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I'm happy to report that of the 12 fertile eggs we had 100% hatch! Despite dirty eggs and much stress on my part whether I intervene or not, we had a highly staggered hatch. 2 on day 24 3 on day 25 4 on day 26 1 on day 27 2 on day 29 about 30 minutes ago. I couldn't have asked for a better...

I started with 12 fertile eggs. 5 hatched on day 24, 2 hatched on day 25, and 2 more hatched early this morning (day 26). Hatched 9 out of 12 so far. For context, the guinea hen did not go in the coop one night, so we went and found her on a nest. She usually gives up after a week to 10 days...

And then there were two. 😍 I guess he wasn't too much earlier than the rest. Hopefully we see the rest in a few hours.

I was going to use 50/50 peroxide, but realized I had only a few drops left. 😕 So I used a cotton ball, mostly plain water, and rinsed them under a tiny stream of water.

Ack! I woke up to a big surprise this morning. He's way early. I thought I had 2-4 days left (we're just starting day 24). No one else is even pipping. I took the turner out and put him and the eggs on the mesh. Of course his egg tipped over and he climbed right out. If no one else hatches...

UPDATE: 7 days left and ALL 12 keets are still moving in their shells! Now it's time to reread the how-to articles and get ready for hatching. So exciting! Side note: Apparently, my guinea hen is sitting on another nest, but we haven't found it yet. She hid it really well this time and we...

UPDATE: day 8 and I candled the eggs. 12 out of 14 have significant growth. 🤞 2 are clear. ❌ And I definitely saw 5 or 6 embryos moving. 💪 So egg-citing!😁😁😁 I can't wait to have more noisy little guineas! Buckwheat! Buckwheat!

I read the guinea hatching article and set the days and temp to match. 28 days and I think it's 100.5 or 101.5 for the temp (still air). I read 2 articles and they were 1 degree apart, so I split the difference. 🤷

Thank you all. They're cleaned off and in the incubator. This is my first attempt at hatching eggs, so we'll see what we get!

Thank you! Should I soak them first to soften the dirt?

Our guinea wasn't in the coop last night and we found her sitting on a nest. We put her in the coop and brought the eggs inside to potentially incubate. We've let her sit several times and she gives up after a few days, so they don't stand much of a chance under her. Unfortunately, it's...

Has anyone tried one of these? I see several sites selling the same style under different names. Wondering if it's a decent product or cheap China junk...

We have a rooster that is approx 1-1/2. He's been a nice rooster until the last 3-4 months. I have parrots and have one that is a male that will bite during the months with longer days, I'm told because he's frustrated when it's mating season. The remedy is to cover the cage for at least 12...

Anyone here have experience showing for 4H? I'm curious how well our rooster will do at the 4-H fair with a comb defect. He got frostbite this winter (he had adequate access to shelter with a heat lamp, but chose not to use it) and the tip of his comb turned black and fell off. :-( Photo...

I have a flock of 19 free range (during the day) chickens of a variety of breeds. They are digging holes on the edges of the lawn for dustbathing and my husband is annoyed. He says they're ruining the lawn (although the grass has grown back in the spots they have dug out previously, it IS a...

Thank you. I think you're right. At first, the all black back had me fooled, thinking she couldn't be either of those, but when I googled the Exchequer, I saw several at this age with all black backs... so that's probably it. The Ancona seem to be much darker when mature, so I guess I'll wait...

Ordered a white egglayer "grab bag" and a rare breed "grab bag" from Meyer. Wondering what this one is.

We have a week old chick who started limping on one leg yesterday. I have separated him and put him (or her) in with one other chick who seems to be very gentle with him as the others were just running all over him and knocking him down. Does anyone know why he might be doing this or how I might...

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