Baby Guineas

[koolestgrandma]

I am so thrilled. My guineas have started 4 nests. Twice they went broody and over half way through they quit. One nest they just layed the eggs and did nothing with it. The last one I bought an incubator just in case. Well she was doing fine and the neighbor's dog found her and spooked her one night. What a commotion that was. Could not find her. She showed back up the next day. She went back to the nest but she quit. I had already started up the incubator the night before. I had my friend gather up the eggs and I put them in the incubator. Was not 100% sure when she started sitting. Well last night me and my little Yorkie was watching a movie and all of a sudden we started hearing chirping. She went bonkers and I thought something was after a baby chick outside. I had a mother hen with 4 babies. Well after checking things out. It was the incubator. There were 3 brand new guineas. Wow! I wasn't real hopeful after they spent the night outside with no mom. We are at 15 and counting. I hope they all live and are healthy with all the trauma. I believe she had 32 eggs. I originally had 5 white and 5 pearl. This is just awesome. God kept them safe. . . Sorry for so long. I just had to share. Happy Happy Happy!

 

[Hope Hughes]

love when I get new babies!!!!!!! Congrats!!! Thanks for sharing. Hope to see photos of your cuties soon. I resued my gunieas and they are very skidish of everything lol. Wish mine would make nest and hatch out babies.

 

[rjohns39]

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[Bridger Davis]

Give me pictures!! They must be adorable!!!!!

 

[koolestgrandma]

I am so thrilled. My guineas have started 4 nests. Twice they went broody and over half way through they quit. One nest they just layed the eggs and did nothing with it. The last one I bought an incubator just in case. Well she was doing fine and the neighbor's dog found her and spooked her one night. What a commotion that was. Could not find her. She showed back up the next day. She went back to the nest but she quit. I had already started up the incubator the night before. I had my friend gather up the eggs and I put them in the incubator. Was not 100% sure when she started sitting. Well last night me and my little Yorkie was watching a movie and all of a sudden we started hearing chirping. She went bonkers and I thought something was after a baby chick outside. I had a mother hen with 4 babies. Well after checking things out. It was the incubator. There were 3 brand new guineas. Wow! I wasn't real hopeful after they spent the night outside with no mom. We are at 15 and counting. I hope they all live and are healthy with all the trauma. I believe she had 32 eggs. I originally had 5 white and 5 pearl. This is just awesome. God kept them safe. . . Sorry for so long. I just had to share. Happy Happy Happy!

 

[koolestgrandma]

I have 17 babies and some are pipping. But this is some pics. Not real good. I don't take many and the babies didn't want to be bothered. They kept running from me. LOL!!

 

[red horse ranch]

Makes me want to hatch some more babies!
But the hens have already quit laying for this year.