Domesticated guinea fowl is mainly domesticated from the common guinea fowl which originated in Kenya, Africa, and is currently cultivated all over the world. After artificial cultivation. Several varieties have been formed. From 1985, China introduced a large number of commercial breeders from France for the first time, and now it has spread all over the country.

Guinea fowl has the advantages of low requirements for equipment and houses, good adaptability, strong disease resistance and foraging ability, wide and diverse feeding habits, and especially likes green feed, so the feeding cost is relatively low, and it has the advantages of less investment, low cost, quick turnover and high efficiency. The production performance of guinea fowl is high, and the annual spawning amount of breeders is about 160, which can provide about 1 10 chicks.

Commercial guinea fowl can be listed at 12- 13 weeks old. The average weight is about 1.75 kg, the feed-meat ratio is 2.7-2.8: 1, and the breeding rate is about 95%. Guinea fowl has a moderate carcass size and is very suitable for ordinary families at present.