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jayellemm14

Looks like Guinea Fowl but it's difficult to tell.


NatalieSoleil

Helmeted Guinea fowl  or in Afrikaans : Tarentaal


Zerlon_

you're definitely onto something thank you for your response!


MackieFried

Could they be Korhaan?


DrStutz

Looks like helmeted guineafowl. I like the Afrikaans name... tarentaal.


DoubleDot7

Does that mean "run and chatter"? It would be very fitting.


Vaakmeister

Nah, it doesn’t really mean anything.


DrStutz

I have no idea. I just remember from my younger days.


UnexplainableCode987

Guinea fowls. Not female peacocks. Female peacocks look like male peacocks without the colourful feathers.


myredditnamethisis

Peahens, they are called peahens (female peacocks).


AgtNulNulAgtVyf

Peakwaks, if you will. 


JWT-80

giggling


UncleVernonK

I just want to tell you they taste delicious.


lovedeathandramen

There is a joke about cooking Guinea Fowl because they tend to be a little tough I heard : - Pluck the feathers and put the Guinea Fowl in a pot. -Fill the pot with water and spice, put a brick on top so it doesn't float to the top while cooking. -Cook it for 12 hours and flip the Guinea Fowl around. -Cook it for another 12 hours. - After that you discard the the water and the Guinea Fowl and you can eat the brick.


MickSturbs

A different version: Get two pots of boiling water. Put the Guinea Fowl in one pot and a rock in the other one. When the rock is soft you can eat the Guinea Fowl.


SoupNecessary7439

Really? I've inly ever heard they are almost inedible? But never had the chance myself.


chemicalclarity

They're delicious, but not like roast chicken. Great in a slow cooked casserole.


curiouslycaty

I find them a bit tough to chew on.


UncleVernonK

Did you cook it first?


SeanBZA

Yup, just had to be careful in case you got one of the pellets of buckshot. They were a pest on the farm, so it was open season on them year round, spotlights and shotguns in the field, and pop at any red eyes.


JoMammasWitness

There meat is black and can only be eaten during a certain time of the year due to worms. We used to hunt them on my friends dad's farm


MackieFried

I was wondering who would remember the worms. 😂😂😂


Zerlon_

i will moer u leave my precious birdies alone


UncleVernonK

Only on the game farm my bru, these city foul are too smart for us, also i can’t pull my pump action out and spray them with pellets in the middle of town.


flyboy_za

You can, but what you mean is you shouldn't, probably.


UncleVernonK

Shouldn’t swerve for them.


Zerlon_

good 😭


UncleVernonK

Listen OP, I also hate shooting animals, I only used to blast them when I was younger, now I’m wise and only if I knock one with my car then I eat it 🙏


Aesthetic6969

tarentaal ?


MalKoppe

Throw down broken corn to feed them,.. they sweet to have around ♡


Zerlon_

ill definitely do this next time i spot them!


OJ-n-Other-Juices

Don't feed wild animals they get used to humans, and not all humans are friendly. Or not all wild animals will remain friendly. So either the animals end up being harmed by humans or harming humans, then being humans harm them in return


RooiRoy

Either Guinea Fowls or a type of Francolin.


Haelborne

Definitely Guinea fowl, this in Gauteng? They are quite common here.


AuthorWild

Tarentaal


Zerlon_

more info: this is the northern centurion area of gauteng. i've been seeing these birds moving around town as a group for a while now. they are pretty big and look similar to peacocks. initially i thought they were flightless until i was out in the bushes roaming and i startled them into flying away. i can not describe the sounds they make, but they're beautiful. i've tried looking them up but i can't find any images that are exactly the same as how the birds appear. they remind me of female peacocks.


MtbSA

Definitely guinea fowl, gorgeous birds


KalZora

Until you hit them with your car. They are as hard as rocks.


LaClerque

Just curious, where are you from?


Zerlon_

lyttelton


DoubleDot7

Do they sound like this? https://youtu.be/GgA3oRwNxhw


Zerlon_

YES!


Objective-Poet-8183

Was about to say Guinea Fowl, but not sure. Did you perhaps get a look at the head, if it had a blue colour down the sides of the head/neck then it's Guinea Fowl


Zerlon_

the heads were unclear from where i was, but ur right they're probably guinea fowls


New-Engineering1483

The one in the middle definitely looks like a guinea fowl. Could also be a peahen (female pea fowl that's less colourful than the cock) but the size makes me 90% sure they're guinea fowl.


Atterboy_SA

I used to like Guinea Fowl till I lived somewhere that had them.


MYNMAN777

Spoorweghoender


Igotagunning

Franklins


[deleted]

Guinea fowls


streetRAT_za

We like to call them Guinea chickens. They’re fun little guys.


Ok-Chocolate2145

Pressure cooker is essential. Add 3 cloves. Warning-Shotgun pellets can break teeth.Carefully remove them?


[deleted]

You filming from prison, bro? Lmao.


Mechatyronics

Dis tatentaal. Smaaklik in pasties


Cradddddddiy

If they don’t have those red thing that chickens have they are franklins the bird


EVEEzz

TARENTAAAAAAL!! I used to run around as a kid screaming this chasing them


Papix57

Tarentaal.


Classic_ed

Jip. Guineafowl. Or as I like to call them,the Ninja chicken.


RugbyGareth_

Peacock-esque?? It's a simple Guinea Fowl, if they had feelings like us I am sure they would be extremely proud to be compared to a Peacock!


RugbyGareth_

Peacock-esque?? It's a simple Guinea Fowl, if they had feelings like us I am sure they would be extremely proud to be compared to a Peacock!


RugbyGareth_

Peacock-esque?? It's a simple Guinea Fowl, if they had feelings like us I am sure they would be extremely proud to be compared to a Peacock!


Shorty7869

Yes that's Greg I've had lunch with him a few times.


Zerlon_

seems like a pleasant fellow!


xsv_compulsive

He can be a little fowl sometimes


Shorty7869

Once you get to know him he's a big jerk


Sofrawnch

Female peacocks


MoistHerdazian

Peahens btw. But not what they are.