Large guinea nest?

sunnie7

Crowing
8 Years
Oct 24, 2016
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I just hatched out 16/22 of my guinea eggs from their nest I found right as a raccoon found it also. Right after they moved their nest and I hadn’t been able to find it until yesterday. I had been noticing 2 of my hens were taking turns “missing” for maybe a week now so I figured they were on a nest somewhere.
I found it! Over 40 eggs from my flock of 5 (had 6, lost one from a car last week) honestly I have no clue how males vs females I have but I suspect this nest to be around 30 days old. I have two bantam Cochins that have been broody for a couple weeks now on their empty nest box. They are the only two in my small coop. Should I put some of the eggs under them or since they have already been broody that long should I just put them all in my incubator?
I tried to candle them but only possibly saw a little development 2. What are my chances with these eggs?
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That’s a big nest! Have hens been sitting on the nest incubating the eggs, or are they roosting every night? I think either your broody moms or incubator could work. I’m now trying to keep keets separate from chickens so I’d put them in the incubator.
 

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