I have 2 hens (chicken) sitting on eggs. Both hens are due next Monday. I also have guinea eggs in the incubator that are due next Monday.
One hen is a LF OEG. She has 12 or 14 eggs, I can't remember for sure. I haven't candled the eggs, and they were shipped, so I would think that some of them are not good. I'll candle them tonight or tomorrow.
The other hen is a silkie/OEG mix, and has 10 eggs I believe. Hers are also shipped, and I have not yet candled. Same deal as above.
Anyway, what I was wondering if it would be all right to give the hens my almost done guinea eggs? I only have 6 eggs, so it wouldn't be all that many more eggs.
My OEG hen is a very good mama, she takes very good care of her babies. The other hen is a good mama, while she has the chicks, but she leaves them very early, like around 3 weeks.
I just don't worry if the hens will accept the guinea keets, since they will (hopefully) have chicks at the same time? Will they notice that there is something 'different' about the guineas and kill them?
One hen is a LF OEG. She has 12 or 14 eggs, I can't remember for sure. I haven't candled the eggs, and they were shipped, so I would think that some of them are not good. I'll candle them tonight or tomorrow.
The other hen is a silkie/OEG mix, and has 10 eggs I believe. Hers are also shipped, and I have not yet candled. Same deal as above.
Anyway, what I was wondering if it would be all right to give the hens my almost done guinea eggs? I only have 6 eggs, so it wouldn't be all that many more eggs.
My OEG hen is a very good mama, she takes very good care of her babies. The other hen is a good mama, while she has the chicks, but she leaves them very early, like around 3 weeks.
I just don't worry if the hens will accept the guinea keets, since they will (hopefully) have chicks at the same time? Will they notice that there is something 'different' about the guineas and kill them?
