XXVII 



GUINEA FOWL AND QUAIL 



Guineas and Game — Varieties — Unrecognized Varieties 

 Win Their Way — Appearance and Habits of Guineas 



— Raising Guineas With Hens — Demand and Prices 



— Guineas as Protectors — Quail as Poultry — Im- 

 ported Game — Quail at Connecticut Agricultural 

 College, Storrs — Failures and Successes — Hatching 

 Quail in Machines — Quail Our One Hope for North- 

 ern Game Birds 



In my book "How to Keep Hens fur Profit," I said 

 (page 9), " admitting that their quality suits the mar- 

 ket, the Guinea fowl and the Indian Runner duck are 

 more desirable producers of ' game ' meat than are the 

 wild fowl." The reason given was that such fowls as 

 can be domesticated, being then more amenable to man's 

 manipulation, roll up the dollars of income faster than 

 can be done with the chances of the hunt. This is true, 

 despite the fact that the wild game costs nothing to 

 raise. 



The shy Guinea fowl has been and is still regarded 

 as more than half wild. Yet it has been raised success- 

 fully by "barnyard" methods; that is, in actual con- 

 finement to a similar extent to that in which common 

 hens are raised. 



The "Guineas," as they are usually called, are ad- 

 mitted really to be native to Guinea. The common 

 " Pearl " variety is said to be identical with that of the 

 Guinea Coast of Africa. It is a valuable example of a 



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