Guineas arent laying - Page 3

Give 2-3 hours longer days, by putting up some strong lights,,, Give the garlic in the food, by nature lays Guineas eggs 4 months a year, starts the last week in the rainy season, where it rainy season is not lost and the built-in clock, so some small changes, they get to believe that the time is there,,, add some chicken eggs near where they sleep, as a hint,When they start to lay the will hide,,, there is often a great job and find all the hiding places,  its possible to make Guineas to lay 8 months a year by manipulating the conditions

 

Here in Middle Tennessee we've been getting guinea eggs since the beginning of March and chicken eggs since the first week of February.  But it wasn't until just this week that one of my cochin hens deigned to go broody.  She's sitting on 9 guinea eggs and 1 silkie egg.  I noticed yesterday that another cochin may be getting the "call" soon.  

 

Lee, when you've had guinea for a while you'll be able to sex mature birds by sight.  The helmets and wattles are different but the males and hens also carry themselves differently while feeding.  Spend some time by or in their pen just quietly watching them.  You'll soon detect subtle differences in posture and behavior.  When you let them out do it one at a time observing the way they run away.  Males will always fluff up their wings to make themselves look as large as possible and do a fast strutting run, while the hens will hold their wings lower to the ground and simply amble away.

 

I'm glad you are having fun.

Carmen

Females say, "Butt CRACK, Butt CRACK, Butt CRACK, Butt CRACK"

 

 

it may be to early for them to lay yet . there is another way you can tell what you have . put one at a time in a cage away from the others you can tell by there call what you have . like the other said you only have the few calls . then you will know .hope this might help you.

My 3 guinea hens started laying on Sunday -- 4/1 -- here in northeastern Kansas.  I have at least 2 guineas using the nest.  They are so funny -- the two hens go together to the nest and both try to sit on it but usually one is on the nest and the other is off to the side. 

 

They started their nest in the coop in a corner where I had put some alfalfa hay.  Have 5 eggs in the nest today.

I have a female that has yet to buck-wheat, but I'm pretty sure it's a she. The females make the same sound the males make but they also make a "buck-wheat sound". YouTube has some videos of the different calls.

 

 

They do not!

LOL, that's what my Mom said they are saying years ago when she first heard my Hens.