Why raise Guinea fowl!? Well why not!! haha! They are pretty noisy creatures, but for good reason! Their very loud vocals give away a predator every time they see/hear them. They're amazing bug eaters and flock protectors. They're also very social and fly rather well and are easy to 'coop train' as chicks which makes it easy to keep them in coop type conditions. They are a ground nesting bird and tend to breed with one male long term preferably. 

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We raised ours as chicks with our chicken chicks to make sure they all grew up together without problems. This has seemed to be the most successful way with raising them within a multi species setting. 

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More about Guinea's: They do best with one cock to hen ratio for fertility. They come in many different colors. We current have 1 dundite male and a lavender male over two Perl hens. They are excellent foragers and target ticks specifically which is valuable for a rural setting. Their eggs have a very unique shape compared to other species, with the pointy end, rather very pointy!! lol The texture of the egg is also rather rough and a very thick shell. Surprisingly the keets hatch quicky and thriving after 28 days of incubation. The domestic Guinea's are of the "helmeted" type.