Guinea Fowl Eggs

[burning51]

My guineas are 22 weeks old started laying, wanted to place eggs under a broody hen. Should I or not?

 

[hysop]

Guineafowl eggs take longer to hatch (26+) than chicken eggs (21 days). So it’s possible she may give up, but I have read of some success stories. If you have an incubator I would just hatch them yourself and try to slip in the newborn keets under her.

 

[burning51]

Guineafowl eggs take longer to hatch (26+) than chicken eggs (21 days). So it’s possible she may give up, but I have read of some success stories. If you have an incubator I would just hatch them yourself and try to slip in the newborn keets under her.

Thank you!

 

[cmfarm]

It really depends where you live. It may be really cold in a month from now so guinea keets may not do well outside if it is really cold.