broody guineas

[dave_Cash69]

are guinea eggs safe to eat?

 

[rooster0209]

Miss Prissy eats em ( thought u said were guineas safe to eat)

The eggs, the same as chicken eggs

 

[dave_Cash69]

sounds good.

 

[Marlinchaser]

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Yes they are safe to eat, but the shells are real hard, so dont be surprized when you go to crack them and they dont crack, you have to hit them hard enough that you would think the shell would shatter.

 

[dave_Cash69]

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Yes they are safe to eat, but the shells are real hard, so dont be surprized when you go to crack them and they dont crack, you have to hit them hard enough that you would think the shell would shatter.

sounds like a thrill

 

[ShadyGlade]

My experience with guineas has been that they are very dedicated mothers. Not smart tho'. I have seen them walk their babies through the rain and lose them to the cold before I could get to them. However I have also found that if you confine mom, dad & keets together they do very well raising their own. I should mention that I confine them in a building because of the walking the babies in the rain thing.

 

[pascopol]

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You are not the only one... I never met a person who has seen guineas "doing it".

It is one of the "mysteries" of nature their eggs get fertile. LOL

Just kidding.

By the way anybody caught them in the "act".

A picture would be appreciated.

 

[feathersgalore]

My guinea girls are dedicated moms...after gathering keets last summer we put them in a brooder in the garage. The adults would hear the keets and come into the garage to "rescue" them. We finally had to keep the garage door shut. Guinea eggs are great eating. We now have some of our egg customers that just want guinea eggs.