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How are guinea fowl useful around farms besides providing food?

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A peacock stands with its vibrant green and blue tail feathers fully fanned out in display, showing eye-like patterns across the plumage. — Galliform Blue, or Indian, peacock (*Pavo cristatus*) displaying its resplendent feathers.

Beyond their role as a food source, guinea fowl are frequently kept on farms to serve as a "watchdog." These birds are highly effective in this capacity because they gabble loudly at the slightest alarm, alerting farmers to potential disturbances.1