2 Guineas on nests!

[cackler]

We have 6- 9 month old guineas that were raised under a chicken. About a week ago one went missing and we figured that she was on eggs somewhere.....we found her 2 days later when she came out to eat and we followed her back - she is sitting on at LEAST 25 eggs.

Then, a couple of days later, another guinea went missing. Today she came up to eat and we followed her back - don't have a count yet on her eggs.....

The one that laid earliest is under a bunch of branches - seems like a pretty good spot next to a barbed-wire fence. The other one is just under a wrecked horse trailer that doesn't have a floor....not so sure that's a great spot, but I guess that's where she has chosen. Pretty nervous around here about all of this but hopefully it all works out.

 

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i havent found my guinea nest yet but i will soon i thought i found them just a few mins. ago but it was my bantam hen that always runs free

 

[cackler]

So much for all of that excitement. I found the two guineas this morning hanging around the chicken coop. Something had gotten into BOTH nests - they were about 100 yards from each other. At least the hens got away. I guess I'll look into an incubator -

 

[Struttn1]

i have a guinea hen somewhere hid out on a nest. I thought something had happened to her but the other day she showed up in the backyard with the others for a short bit but I was busy and could not follow her to her nest. I suspect she will show up with a bunch of keets in the next 1 to 2 weeks.

The other hen is roosting with the boys but I figure she is also sneaking off and laying.

 

[grammy of David]

I NEVER HAVE ANY LUCK WITH THE HENS HATCHING THE KEATS THEMSELVES

I HAD 2 WITH AT LEAST 20 EGGS UNDER EACH IN THE COOP, BUT 1 DAY ONE GOT OFF ABOUT HALF WAY THROUGH THE 28 DAYS AND DID NOT GO BACK TO SIT......THE OTHER SAME THINGS, SO A LOT OF WASTED EGGS. I HATCHED OUT 15 THE PAST WEEK AND 2 DIED, HAVE 36 EGGS READY TO GO INTO THE SET THIS WEEKEND.........................I LOVE THIS

 

[Aj1911]

mine all lay in the pen and are setting on the eggs in the pen lol

in fact all my guinea girls seem to be taking turns setting on them lol