Helmeted Guinea Fowl Colors |
Research is updating our information about guinea fowl Color Families and Spotting Patterns, and breeders are developing new color categories. This Color Chart does not represent all of the feathering patterns that may be possible. A more comprehensive Color Chart is currently being developed and will be posted on this site at a later date. Three Colors* Recognized in the Standard of Perfection for Showing Guinea Fowl |
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Pied Pied Pearl Gray (pictured) is usual color of Pied sold by hatcheries - Any color can be pied |
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Pinto Description to come |
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White* Solid white color - No pearling |
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Guinea Fowl Keet Colors |
Trying to decide what color keets you have? Give them time to dry and fluff and just look at the top of their heads. There are four main groups to narrow this ID down: Fully Pearled, Semi Pearled, Faintly Pearled, and Solid. Fully Pearled means spots appear over the entire body as your keet matures into an adult guinea. Semi Pearled is just that, usually spots on parts of lower wings and flanks as adults. Faintly Pearled adults have hard-to-see very faint spots. Solid is void of any markings. Remember the head is where to start; then check the body, belly and wing colors. A description of the keet head markings for each group can be found in the column headings. There is another group that can be found with any color, Pied, which means white feathers varying in different amounts and areas ranging from a few feathers on the chest to full white chest and wings. Any color variety can be "pied" with white feathering. |
Key to Guinea Fowl Keet Colors Upper pictures in each box are older keets feathering out showing pearling or solid colors. On most, head markings are still visible. |
Fully Pearled Head marked with one broad stripe, two smaller on each side |
Semi Pearled Head marked with irregular lines/stripes |
Faintly Pearled (Fully Head solid color/no stripes |
Solid (Semi Head solid color/no stripes |
Pearl Gray Brown striped body with darker broad stripe on head, smaller on each side - Notice signs of full pearling on older keet |
Royal Purple Brown striped body with white on face, wings and belly |
Slate Dark rust colored body with some white on belly and throat |
Violet Rusty colored body with white face, wings and belly |
Bronze Very similar to above Royal Purple keet - May have rusty tinge on wing |
Copper Very similar to Pastel and Pewter keets but color on head is a much brighter copper color (like a new penny) - Will feather out a lighter version of Violet |
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Brown Strongly resembles Pearl Gray keet but a lighter, faded appearance |
Chocolate Body light shades of brown with white face, wings and belly |
Pewter Solid rust colored body - Lighter than Slate keet |
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Cinnamon
Description to come |
Blonde Similar markings but lighter version of Chocolate keet |
Smokey
Description to come |
Pastel Similar solid rust color as Pewter keet but with much more white on belly and wings |
Buff Dundotte Very light tan colored body with dark tan broad stripe on head and two smaller on each side - Tan stripes on back |
Buff Near-white colored body with irregular light tan stripes on head and back - Females darker than males |
Ivory Description to come |
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Lavender Light lavender color with markings same as Pearl Gray keet |
Coral blue Light blue color body with white on wings, face and belly - Notice beginning of partial pearling on older keet |
Powder Blue Solid pewter or gray-blue color |
Sky Blue Light blue color with white on face, belly and wings |
Lite Lavender Similar markings but lighter version of Lavender keet |
Lite Coral Pewter or gray-blue body with irregular stripes on head - Some white on wings and belly |
Lite Powder
Description to come |
Lite Sky
Description to come |
Porcelain Off-white colored body with very pale gray-blue broad and narrow stripes on head and back |
Opaline Mostly white body with faint color on head that might appear pale blue or pale gold - Fainter color on back |
Pied See guide to Pied Keet Colors below |
Pinto
Description to come |
White Pure white - Sometimes has a black dot on top or back of head - These birds are not albino and are the only solid white bird that hatches solid white and not yellow |
Here are some identification tips:
Pied Guinea Fowl Keet Colors |
Pied keets come in all the different colors. Remember the basic head markings and identify the color. Then think about the extra white on their chests, parts of wings or full wings, which makes them Pied. Pied keets may be harder to ID when very young. As they start to feather, you will notice what is going to stay white on their chests and wings. |
Key to Pied Guinea Fowl Keet Colors Upper pictures in each box are pied adult guineas. |
These first three pied varieties will be fully pearled when mature:
These three colors will be semi pearled when mature:
These colors will be faintly pearled when mature:
Pied Slate Same as above Slate keet ALONG WITH additional white on chest and/or wings |
Pied Powder Blue Solid light pewter color ALONG WITH any degree of white on chest and/or wings |
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These colors will be solid when mature:
Pied Sky Blue Same as above Sky Blue keet ALONG WITH additional white on chest and/or wings |
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If you have an adult or keet picture of a color variety that is not yet displayed, you may email it to us or send it to the address on our Contact Us page. We would be happy to consider your photo(s) for inclusion in this chart. |
Thanks to Brenda (brenTx) for her invaluable help with our original color chart.