1st time Guinea mum (almost)

[PeepsCA]

Ohhhh sorry, I was out in the rain all afternoon, re-directing the rain runoff from turning my Guinea runs into ponds/swamps. All the leaves falling off the trees from the strong winds have clogged my drainage ditches, plus the wind is also blowing tons of rain in, and my runs are filling up fast

Having a hardcore torrential downpour here, and we're supposed to get at least another 8" of rainfall over the next few days...

We need the rain, but not THAT much in such a short time, dang! I am waiting for my Guineas to start quacking.

Congrats on the keet! Hope at least 1 more hatches so it has a buddy to grow up with. As hard as it is not to help the keets hatch, you need to resists (and I do not mean to sound harpy)... but with so few eggs I would not open the incubator to help any more, and I'd leave that lone keet in there to keep the humidity up, no matter how much noise it makes. Every time you open the incubator the humidity drops drastically, and the membrane inside the egg dries out and sucks down on the keets inside their eggs and can end up shrink wrapping down over the keets to the point of suffocating them, or drying out and sticking to them so they are completely stuck and they exhaust themselves trying to hatch... and end up expiring...

Good luck, hope to read more good news later!

 

[JLeigh]

Sorry about your weather, Peeps. Hope everything turns out okay. Stay dry!

 

[JLeigh]

K - please let us know as soon as possible when you have another. My whole family (not kidding) is asking about your hatch.

 

[Kymw90]

Well no more keets yet only one so far. He's awesome and so full of life he's eating and drinking and snuggling up into my feathery scarf.

I just had a thought though!!! I've read loads on incubation!! What temp should the brooder be!!! Whoops lol

 

[JLeigh]

The brooder should start out at 95 F, with a reduction of temp 5 degrees each week. Be sure to put the keet on a non-slip bedding surface - no pine shavings for two weeks.

I love the feather idea for the little guy. I put a teddy bear (small one) in my brooder for them to run up under.

Pictures please!

 

[Kymw90]

I've had a look today at the remaining eggs their far to light and when I shone a light through I could see through then where as hatching chick was blacked out. I think I'm going to have a very tame guinea fowl. I'm sad I couldn't have a friend for himher but I will have to himher s friend. Better luck next time aye...


How do I post pics??? Himher is gorgeous !!!!!

 

[JLeigh]

A mirror at eye level in the box with the keet will help him/her feel like he/she has a buddy. You can also check around to see if anyone has a chick or another keet or two you can brood up with the keet. Can't wait to see pictures!

 

[frigginchi]

I feel you PeepsCA. I'm here in the Santa Cruz mtns. So far we have had 9+ inches of rain. It's coming in sideways. My poor quail look like drowned rats. Same goes for the guinea flock. I think they are so stupid that they are going to drown looking up at the sky with their mouths open.

Ohhhh sorry, I was out in the rain all afternoon, re-directing the rain runoff from turning my Guinea runs into ponds/swamps. All the leaves falling off the trees from the strong winds have clogged my drainage ditches, plus the wind is also blowing tons of rain in, and my runs are filling up fast

Having a hardcore torrential downpour here, and we're supposed to get at least another 8" of rainfall over the next few days...

We need the rain, but not THAT much in such a short time, dang! I am waiting for my Guineas to start quacking.

Congrats on the keet! Hope at least 1 more hatches so it has a buddy to grow up with. As hard as it is not to help the keets hatch, you need to resists (and I do not mean to sound harpy)... but with so few eggs I would not open the incubator to help any more, and I'd leave that lone keet in there to keep the humidity up, no matter how much noise it makes. Every time you open the incubator the humidity drops drastically, and the membrane inside the egg dries out and sucks down on the keets inside their eggs and can end up shrink wrapping down over the keets to the point of suffocating them, or drying out and sticking to them so they are completely stuck and they exhaust themselves trying to hatch... and end up expiring...

Good luck, hope to read more good news later!

 

[JLeigh]

I sure hope all of you in Calif don't drown! Is it STILL raining? Hope things dry up soon.

 

[Kymw90]

I hope you guys will remember this thread. I have pictures of how *HE* is doing. Hes called Rocky. Defo a boy because he makes that one tone call. But he may surprise everyone and make an egg. Ive read sometimes females can make the 1 tone call as well as a 2 tone.

Here are the pics so enjoy

He then grew and I can't find any inbetween pics but here he is now. This guy is so tame he comes out of his pen and flies to me squawking as he goes. He couldnt careless about the other chickens all he wants to do is be with me.