What age do Guineas start to lay eggs???

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Mine laid eggs in November. They are young. I thought they were fertilized and incubated them. No babies after 28 days and candled. Live and learn. I can't wait until spring. I want to incubate some guinea eggs.
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When I had guineas years ago there was always a male guinea around. I am going to be going to a fowl/bird swapmeet soon and hoping to find some guinea hens because I love guinea eggs.

But recently someone mentioned that a guinea wont ley any eggs at all without a male being around.

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That dont seem right to me. Does anyone know if this is true?

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Do I need a male guinea around in order for the female guinea to lay eggs?

I dont need fertilized eggs. I would be happy with just having guinea eggs.

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If I do get a male guinea would it fight with my male chickens?

I dont remember my male guinea fighting with my rooster but they were free ranging, this time they wont be free ranging but instead will be cooped up together in a good sized pen.
 
Guinea hens just like chickens will lay no matter if they have a man or not.

Guinea roosters will attack chicken roosters and vice versa. Especially during the mating season.

Guineas usually win a fight. Chickens will be plucked bare on places if they are confined together.
 
I've recently read that for the first laying for guineas the fertility rate is low. So far I've found that to be true. We have 3 girls, 1 male, and out of 40 or so egg we've found maybe 7-10 were fertile. 2 looked like they would hatch, but I think they've gone bad. (Our broody Indian Runner is sitting on the nest. She doesn't like anyone looking at the eggs). Anyway, I'm hoping we will have some keets soon.
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Yes, first year guineas eggs are not normally 100% fertile, you are lucky if you get 50% fertility rate.

You can get higher rates of fertility if the birds are confined to a coop and pen.

We have a very broody sebright bantam currently sitting on five guinea eggs. (She already had success with quail eggs. )

Chickens are definitely easier-to-handle incubators than the guineas who can get quite ferocious.
 
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I'm curious, MTtrout.... did they continue laying? Was that a 1-shot deal and they started acting like guineas later, or did they continue to mimic the chickens?
 
i'm not sure, i have one right now and it's EARLY EARLY spring and she has just done the same thing- mimic trying to lay eggs... hopefully yours will lay soon!
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I have guinea hens that are about a year old they laid the last egg I found over a month ago and only gave me 15 eggs out of four females all summer. They do not get a lot of sun where they are housed. Is that why they aren't laying for me? I don't find evidence of egg eating either.
 

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