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strange chicken/turkey hybrid type bird in Vermont
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 8:51 pm
by cbobcat49
Can anyone help me ID these things? We were driving through rural Vermont a few weeks ago and passed by a flock of these along the side of the road. They were about the size of chickens but some were black, some were gray and their heads looked turkey-like. There was a farmhouse nearby but it wasn't clear if they were domesticated since the flock started wandering across the road and into underbrush. They were LOUD too squawking the whole time. I thought maybe they were quails or some sort of subspecies of turkey?
Re: strange chicken/turkey hybrid type bird in Vermont
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 8:53 pm
by cbobcat49
A shot of the larger group...
Re: strange chicken/turkey hybrid type bird in Vermont
Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:47 pm
by Kelly
Guinea fowl would be my guess.
Did they make noise like this?
Some claim they help keep New England tick populations in check.
Guinea Fowl May Be the Solution to Insect Pest Problems
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMUQckEa_ME
Re: strange chicken/turkey hybrid type bird in Vermont
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 8:46 am
by Brenda
Yup, I agree with Kelly.
Re: strange chicken/turkey hybrid type bird in Vermont
Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:05 pm
by cbobcat49
Yep, that's definitely what they were.