May hatch-a-long

[chickenmama109]

Ok so one of my EE eggs is not fertile I’m going to wait tell day 14 to take it out just in case but I think I want to switch it with my d,uccle egg the only thing is that during lock done I can not turn the d,uccle egg when it’s lock down it would be on day seven I think when the others eggs are in lock down is this ok or should I just wait

 

[Mraya]

Ok so one of my EE eggs is not fertile I’m going to wait tell day 14 to take it out just in case but I think I want to switch it with my d,uccle egg the only thing is that during lock done I can not turn the d,uccle egg when it’s lock down it would be on day seven I think when the others eggs are in lock down is this ok or should I just wait

Be careful it doesn't explode on you. I would take it out now
Edit -(sorry for all the edits my computer is acting up )

I would wait the way the chicks move around when they hatch and all the mess after I wouldn't want to contaminate the egg.

 

[Mraya]

On Friday I will be setting some Guinea eggs from my Lavender hen I hope they hatch it takes 28 days. Does anyone else hatch Guinea fowl?

 

[sawilliams]

It’s been nuts. Our outdoor humidity was running 60-80% when hatching started. I was kind of nervous lol! I’m grateful for the rain, but then I’m like, ok....that’s enough for right now.
We’re moving out to Lassen County right now and we’ll be at a higher elevation. Praying fire season isn’t so bad this year.

Im in tehama county. Fires suck but its the smoke that usually gets us

 

[sawilliams]

On Friday I will be setting some Guinea eggs from my Lavender hen I hope they hatch it takes 28 days. Does anyone else hatch Guinea fowl?

I have a few guineas but I haven't even thought about hatching them. Honestly

 

[Mraya]

I have a few guineas but I haven't even thought about hatching them. Honestly

Do you eat the eggs?

 

[Mraya]

I have a few guineas but I haven't even thought about hatching them. Honestly

Have you read this it may help with your hatch

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/guide-to-assisted-hatching-for-all-poultry.72886/

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Looking for help
Eggs due to hatch in about 6-7 days


Pasted from my post incubating air cell help

So i got a farm innovators inc. incubator. Forced air egg turner the whole 9 yards. I double checked everything (temp, humidity, you name it) best I could with what i had at home. It's been stable the whole time. That's not my issue. So i was diligent double checking before start and making sure everything stayed stable but i forgot to watch for air cell growth. We just past 14 days and my air cells look like day 7. Thing is I'm doing everything short of removing the eggs the drying the bator but i can't get the humidity to drop. I was keeping it between 50-60 like the packaging recommend but the past week I've been trying to get it down and can't keep it below 50. I haven't added water in at least 5 days. Just before fighting to get the humidity down i had one day where the weather was hot an dry and my humidity tanked to like 28, but most of the time it's been cool and wet so I'm guessing at this piont its not so much the moisture in the bator but the moisture in the air it's self that I'm having to fight? Anyways so I'm what 7 days from hatch? What do i do if the air cells are to small? Do i need to watch for internal pips and then make an external for them to make sure they have enough air? Can i wait till the first external pip before increasing to hatch humidity? Do i need to just cross my fingers and wait?

There are 13 eggs 11 standard with 1 possibly dead, most i can see movement, all tan brown or green eggs, 2 are too dark or thick to observe beyound aircell and estimated growth. And 2 bantam sebrights, there where 6 but 3 infertile and 1 blood ring at 7 days with no further development, I removed those today so they make it out with the trash and not sitting for a week in the can.

I'm just sorta stuck right now. It's my first incubation and I don't expect all to make it, but I know i messed this part up and i want the chicks to have a fair shot. I was really looking forward to the diversity in this hatch becuase they are a mixed feed store flock of all sorts of colors and a Heritage Lavender Orpington roo. And of course it's my first time hatching my own eggs (or any eggs if you don't count the 2 fertile eggs we got for a broody hen last year)

That's the same incubator I have. It's was a bit fiddly to dial in but still a good buy.

Personally I'd remove the eggs, turner and wipe out the bottom. Run dry as long as you can. The air cells grow quickly so you should be alright.

When I have to remove the top I set it on the ground in the same orientation it's usually in. This keeps the warm air in it and it stabilizes faster. Don't tip it up and lean it on its side somewhere. Hope this help. Can't wait to see your hatch.

 

[UThobbyfarmer]

Day 5. Looking good.

 

[sawilliams]

Do you eat the eggs?

So i have only actually collected 1 egg for sure. I have 3 in the fridge that might be but i have a chicken that lays a very simialar shape and i think the guineas are already hiding their nest.

But yes I did try it. It is different but not so different that i can describe it. I had a guinea and chicken egg fried side by side so i could compair both. The guinea tasted fuller but had a rubbery texture, fyi the whites in a guinea egg are an almost scary glossy crystal clear even on a pre-heated pan and takes longer to cook. But over all the flavor wasnt that different.