Did I miss something? Guinea egg hatching timeline? 28 days?

[CDennis]

Everything I read up until today said 28 days for guinea eggs to hatch, but I read a post I today that said 25-26 for her guinea eggs under a broody hen. Mine are also under a broody hen, I just want to be clear on my timeline so I can be home for the hatch. Is it 28?

 

[Akane]

Guineas do not have a completely clear hatch day like chickens. Most of the game birds do not. I don't remember what the range is for guineas but most quail have a 3 or 4 day potential hatching span. They are much less predictable than chickens and claiming a certain number for a hatch date for game birds is just picking the average.

 

[Lollipop]

Yup, Just read a post this morning that a lady has one hatched at day 24 in her bator......Pop

 

[blackred]

I always drop my eggs to the hatcher on the 21st day. You never know when they will hatch and I was tired of opening the incubator to drop the eggs and having a mess of keets fall out and then the race was on.

Bob

 

[fishman65]

my last hatch which was last week i stopped turning at 24 days and they started pipping at 25 days.

 

[ma2babygurl13]

Yup I had 1 keet hatch on day 24 a bunch more hatch on 25 and 26 today is 27 and there are only 3 eggs left to hatch. So goes to show that they seem to hatch at random.

eta: Those these were from eggs that had been sitting and collected over a large span of time, so I guess some may have begun to develop or something before they were set in the bator

 

[racuda]

My 8 hatched under a broody at day 25. All hatched within a few hours of each other.

 

[CDennis]

Great info. Thanks eveyone. I guess I need to prepare fo anything! This is my first hatch, well it isn't actually mine, its the hens but you get the point.

 

[Aj1911]

all mine hatched under a broody hen at 25-31 days (31 days was cause i put another egg in a few days late lol)

all 8 hatched but 1 didnt make it

my 7 are now 7 weeks old.

 

[shelleyd2008]

I've also read 28 days, but have never had one go over 25 days. So move them early, just to be safe