Now that I know the keets are alive inside the eggs, i'm uncertain about when to stop turning them. Mom sat on them for 6-7 days then i caught her and put her in her coop with the eggs, where she sat next to them but not on them for a couple of days then i put them in the incubator. If i...
i did it like you said and could clearly see the babies but none that i looked at appeared to be moving. they are not quite at 10 days. also, there were the 2 days when the hen wouldn't sit on them before i put them in the incubator. i will wait a few more days. thx
ps there were 3 eggs that...
oh, thx. that will be exciting. i was doing it wrong. i had it on the long side. i'll do it again. she sat on them for 6-7 days and they have been in the incubator for 3 days so i should be able to see something. i'll let you know. thx so much
thx--i tried to candle the eggs but couldn't see anything. i'm pretty sure they are fertilized. i saw the male and female together a could of times. when i hold the light under the eggs i don't really see anything.
thx--this is my first time. what exactly is lockdown. i know i'm suppose to quit turning them and increase humidity. what else? also, when they hatch-how long do i leave them in the incubator before i put them in their nest under lights with food and water?
My guinea hen sat on her eggs for 6 days outside before i found her. i moved both her and the eggs to the coop, but she refused to sit on the eggs. she sat by them, so i put them in an incubator after 36 hours. is there a chance they will hatch? do i subtract the 6 days she sat on them so the...
I'm brand new at hatching any kind of eggs, but my guinea hen keep laying and getting killed. The mom sat on the eggs for 6 days before i found her. i caught her and put her in the coop with the eggs, but after 36 hours, she still was sitting next to them--not on them . So, I got an...