Color Varieties varying from Fully Pearled (spotted), Semi Pearled, Faintly Pearled, to Solid.
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
Original color of guineas – Dark gray background with white pearling on entire body
Very dark color with purplish look in the sun – Pearling on lower wings and flanks — semi-spotted
Paler than Brown but deeper than Buff Dundotte – Fully spotted
Soft tan color all over varying from near white to light tan –
Females darker than males – Semi-spotted
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.
