25 eggs..4 pips.. will they drown in the water?

[georgia531]

My brooder is in the house and its on legs.. we left plywood on each end, so it isnt completely wire... i dont plan on putting them in the outside brooder for at least 3 weeks maybe more.. there is acess to light (heat) out there in the box part of the brooder, also off the ground. Peeps, i cant wait to get pictures of the 3 or 4 chicks of color so you can tell me what they are.. i will make sure to take good pictures of the heads...TTYS

 

[PeepsCA]

Hurry hurry! Rob the batteries out of your remote or something and take some pics, lol

 

[georgia531]

sorry no pictures today.. i just wanted to say that i went to clean out the incubator, it was stinking.. i felt in my gut there was nothing else going to happen. started candling the eggs and had 3 duds in a row, then the next one had a tiny tiny chip, so i figured what the heck.. i picked at it and inside was a barely alive baby.. i took the top off the egg, no blood, stuck it back in the incubator thinking no hope for this one, but went back a few hours later and he was running around the bator peeping like crazy.. so final count is 19.... i promise pictures soon as soon as i get some batterys...time to clean the incubator... how do you clean the heat wire?

 

[PeepsCA]

I just wipe everything down inside the top half with a sponge and bleach water, then wipe it down again in a few minutes with a clean sponge a couple times, then let it air dry in the sun.

 

[georgia531]

sorry it took so long to get out of the house to get new batterys... finally got rid of the grandkids

..final count 19 and all doing good... keeping my fingers crossed for the "helped" ones. i really cant tell which ones they are today... i couldnt get them all together but got some pictures of the guineas "of color"

 

[georgia531]

 

[georgia531]

what will the light one be?? coral blue? light blue?

 

[PeepsCA]

Yay!! Pics!! Thanks!!
Look at all that fluffy cuteness!!!

Yes the light one will be Coral Blue

(Have I mentioned those are my FAVORITE color of Guineas?)
Congrats on your cute hatch! And good luck with the few that you had to help, hope they make it!

 

[georgia531]

there are 2 of this color.... one was a "helped" chick, but i cant tell today which was which.... is this royal purple?

 

[PeepsCA]

Yep Royal Purple, adorable little keets