Guinea fowl

History and background of common guineafowl
Guinea fowl have been kept in captivity and used by man for thousands of years. Guineafowl figures were inscribed on the temples and buildings of the ancient Egyptions as far back as 2400 B.C. By 1500 B.C. the Egyptions had incubators capable of holding tens of thousands of eggs and could claim hatch rates up to 70%. The Greeks were keeping domesticated varieties by 400 B.C. and both the meat and eggs were re considered delicacies by the ancient Romans