Help Guinea had an egg in January.

[Pennys Mama]

A GQF cabinet incubator can have a "Total Capacity with plastic trays (not included): 1368 Quail Eggs, 354 pheasant eggs, 270 chicken eggs, 198 turkey or duck eggs, or 36-45 larger eggs such as goose, peafowl, and emu."

Of course you have to double stack the quail eggs to reach that capacity. And the quail egg trays are made to be stacked.

My DH would kill me, literally!!!

 

[red horse ranch]

A GQF cabinet incubator can have a "Total Capacity with plastic trays (not included): 1368 Quail Eggs, 354 pheasant eggs, 270 chicken eggs, 198 turkey or duck eggs, or 36-45 larger eggs such as goose, peafowl, and emu."

Of course you have to double stack the quail eggs to reach that capacity. And the quail egg trays are made to be stacked.

 

[R2elk]

My DH would kill me, literally!!!

It is not a requirement to completely fill the incubator. They are great for doing staggered hatches if you have a separate incubator to use as a hatcher. Just fill one tray each week and move it to lockdown in the designated hatcher at the appropriate time. You can have a continuous hatch once a week.

 

[DonnaScott]

Is this big enough to keep 8 confined for the winter?

 

[R2elk]

Is this big enough to keep 8 confined for the winter?

The rule of thumb for coop size is a minimum of 4 sq. ft. of clear floor space per adult guinea. The clear space must be in addition to and not including any space used by feeders, waterers, storage, etc.

The run area needs to be in addition to any coop space and should be no less than 10 sq. ft. per adult guinea. If the guineas are not free ranging, it becomes even more important to provide them with much more run space.

My guineas are a little on the cramped size with 13 adults in an 8'x12' coop. They do have lots of roost space which helps. Their run is basically their free range area and is huge. They have access to their run all year long.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Well, I just have kept my fingers crossed the whole time!!! I think I started with 12, 4 ended up not being fertile. I had 8 go into lockdown but I think there may've been an early quitter or two, it's hard to tell when they fill up the eggs so completely. I'll be happy with any hatch, I'll consider that a success. I dry hatch up until lockdown and then raise the humidity for the last 3 days. That's how I've had the best results with my quail & chicken eggs here in Oklahoma.

Add: oh, and don't look at them! Lol

Hi CedarCreek! I’m in Stillwater. Where are you located? I saw my cock breed his favorite hen a few weeks ago and am hoping that she doesn’t start laying!!! I had more trouble with their nests this past summer - I’m loving the break!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Is it hard to incubate them? I heard they die if you just look at them wrong.

We hatched guineas and chicken eggs last summer. The guinea eggs had better hatches...

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Here are some of mine I hatched last summer
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Beautiful assortment of guinea keet colors!!!

 

[DonnaScott]

They were free range until I lost one to a hawk, one to a fence and then 4 to getting lost. (Found one on Facebook that I was able to retrieve). I had to hurry and get them something more secure for the winter. I wash hoping they maybe got smarter as they got older.

They seem to get caught behind every hard to reach fences and then go quiet at dark and I'm unable to rescue them. I have so many questions.

My friend had 12 full range for the last nine months and I was jealous because mine are quite the money pit. Two weeks ago his left and never returned, neighbors haven't seen them.

They are tough to gauge because one day you finally have a routine and out of nowhere they all take off or do something unexpected. I'm never prepared

 

[Pennys Mama]

It is not a requirement to completely fill the incubator. They are great for doing staggered hatches if you have a separate incubator to use as a hatcher. Just fill one tray each week and move it to lockdown in the designated hatcher at the appropriate time. You can have a continuous hatch once a week.

Whatever!
If there's an egg slot open my brain says "put an egg in it, it must be full"!
I'm trying to work on this mindset.... I admit I have a problem.
That's the 1st step, right?

Is this big enough to keep 8 confined for the winter?

It may be cramped, hard to tell the dimensions, but they like to roost high, are there roosts high in the "loft"?

Hi CedarCreek! I’m in Stillwater. Where are you located? I saw my cock breed his favorite hen a few weeks ago and am hoping that she doesn’t start laying!!! I had more trouble with their nests this past summer - I’m loving the break!

I'm at Hodgen, don't blink or you'll miss it!

They were free range until I lost one to a hawk, one to a fence and then 4 to getting lost. (Found one on Facebook that I was able to retrieve). I had to hurry and get them something more secure for the winter. I wash hoping they maybe got smarter as they got older.

They seem to get caught behind every hard to reach fences and then go quiet at dark and I'm unable to rescue them. I have so many questions.

My friend had 12 full range for the last nine months and I was jealous because mine are quite the money pit. Two weeks ago his left and never returned, neighbors haven't seen them.

They are tough to gauge because one day you finally have a routine and out of nowhere they all take off or do something unexpected. I'm never prepared

Nope, they don't get smarter, sorry to break it to you! Lol.
Mine free range, and I just lost one this week to an owl at 0530. I think my big white glow in the dark rooster was probably the target. I saw the guinea flock of 3 flogging at the owl, he was able to take flight but didn't get a free meal at my buffet that day! Poor guinea though, broken neck. I lost another one to my own dog, it flew into the dog yard, and guinea do not remember how to get out is the same as in! But that all being said I love my squawking guinea, although I'm down to 2. They were all hatched and raised with their chicken hatch mates. They range with the other hens, I'd guess because I only had 4 to start with.