2021 guinea hatches

[My2butterflies]

I’m so excited to start hatching keets! I have a few going in the incubator and candled a couple of the lighter ones this morning. I have two developing for sure

Im nearly positive these are from my standard guineas. I’m beyond excited to see what they will look like. Though I think I’ll be getting lots of pied keets from the pairings I’m seeing.

 

[R2elk]

15 + 2 in the hatcher.

The lower left one is a Violet.

 

[My2butterflies]

I purchased a dozen eggs online that I just set two days ago. Had a quick peek and at least 6 are viable. My first guinea hatch

Hey How’s the hatch going?

I just had an early bird pop out this afternoon! Another egg has a pip too.

 

[R2elk]

I can't fathom 85 babies.

There won't be 85 hatch. I candled and moved 25 out of 40 eggs set to the hatcher last night. One has hatched so far. I believe it is a Chocolate.

 

[Sydney65]

 

[R2elk]

 

[R2elk]

Wow! What color are these guys?

There was a mix of Royal Purple, Chocolate, Coral Blue and Sky Blue.

I ended with 16 out of 25 hatched. Two pipped and died and 7 dead in shell.

None of them made it to the brooder as a neighbor came and took all 16 directly from the hatcher.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

There was a mix of Royal Purple, Chocolate, Coral Blue and Sky Blue.

I ended with 16 out of 25 hatched. Two pipped and died and 7 dead in shell.

None of them made it to the brooder as a neighbor came and took all 16 directly from the hatcher.

Ah, love your colorful brood!!! I have 16 keets in the brooder now: 8 royal purple, 2 pied Pearl grey, and 6 Pearl grey. They are looking for homes; hopefully better homes than the last batch…

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

I didn’t hatch these guys, but they are my first guineas.

 

[Sydney65]

Lockdown tonight. Sixty-one eggs moved to the hatcher. About 1/3 are internally pipped.

Good Luck! The quartet are camera shy - they turn their head, blink, or show their bums.