She'll probably be a great broody Momma if she lays a clutch of her own (instead of guarding golfballs) and sets on them long enough to hatch them out.They literally turn into Tasmanian Guinea She-Devils when you try to mess with their eggs or young keets, lol.
This ol' biddy was MEAN!!! (But...
I usually find a few early eggs in the coop that clues me into the fact they are starting to lay (found my first 2 eggs of the season in one of my coops today in fact... 3 wks earlier than usual, probably due to our screwy weather here... I am so not ready to start collecting eggs yet!). But...
They are seasonal layers, so you should see eggs from your Hens this Spring. They may not use nesting boxes (if you have them) or lay in the coop tho, usually if they have the choice they will lay their eggs out in the bushes or in some other well hidden private place. So be sure to keep track...
The longest I've kept Guinea eggs in the fridge is a couple months, it's been impossible to keep them any longer than that because they get eaten. The fridge gradually pulls moisture from the eggs so the longer they are stored the bigger the air cells get, but I'd imagine with the shells being...