Guinea eggs pipping --

[jamij]

The Jann family is very excited b/c our guinea eggs have started to pip today (Day 26).

We have 8 that looked great when we candled before lockdown. So far 2 blue's and 1 Pearl have pipped -- they started this afternoon. Hoping to have some cute keets when wake up! What a fun way to finish off our homeschool year -- the last 2 days for us!

 

[whitlockj85]

I just attempted to talk my wife into allowing us to get some. So exciting!!!

 

[PeepsCA]

Excellent!!!

We wanna see pics!!!

 

[jamij]

Still pipping here in Greenville, SC 4 Pips now! 1 of them has some of the shell off and the membrane of the shell has been broken -- fun watching it move around and we can see the beak

The kids are doing testing today so in between sections they stretch their legs and come check on the guinea's

Pictures as soon as they are done!

 

[JLeigh]

Have her read this forum! She'll be in love with them in no time. Pictures of keets will melt anyone's heart.

 

[jamij]

Here they are -- our first 2 guineas (one blue and one pearl) finally made an appearance about 4pm today -- a full 24 hours after the pipping began. We have two more getting closer to coming out and another that has pipped and is moving all over the place. We have 3 Lavendar eggs that looked great the day we candled before lockdown but none of them have pipped -- praying they are just slower.

We are in LOVE -- we loved hatching chicks and love all of them (almost 8 weeks and almost ready for the coop outside) but boy these guineas are darn cute!

 

[PeepsCA]

Cute!!!

But the keet on the right is a Lavender keet, not a Blue... it will be a Lavender base color, fully pearled with polka dots when it matures.

Congrats on your hatching success so far!

 

[jamij]

I was just going by what was written on the eggs from the person we purchased them from!!!! It said BLUE on the egg!