2021 guinea hatches

[Pollmadoll]

I have never failed yet with intervening after 24 hours from the external pip

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I have never failed yet with intervening after 24 hours from the external pip

Do you have an external pip now?

 

[Pollmadoll]

Do you have an external pip now?

Still nothing but I can definitely hear the chick

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I did intervene breaking away the hard shell and dried out membrane around the air cell and out flopped this little keet

How is it doing???

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Awwwww!

 

[R2elk]

Well, I just had my second poor hatch of the year. I feel like I’ve lost my touch! Only 16/41 fertile eggs hatched, for a lousy rate of 38%! Both hatches have had some possible issues, like old eggs that I didn’t sell, taking eggs from an already incubated nest that I found, oil based painting going on, moving eggs on day 19, a few days of hotter than ideal temps, etc. However, both hatches lost so many eggs to being late quitters, which I just don’t understand… Some had large air cells so I may try to increase the humidity instead of dry hatch next time. Average humidity before lockdown was 34%, which doesn’t seem particularly low… Average temp was 99.2 F. Maybe I should try weighing eggs for water loss… So frustrating! And so sad to see so many dead eggs. I could open the eggs but I’m not sure what I’m looking for as they clearly developed to nearly full term…

When is the last time that you salt calibrated your hygrometer?

 

[Sydney65]

Here are my 2021 additions for the year. I have 3 nests outside which I chase the hens off of every evening and this one inside tended by two hens ,Ebay (my white one and my only pearl hen. They started hatching friday and friday nite after the storms it was 56 outside. I have had some attrition due to the weather and just getting stepped on, but the eight are doing good , so like last year I'll let nature take it's course.

Adorbs

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Yeah, grandparents resurrected again. But remember, my friend, you thought these were all grays and I ended up with Bella. But I understand why, because that goofy head. Either way, they're sweeties.View attachment 2753987View attachment 2753988.

Are these Bella’s babies?

 

[southwind00]

I know that’s the only reason I got a white keet. My white male stole a white female for a week that I saw.

I'm wondering how I got a white keet because I only have one white hen.