{"id":576,"date":"2018-08-29t19:39:04","date_gmt":"2018-08-29t19:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/poultry.mystagingwebsite.com\/?page_id=576"},"modified":"2020-03-20t05:01:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20t05:01:40","slug":"external-anatomy-of-guinea-fowl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"\/\/www.bkpromos.com\/beplayapp网页 \/poultry-anatomy\/external-anatomy-of-guinea-fowl\/","title":{"rendered":"external anatomy of guinea fowl"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

written by<\/i><\/b><\/span>: dr. jacquie jacob, university of kentucky<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

guinea fowl have many of the same basic external parts as <\/span>chickens<\/a> and <\/span>turkeys<\/a>. these parts\u00a0include the eyes, ears, beak, wattle,\u00a0hocks,\u00a0and shanks. the helmeted guinea fowl, which\u00a0is the most common species of guinea fowl, also has a bony protrusion on its head.\u00a0in addition to this helmet, another characteristic particular to the guinea fowl is its head cap skin. figures 1 and 2 show the external parts of a helmeted guinea fowl.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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figure 1. parts of the head of a guinea fowl. source: dr. jacquie jacob, university of kentucky<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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figure 2. parts of a guinea fowl. source: public domain<\/figcaption>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

for more information:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

keeping guinea fowl<\/a>, jacquie jacob and tony pescatore, university of kentucky<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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written by: dr. jacquie jacob, university of kentucky guinea fowl have many of the same basic external parts as chickens and turkeys. these parts\u00a0include the eyes, ears, beak, wattle,\u00a0hocks,\u00a0and shanks. the helmeted guinea fowl, which\u00a0is the most common species of guinea fowl, also has a bony protrusion on its head.\u00a0in addition to this helmet, another … <\/p>\n