Pintade - The Guinea hen, also known as African pheasant, is a high quality variety of poultry and has long been the staple of European dinner tables. Its meat is excellent and is a suitable replacement for game birds in the off hunting season.  Demand for guinea hen is growing from chefs to discriminating home cooks. While breeding stock is imported annually from France, a growing number of guinea hen are farm raised in the U.S.A. They are raised without hormones on a diet of corn, soy, and wheat and are harvested at 10-12 weeks.