So, never mind this. I found the remaining two, buried in the nest. One had zipped 75% but must have gotten buried and passed. The other has no pip, no movement on candling and no movement on the water test. I am guessing this one quit a number of days ago. So, Final count: 7 of 12 total, or 7...
7 of the 9 guinea eggs that made it past candling at about 12 days have hatched. The remaining two eggs are GONE. No clue on where they are. She is alone in her 4x4 nursery coop, built solid with hardware cloth on all vent openings. I did notice a mouse in there a couple days ago, but would a...
Just the one time at day 12 or 13 for guineas. I removed three. I'm pretty hands off otherwise. Hen is sitting tight but enjoys her daily treats. Quite devoted, hard to keep her off the nest long enough to do her business. I've been cheating and watering down her crumbles so she is at least...
Great. Just worried about second guessing myself. It wouldn't make a difference now, since I took them out of the nest. They are guinea eggs, at day 12 and I picked them up less than 5 miles down the road.
Help me out here--- posted on another thread and just want to make sure I am seeing things correctly.
Candled the guinea eggs under a broody on day 12. I pulled 3 of the 12 out because two showed blood rings and one appears infertile or did not develop. This is only my second time candling...