Lockdown Nerves

[CanadianChix]

Okay all I have locked down my very first hatch of Guinea Fowl. It's day 27 and NOTHING . I tried to fiqure out from all the i available information what was right I started out at 65% humidity and was told too high so I dropped it between 55 and 45% humidity temperature stable at 37.9 to 38 degrees and when I candles them right before lock down they were still pretty veiny and red but I had slanted tops on the air sacs. I have t opened the incubator but I took me a day to get the humidity up and I had to switch to a hovabator to do that. How lond can it take to pip and I know it's only day 27 maybe less because my little eggs have some stuff to absorb still in my opinion but I guess my question is WHEN? Do I Check on them or call it quits after day 28

 

[Rose Quartz]

Okay all I have locked down my very first hatch of Guinea Fowl. It's day 27 and NOTHING . I tried to fiqure out from all the i available information what was right I started out at 65% humidity and was told too high so I dropped it between 55 and 45% humidity temperature stable at 37.9 to 38 degrees and when I candles them right before lock down they were still pretty veiny and red but I had slanted tops on the air sacs. I have t opened the incubator but I took me a day to get the humidity up and I had to switch to a hovabator to do that. How lond can it take to pip and I know it's only day 27 maybe less because my little eggs have some stuff to absorb still in my opinion but I guess my question is WHEN? Do I Check on them or call it quits after day 28

give them extra time. go to for most people who hatch is 3 days past the due date.

 

[CanadianChix]

What is their due date day 28 or between day 25 and 28 I am unsure I am assuming Day 28

 

[Rose Quartz]

it's 28.

 

[R2elk]

What is their due date day 28 or between day 25 and 28 I am unsure I am assuming Day 28

Guineas normally hatch from day 26 through day 28. I believe that my hatch is over as I had one hatch on day 26, 21 hatch on day 27 and one more today on day 28.

Hatches can take longer or shorter if the temperature in the incubator is not accurate. I do know of one such case where the keets didn't hatch until day 31 but that is unusual and usually is not good for the keets.