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Egg-laying pattern of the semi-domesticated helmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris galeata)
S O Ogwuegbu1, T A Aire, O Adeyemo
1Department of Veterinary Anatomy, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
British Poultry Science
|March 1, 1988
Abstract:
1. Studies on the egg laying pattern of the semi-domesticated helmeted guinea fowl showed that the birds laid eggs between 06.00 and 20.00 h local time (05.00 to 19.00 h GMT). 2. More (67.9%) were laid in the evenings (15.00 to 20.00 h) than at any other period. 3. There were two distinct periods in the reproductive cycle: a breeding season which began in April and ended in September, and a resting or non-breeding period between October and March. 4. Sequence length was predominantly of 4 eggs and July was the month of peak egg production.