Late guinea eggs....

[Zephyr0]

Hi all,
So I've on for a few months but have never posted.
Im still new to the poultry world but I've successfully incubated a good many eggs so I know to basics so to speak.
To to point of my post, I have 4 of my Guinea's eggs in my in my incubator (Janoel incubator) she started laying for the first time in late January and about a month ago i was curious to see if my birds had mated so I saved a few eggs and threw them in there. All were fertile and developed great. My issue now is that they are bow on day 35 and not one has piped. Yesterday (day 34) i took the egg that was no longer moving and took a chance and opened it to find a perfect Keet only it was dead, shrink wrapped and looked to be sort of large for it egg....
I know its kind of a taboo but I want to badly to open the others that are still alightly moving (no peeping at all) and see if they are stuck before its too late! I really need some advice i dont know what to do.... Anything would be appreciated!
Thanks

 

[red horse ranch]

They should have hatched on day 28. Since they are this late you have nothing to lose by at least partially opening the eggs on the big end. If the keet is alive make sure it isn't shrink wrapped. It sounds like the humidity may not have been high enough and they shrink wrapped so much they couldn't breath.

 

[Zephyr0]

I think the same...thing is my humidity stayed at 55-65% up to day 25 then I bosted it to 75-80%. The only thing I can think is maybe my hygrometer is reading incorrectly?? I'll do a salt test after this before i attempt again.
I'll do what I feel i need to and ill post the outcome when i do....

 

[R2elk]

I think the same...thing is my humidity stayed at 55-65% up to day 25 then I boosted it to 75-80%. The only thing I can think is maybe my hygrometer is reading incorrectly?? I'll do a salt test after this before i attempt again.
I'll do what I feel i need to and ill post the outcome when i do....

The description of the keet seeming to be too big for the shell would imply that your humidity was too high during the incubation period preventing the air cell from drawing down like it should have.

I regularly incubate guinea eggs around 35% humidity with lockdown around 65% to 70%.

 

[red horse ranch]

I incubate at around 45% and raise it to 60 to 65% for hatching. I agree with @R2elk that the humidity was probably too high during the incubation period. 80% humidity would make it harder for them to breath if it was that high for an extended period.

 

[Zephyr0]

I incubate at around 45% and raise it to 60 to 65% for hatching. I agree with @R2elk that the humidity was probably too high during the incubation period. 80% humidity would make it harder for them to breath if it was that high for an extended period.

I appreciate all the feedback. I'll definitely learn from the mistakes I've made. It must have been luck with my last few hatches because I did it that same way
I had read somewhere that was the correct way to do it but after this I'll be keeping my humidity as you've suggested.
I did save the other 3 Keets however! Im glad I went ahead and did what i did as terribly nervous as it made me! Tossed them back in the incubator after removing a good amount of water. They're all doing well so far, was worried about the one on the right but it perked up by this morning! Ill keet an eye on them though.

 

[red horse ranch]

That's wonderful that you saved them!! I'm surprised that they were still alive.

 

[Zephyr0]

Honestly I was not expecting this outcome either...I thankful they're all healthy look keets even being so late amd uder such stress <3

 

[Zephyr0]

Thank you for all your input and advice on this!

 

[red horse ranch]

They are tough little devils in a lot of ways. But so delicate in other ways. I just find them amazing little critters.