grannys gone and done it

[campingshaws]

hard to say, you can crack it and see if its much harder to crack. Like a duck egg or worse. LOL they mostly have speckles but some dont. right shape.

It's got weird speckles. Like raised.

The other one was really hard to crack!!! Ok, I'm going to crack this one. Is the fertility check the same for them? Bullseye?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

What I know about guineas :
If they are raised locked up for a very long time when you do let them roam they will come back to the coop at night. sometimes after dark. Lock them up til they lay in the morn. before turning them loose. They rather hide out with their eggs leaving them open to predators. They can fly as high as any wild bird and often do but when danger lurks they mostly will squat . The are supposed to be faithful to their home, creatures of habit. A flock of males came and took up residence here with my girls and after they got to knowing each other my girls left with them to the boys original home. (Little sluts) They are not good mamas and its better to incubate if you want to increase your #s. They LOVE white millet and will do just about anything to get it.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

yup, bullseye you know I did that post wishing is reading right now about if it was guinea or quail egg. I was wrong. LOL 500 pages of wrong.

 

[napdognewfie]

lol

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I don't think I have ever seen a dark solid color guinea egg.

maybe dark because a new layer ?

 

[campingshaws]

What I know about guineas :
 If they are raised locked up for a very long time when you do let them roam they will come back to the coop at night. sometimes after dark. Lock them up til they lay in the morn. before turning them loose. They rather hide out with their eggs leaving them open to predators.  They can fly as high as any wild bird and often do but when danger lurks they mostly will squat .  The are supposed to be faithful to their home, creatures of habit.  A flock of males came and took up residence here with my girls and after they got to knowing each other my girls left with them to the boys original home.  (Little sluts)  They are not good mamas and its better to incubate if you want to increase your #s. They LOVE white millet and will do just about anything to get it.

I kept them cooped for 8 weeks I think. After that they took up with the broody hen. If weather was good, they would roost in the run. If the weather was bad, they would sleep in the coop. Now they roost on a gazebo frame regardless of weather. I've never seen them do anything but cause trouble. But when they go in the coop the three go together, and one stays outside. One had dug a little nest out in the litter right beside the box.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

 

[campingshaws]

Google images had all shades of solids, speckles, brown, white. I sent the pic to the breeder to ask her.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I kept them cooped for 8 weeks I think. After that they took up with the broody hen. If weather was good, they would roost in the run. If the weather was bad, they would sleep in the coop. Now they roost on a gazebo frame regardless of weather. I've never seen them do anything but cause trouble. But when they go in the coop the three go together, and one stays outside. One had dug a little nest out in the litter right beside the box.

yup ! thats what mine would do. not the male standing guard either. was another hen. LOL they also raise fits when I "re arranged " the yard.

 

[enola]

Guineas lay eggs that range in color from cream to a light brown, some are speckled some are not.

Granny, I was drooling over the pretty eggs in the pictures. And no, we are pushing the limit on animals with 4 dogs and a cat. Didn't tell the land lord about the snake...... Megan says we are going to try sneaking in some quail in the spring....... And we are going to set up an aquarium for Ryan. Everytime we go to Wal~Mart, he has to see the fish......

I am doing fine Sally.

Sitting here watching it snow like a biitch. Tomorrow is my first day at the new store

and look at it snow!!

We bought a snow shovel on one of our trips to Wal~Mart. Megan says we are ready for the snow......