My guinea eggs are not hatching 😔

[Knash]

I've had some guinea eggs that I set under a broody hen but they aren't hatching,2 of the eggs are fully developed but did hatch is there something I should know or something I'm not doing properly with the eggs?

 

[All4Eggz]

I've had some guinea eggs that I set under a broody hen but they aren't hatching,2 of the eggs are fully developed but did hatch is there something I should know or something I'm not doing properly with the eggs?

Please explain in detail what you are doing with the eggs, so we could have an idea of something that you're not doing right.
And obviously there is the possibility that you're doing everything right, and maybe the broody hen is just inexperienced or none of the chicks were strong enough to get out of the egg.
Also, keep in mind Guineas take more than chickens do to hatch- usually around 27 days.

 

[Tclloyd0812]

I've had some guinea eggs that I set under a broody hen but they aren't hatching,2 of the eggs are fully developed but did hatch is there something I should know or something I'm not doing properly with the eggs?

What day are the eggs on?

 

[Knash]

Please explain in detail what you are doing with the eggs, so we could have an idea of something that you're not doing right.
And obviously there is the possibility that you're doing everything right, and maybe the broody hen is just inexperienced or none of the chicks were strong enough to get out of the egg.
Also, keep in mind Guineas take more than chickens do to hatch- usually around 27 days.

 

[Knash]

So I had 5 eggs that I set under the hen the eggs are 27 days old.I have candle them before and all of them seems to be alive but when I check on the 25 day none of them were moving.so I crack open one and the baby was fully developed but isn't alive I'm assuming all of them are like that.The hen had hatch some many chicks of her own so she can't be the problem.My guinea Hen never get broody I don't know why she just leave her eggs.They mostly eat corn, vegs and chicken feed maybe I'm feeding them something that affect her eggs?I new to them so if there is anything I should know plz let me know Thanks

 

[Knash]

What day are the eggs on?

27

 

[Tclloyd0812]

So I had 5 eggs that I set under the hen the eggs are 27 days old.I have candle them before and all of them seems to be alive but when I check on the 25 day none of them were moving.so I crack open one and the baby was fully developed but isn't alive I'm assuming all of them are like that.The hen had hatch some many chicks of her own so she can't be the problem.My guinea Hen never get broody I don't know why she just leave her eggs.They mostly eat corn, vegs and chicken feed maybe I'm feeding them something that affect her eggs?I new to them so if there is anything I should know plz let me know Thanks

Oh, that doesn't sound too good. Maybe the other eggs died too

 

[Knash]

Oh, that doesn't sound too good. Maybe the other eggs died too

Can I ask does your guinea hen hatch her own eggs or do u use an egg incubator?and how much eggs does she usually lay?

 

[Tclloyd0812]

Can I ask does your guinea hen hatch her own eggs or do u use an egg incubator?and how much eggs does she usually lay?

I don't have guineas anymore (I'm planning to get more but not until next spring), but when I did have guineas I always incubated the eggs. In my experience, although this isn't always true of course, a broody guinea would sit on the eggs but then abandon the babies. This happened to me when it was still cool outside and only 3 out of 14 lived. Once again, that's not always the case and some guineas may be good moms. I'm just answering the question based on my experience. I usually incubate the eggs myself because it saves a headache.

 

[All4Eggz]

@Knash:

Don't crack open the eggs until 2-3 days AFTER the hatch day (27 days), unless you're 100% sure there is no development or there is no life.

You may not have enough guinea boys ratio to girls. For best fertility results, they should be in pairs or trios(1 male per female, or 1 male per 2 females).
This might not be the cause, though.
Maybe just unluckiness


Also, if the eggs are only 27 days old TODAY, you should give the babies a chance to hatch until- I would say, probably Saturday.