how much longer is my hen gonna keep laying and possibly set

[lcw1995]

my 1 1/2 yr old guinea hen started laying behind a board in my coop
theres 3 eggs in there now
do you think she will set on them or will it get to cold over the next month
thanks
cole

 

[perchie.girl]

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dont know about your climate.... but Guineas are not very good mothers. Once she gets a collection of them you might slip them under a broody or put them in an incubator. Cold weather or not.... If you want the eggs to hatch.

 

[lcw1995]

oh i no there not good mothers
i just want to see what happens
ill keep them penned up till about 2-3 weeks in the coop
her nest is in my coop right now

 

[GuineaLady93]

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Today the temp was around 58 all day and one of my hens is setting (somewhere can't find her, just saw her so I know she aint dead or anything) and she is still on it. If I can find her I will get her eggs since she is in the woods. But if she were in a coop, safe, I would just leave her and let her do all the incubating work. But mine usually don't start setting until they have about 11 or 12 eggs.
Good Luck!

 

[lcw1995]

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Today the temp was around 58 all day and one of my hens is setting (somewhere can't find her, just saw her so I know she aint dead or anything) and she is still on it. If I can find her I will get her eggs since she is in the woods. But if she were in a coop, safe, I would just leave her and let her do all the incubating work. But mine usually don't start setting until they have about 11 or 12 eggs.
Good Luck!

oh ok so she should be fine huh
well thats good
ill let her go and see what happens
thanks ashley