My guinea hens and ducks lay their eggs in a pattern I have seen.. but I cant tell if the new eggs are laid in the center of the nest and older eggs pushed out, or if the newer eggs are rolled out to the exterior of the circle. Anyone know for sure?
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My guinea hens and ducks lay their eggs in a pattern I have seen.. but I cant tell if the new eggs are laid in the center of the nest and older eggs pushed out, or if the newer eggs are rolled out to the exterior of the circle. Anyone know for sure?
That's a good reason to separate your setting Mama - or at least pencil-mark the eggs you know belong in her nest. I knew we had some "borrowed" eggs, so I set up my incubator, just in case Pepper walked away from nearly-finished eggs. I'm glad I did, 'cause she did ... and we woke up this morning to a surprise baby in the 'bator!I have 3 silkie hens sitting and anytime 1 takes her 10 minute break to eat , drink and poo. The other 2 sneak her eggs under them. All 3 do it
unfortunately there are 50 eggs in the guinea nest and I have 42 slots in the incubator.. so I am trying to figure which to incubate.If you want to know which ones are which, and Mama will let you, put a number or date on each egg (using a regular pencil) as you find it. I wish I'd done this with our first clutch, 'cause then I would have known which ones mama swiped from her sisters' next-door nests!
Fill your bator, leave the rest in the nest with Mama and see what develops ... pun intended!unfortunately there are 50 eggs in the guinea nest and I have 42 slots in the incubator.. so I am trying to figure which to incubate.
50 eggs and no one sitting on them.... I dont have high hopes for those still in the nest but didnt want to start a 2nd incubatorFill your bator, leave the rest in the nest with Mama and see what develops ... pun intended!