviet Union in 1956, and was successfully raised in China, but it was kept as an ornamental bird for 30 years. 1992 began large-scale breeding. After continuous exploration and experience summary, the breeding technology of 20 12 began to mature.
Guinea fowl has a small head, a body length of 50-55cm, a pale yellow beak at the front and a red beak at the back, red moustaches at the lower left and right, a blue-purple face, no hair around the eyes, a slender neck, a blue-brown feather background and white spots at dense places. Male and female guinea fowl have the same feathers. Generally, male individuals are slightly larger than females, with high legs, high hump and slightly larger moustache. Nearly mature cocks are short and passionate. Guinea fowl feathers are gray, with regular round white spots, which look like pearls, so it is known as "Guinea fowl". Guinea fowl is short and round, without comb, hairless on the top of the head, with keratinized protrusions, which are called helmets, and its tail feathers are hard and slightly drooping.
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