Guinea hen hatching eggs.

[Tailfeathers]

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Thanks Rancher! That's interesting. The incubation period is the same for ducks. I would have thought it might have been less like it is for bantams because of their size. Go figure.

Btw, I checked on the nest tonight about 2300 when I finished up some chores outside. I noticed there were several eggs that had been pushed quite a ways from the nest. So I managed to pluck off about 15 of them with only getting bit a couple of times.

I candled them and it looks like there is some development so I threw them in the incubator tonight. I'm getting ready to set a couple dozen Ameraucana eggs so hopefully they'll all hatch about the same time.

God Bless,

 

[mileschick53]

what is the length of guinea gestation when hen is sitting on eggs?

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

what is the length of guinea gestation when hen is sitting on eggs?

28 days same as bator. Give or take a day or two like most eggs.

 

[5 Acre Rooster]

28 days same as bator. Give or take a day or two like most eggs.

Okay could be 3 +/-. Just had 5 keets hatch and more pipping on day 24-25 in bator. Broody hen still sitting and no chirps earlier when I check and set bator eggs within day of her setting on nest.