My Guinea laid 2 eggs in one day....

[Mraya]

Does this mean she might be going broody?
And has anyone ever put Guinea eggs under a broody hen?

 

[R2elk]

Does this mean she might be going broody?
And has anyone ever put Guinea eggs under a broody hen?

It is rare for a guinea hen to lay more than one egg in one 24 hour period. It does not have anything to do with whether or not she is going broody.

A chicken hen is very capable of hatching guinea eggs.

 

[Mraya]

It is rare for a guinea hen to lay more than one egg in one 24 hour period. It does not have anything to do with whether or not she is going broody.

A chicken hen is very capable of hatching guinea eggs.

Thank You. Where these the only eggs she was sitting on?

 

[Mraya]

It is rare for a guinea hen to lay more than one egg in one 24 hour period. It does not have anything to do with whether or not she is going broody.

A chicken hen is very capable of hatching guinea eggs.

And were you worried she would not sit for 28 days?

 

[redranger209]

If broodies will sit for 21, they’ll sit for 28. I’ve had a broody sit on infertile eggs for two months. Before people criticize me for not breaking her, it’s impossible. I locked her out of her nest, she sat on the makeshift one the others made. If I isolate her, I break her for a day, than she lays again and sits on one egg.

 

[R2elk]

Thank You. Where these the only eggs she was sitting on?

Yes, I only gave her guinea eggs. She had already stopped laying eggs and was broody for a week before I gave her the eggs. Since she was the top hen, no other hens messed with her nest.

 

[R2elk]

And were you worried she would not sit for 28 days?

Not at all. If you give a dedicated broody hen fertile eggs, she will sit on them until they hatch. This particular hen is currently sitting on 5 turkey eggs.

 

[Anita Scott]

I have 3 rosters and 7 hens. Today I found 8 eggs. I think that I have had several other days that I found doubles. They have 3 nests and I find a different amount in each nest every day, but usually total 7 eggs.
I am sure that there are 3 rosters.
Currently, I have over a hundred eggs in the incubator.
I started marking the date that I put them in the incubator on the shells, moving them to lock down on day 25.
What is the max time to call it stillborn and toss the egg? When I candled it, I could definitely see a keet.
The ones that have hatched were on day 28 and took over 24 hours once they started to pip. I keep telling myself that the Lord has His own timing, be patient.

 

[Mraya]

I have 3 rosters and 7 hens. Today I found 8 eggs. I think that I have had several other days that I found doubles. They have 3 nests and I find a different amount in each nest every day, but usually total 7 eggs.
I am sure that there are 3 rosters.
Currently, I have over a hundred eggs in the incubator.
I started marking the date that I put them in the incubator on the shells, moving them to lock down on day 25.
What is the max time to call it stillborn and toss the egg? When I candled it, I could definitely see a keet.
The ones that have hatched were on day 28 and took over 24 hours once they started to pip. I keep telling myself that the Lord has His own timing, be patient.

I know with chickens after day 22 I candle and do a water test if their is no movement I remove them. So with Guinea's I would do it after day 29.