Guinea talk.

[fancychick1]

Here is a photo of the eggs I collected from a cooperative nest in the fall when they first start laying. You'll see a variety of shapes and sizes, then in time, the become more uniform. Mine were a light brown and most had some spotting on them. The largest one was smaller than a small chicken's egg and I'd say about two of them equaled an extra large egg for eating purposes - just to give you an idea.

Thank you that helps a lot.

 

[guineapeeps]

Thanks for all the nesting info. Mine are always investigating spots in the coop so hopefully that's where I will find any eggs. I don't keep normal nest boxes in normals places. My chickens are not normal, I have assorted sizes of storage tunes with assorted size holes cut in them. I put them in the areas they like to lay so if it's in a hard to reach area then I can just pull a tub out and get the eggs. My turkeys even have one they can fit in and lay their eggs in it. One week they all lay in two different boxes and another week they lay in a different set. I believe the guineas are trying to find one to make theirs.
I know their eggs are probably small but are they a certain color or have spots. I also have silkies and their eggs are small.

I tried to find some pictures of my guinea eggs and couldn't really find any good ones. I did find this picture on the internet, though. This is pretty much what the majority of mine look like. They are about the size of a small chicken egg and a little different shape. They are very narrow at the end and have an almost triangular shape about them. I have never had any with spots on them. All of mine have been tan or light pinkish or some variation of those two colors. Also, they are also much harder. The shell is extremely thick and they are tough to crack.

 

[Victoria-nola]

Victoria-nola - It will be interesting to see if those straw bale caves encourage nesting. They sure like them now, but all bets are off when it comes to mating season and going broody. The more we can entice them to lay where it's safe, the better. I'll be looking forward to sharing those stories in a few months. As for today, we are in the middle of "Snowmagedon". The guineas are toasty warm in their little barn and probably won't be out until some of the 2 feet plus of snow here melts away. Good day for venison stew and luckily, I already had some made and just pulled it out of the freezer. Keep warm and dry everyone!

It's cold, for Missisippi, here too, but no snow. Stay warm. Yes, I look forward to how things are going. My guineas are laying already. They were hatched last June, never laid till now. So far no eggs in the straw-bale caves but we just got them in.

--V

 

[pattyhen]

Good morning everyone. It is a chilly morning here 31 but no snow. Rhonda have you dug out of all that snow yet? If we got that much snow they would have declared a state of emergency and shut down everything.

My guineas were hatched around March 26 of last year. Mary Jane laid a few eggs last year and it seemed like it was around August. Her and Spiderman have been scouting the yard to find a place to lay. I just hope she lays in the chicken coop. I haven't found any yet.

I've never seen them fight before. Well one time Spiderman run up to Mary Jane and bump her and she did go into the kung fu mode and jumped towards him. That was about the extent of their little squabble. She does have him hen pecked or guinea pecked if you want to call it that.

I hope everyone has a nice day. Spring is almost here and I can't wait.

 

[GlennLee]

Guineapeeps - that's a lovely photo you found. They appear to be a variety of pastel shades. Getting ready for Easter, I'll bet.

Victoria-nola - Can't wait to hear about your hens going broody and seeing those little keeters running around!

Pattyhen - you are VERY cold there and it's a good thing you didn't get the amount of snow that came through here. It's hard to tell exactly how much we had because of the wind, but we got at least 2 feet.

Here's a shot out the window at sunrise this morning. The dog and I had a fun walk through all the drifts! BTW - there is a patio table in the right hand side of the photo; you can see the gap underneath where the snow didn't fill in.

Keep warm everyone and have a great day!

 

[MartinsPoultry]

Hello everyone. Its a brisk 22 f in wv right now, i have the flock on lockdown to insure everyone is ok. As well as my family got slammed with the flu so staying warm is a must.

I have yet to see any guinea eggs, only duck, chicken, and turkey.

 

[GlennLee]

Lockdown is a good for flu and cold weather. Hope everyone is well soon!

 

[guineapeeps]

[COLOR=B22222]Guineapeeps - that's a lovely photo you found. They appear to be a variety of pastel shades. Getting ready for Easter, I'll bet.[/COLOR] [COLOR=FF8C00]Victoria-nola - Can't wait to hear about your hens going broody and seeing those little keeters running around![/COLOR] [COLOR=008000]Pattyhen - you are VERY cold there and it's a good thing you didn't get the amount of snow that came through here. It's hard to tell exactly how much we had because of the wind, but we got at least 2 feet. [/COLOR] [COLOR=008080]Here's a shot out the window at sunrise this morning. The dog and I had a fun walk through all the drifts! BTW - there is a patio table in the right hand side of the photo; you can see the gap underneath where the snow didn't fill in. [/COLOR] Keep warm everyone and have a great day!

That is some serious snow! Although looks really pretty, I bet your ready for it to melt! Snow in March is certainly not ideal. We got about 2 inches here in Iowa but it melted the next day. Hopefully warmer weather is on the way soon!

 

[MartinsPoultry]

IT isnt fun and we are trying.

 

[guineapeeps]

Hello everyone. Its a brisk 22 f in wv right now, i have the flock on lockdown to insure everyone is ok. As well as my family got slammed with the flu so staying warm is a must.

I have yet to see any guinea eggs, only duck, chicken, and turkey.

I'm not sure what determines when the guineas start to lay eggs in the spring. 2 years ago, the weather here was cold and the guineas started laying eggs in late March/early April. Last year, the weather was really warm and mild and my guineas didn't start laying eggs until the end of May/first part of June. It's the same guineas that I've had for almost 4 years, so there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to their laying schedule. As for this year, mine haven't layed any yet either.