Thread: What are these called?

I've got these 2 "Mini Turkeys" together with a few Chabo or Bantam chickens and wonder if anyone knows their real name or has any info on them. Thanks for your reply.

It seems the dropbox link doesn't work. How can I upload a pic from my comp?

Gallery - at the top of the screen

When open press the house symbol then press upload file. The rest is straightforward.

Here you go Lui

^Guinea hens

yes - thai turkeys are normally 5 foot tall and named somchai

Thanks for the help and the comments.

Originally Posted by misskit

^Guinea hens

Yep...that would be it.
Amazingly, Thailand has a number of varieties of Guinea Fowl [wild and domestic].

A rather esoteric vocation -

I really like these birds. Saw them the other day at a friends farm.

Guinea fowl are originally from Africa.
Edible but a smaller frame than the chicken.

Really pretty feathers on these birds.

Not always so friendly towards chickens when kept near each other but fantastic for getting rid of ticks and other unpleasant bugs.

^Good to know.

Originally Posted by wasabi

Guinea fowl are originally from Africa.
Edible but a smaller frame than the chicken.

And chicken was originally domesticated in Thailand.

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Originally Posted by wasabi

Guinea fowl are originally from Africa.
Edible but a smaller frame than the chicken.

And chicken was originally domesticated in Thailand.

...indeed, Bob. Slight argument could be made as to a co-originality of domesticated chooks with the ancient Malay. Siamese-Malay.

As to Wasabi's comment - a particular breed[s] of ancient Galliformes/Guinea is endemic to Africa, yet not ever introduced or diffused to Asia. There are a number of familiar distant related cousins, of this broader type, that are very indigenous to SE Asia and southern China.