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Two 2 lb birds, wrapped individually
Pearl Guinea Fowl are also known as pintade, faraona, African
pheasant or guinea hen. This tasty bird is native to West Africa.
Guinea hen is a real delicacy, with a fine texture, juicy flesh,
and a rich yet non-gamey flavor. Guinea fowl are insect and seed
eating, ground-nesting birds with featherless heads and spangled
grey plumage. Pearl guinea fowl are monogamous breeders. The
females often lay their eggs out in the fields and hatch their
young, called "keets" all by themselves. Most farmers love having
guinea fowl since they alert humans to anything unusual. Both males
and females make a single syllable, machine-gun like alarm call,
but only the females have a two syllable call. In fact, it sounds
like they're saying "buckwheat."
