i don't think babybear's even had guinea fowl but i certainly felt that with chicken in the early days it was best to give her a piece of thigh or leg, you know, the bits that come away in a kind of teardrop shape? because the breast breaks up in a funny way, whereas the leg pieces stay together so the baby sucks on them and nibbles small pieces rather than takes it into its mouth. poor you, though, you sound a bit shaken, it's not nice when they get upset. re mince; i remember giving dd some little pieces of home-made burger that i'd especially rolled into sausages and cooked for her, i thought i was an absolute genius... of course she coughed her head off as the mince broke up in her mouth so we didn't have them again for a few months. personally if you're just starting off, try to give pieces of meat that you don't think will break up, rather than the other way around. Big fist-sized hunks of pork, lamb, beef and chicken leg is the way to go.