Growing Up Guinea Fowl

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

8 days til HATCHING .. 24 /24 viable eggs..sheesh ? We will see ❤

Great fertility rate! Mine hatch on about two weeks. Good luck to both of us!

 

[The Chick Addict]

My 1st hatch.So I am so excited and proud of my birds I want to share their first 6 months.. Growing up Guinea fowl, a documented life in pictures.
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Amazing how fast they grow!! Great thread!!

 

[Moonbeam Guineas]

Great fertility rate! Mine hatch on about two weeks. Good luck to both of us!

How many are in your incubator?

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

I think 42? I have a few clear eggs and a quitter I need to toss though. Only 1 week to go! And my chicks are currently hatching under a broody hen… Just in time for triple digit temps next week.

 

[R2elk]

I think 42? I have a few clear eggs and a quitter I need to toss though. Only 1 week to go! And my chicks are currently hatching under a broody hen… Just in time for triple digit temps next week.

I have about two weeks to go for mine.

 

[Sydney65]

Mama went rogue. I don't know what she's got, but I can hear her. Meanwhile I have to go comfort Mia;Brodie won't let him anywhere near the keets or Numi, Mama's on the nest, and Mia's on his own knocking at the back door.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Mama went rogue. I don't know what she's got, but I can hear her. Meanwhile I have to go comfort Mia;Brodie won't let him anywhere near the keets or Numi, Mama's on the nest, and Mia's on his own knocking at the back door.

Mama has a wild nest that she’s on?

 

[Sydney65]

Mama has a wild nest that she’s on?

She keeps trying. Stayed out last night-1st night run was finished. She came back this afternoon, so she's locked in now. There are too many nosy predators right now for her to be off on her own for a month. Besides, Mia couldn't take it. He laid on the top step of patio door most of the day, saddest looking thing I ever did see. Then when I got her in, he had moved to the front door. I never saw a bird so ecstatic to see his mate!
Going to try leaving youngins in coop tonight. Mama/Mia are locked in their coop, Brodie & Numi have been with the keets most of the day & the most that's happened is Numi pecked a few in the rear. But I'm leaving the coop open til near dark so there will be less umbrage at lockdown.

 

[Moonbeam Guineas]

16 keets! Few days early.. Some quick pics of my newest flock members. Too stinking cute ❤ . 1 keet &6 eggs in the incubators, 2 eggs have cracks and I am sure 3 are dead. 1 keet died in the incubator because of my error, they hatched early and the keet was smashed with the egg turner .

 

[Moonbeam Guineas]

The little stinkers (18) one last keet just hatched and still in the incubator. My hatch rate 20/24