bloody hen

[gander007]

Well if the place is free of predators then you will end up with something like this and the other one is a male guinea ??

 

[Aislinn 12]

Yes there is and my male guinea sits right in front of the tall grass every morning when I get up to feed and at night he sleeps in the trees at night.. is that normal

 

[gander007]

Yes there is and my male guinea sits right in front of the tall grass every morning when I get up to feed and at night he sleeps in the trees at night.. is that normal

Very normal and you are lucky there is a tree near by or he might go back to his normal spot ..



Hope you het plenty of Keets ....

 

[Sylviaanne]

I have a broody Indian Runner duck and there was a broken egg in her nest. I shooed her out of her nest and while she took a break, I removed the eggs to see which needed cleaned and put the others to the side. I had bought some old plastic milk crates for my chickens and ducks to lay in and put a feed bag in the bottom, shavings on top, scooped out the middle and replaced all the eggs, after cleaning the ones that needed it. I put the milk crate in a small dog cage, just enough room for mama duck to sit outside the crate. I put the dog cage exactly where the nest had been and caught mama duck and locked her in. She had taken a bath while she was out so I didn't want to put her on the eggs but she sat in front for 2 -3 hours and the next time I checked she was on the eggs so I opened the door. She has been sitting on her eggs ever since, just like she was before I disturbed them.

I don't know if locating the guinea eggs and putting them in a crate in a cage would work with a guinea, they are soooo independent but you might want to give it a try. Sylvia

 

[gander007]

I have a broody Indian Runner duck and there was a broken egg in her nest. I shooed her out of her nest and while she took a break, I removed the eggs to see which needed cleaned and put the others to the side. I had bought some old plastic milk crates for my chickens and ducks to lay in and put a feed bag in the bottom, shavings on top, scooped out the middle and replaced all the eggs, after cleaning the ones that needed it. I put the milk crate in a small dog cage, just enough room for mama duck to sit outside the crate. I put the dog cage exactly where the nest had been and caught mama duck and locked her in. She had taken a bath while she was out so I didn't want to put her on the eggs but she sat in front for 2 -3 hours and the next time I checked she was on the eggs so I opened the door. She has been sitting on her eggs ever since, just like she was before I disturbed them.

I don't know if locating the guinea eggs and putting them in a crate in a cage would work with a guinea, they are soooo independent but you might want to give it a try. Sylvia

Guinea are very fickle at best and you are correct a person can only try but in my experience it is rare for a guinea hen to except her egg's after they have been moved .....

Good luck with your guinea .....................

 

[Aislinn 12]

Well we found a first batch of eggs in our flower garden and see was no where to be seen so I pick them up and put them incubator this her second attempt. How is she able to sit on that many eggs and give out an even amount of heat? And my guinea eggs in are growing at tithe same rate... do the guinea lay a bunch of eggs at the same time? Sorry first year with these beauties

 

[GuineaFowling]

No, it is rare for a guinea hen to lay more than one egg a day but it has occurred. In my experience I have found that guineas enjoy setting on a large number of eggs. My guinea hen layed 35 and successfully hatched 25. Of course I trained my guineas at a young age to be very tame and return to the coop to roost and lay eggs so she hatched them in the coop.
Good luck.

 

[Aislinn 12]

Sadly something found the eggs and took all from their mother.. I thought there were no predators I guess not..

 

[gander007]

Sadly something found the eggs and took all from their mother.. I thought there were no predators I guess not..

Well is she alright ??????

 

[wyoDreamer]

Alot of people don't think of predators beyond the coyotes and foxes; but you gotta be aware of the others such as the skunks, coons, snakes ... I've even seen a squirrel stealing eggs once.