Stacy Lucht
In the Brooder
- May 19, 2020
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So I decided to let my Guinea hatch her own eggs! My females laid 40 eggs cooperatively in a dog crate in the coop. Coop is 12 by 12 by 10. I have 2 females and 5 males.
One female sat the eggs. Today is day 27 and there are 3 babies!
My question is should I lock female in crate when I turn in the others for the night tonight?
I am afraid they could hurt the babies until they get older on purpose or accidentally Not sure how long to separate until they can co parent
I have another larger cage that is modified for babies in the coop. I can move them there when she is done hatching and can house them there at night and let them roam the coop daytime.
I gave her and babies food but am hesitant to put water in crate in case she spills and gets babies wet. It is a little waterer with marbles for safety .that is now right outside door of crate.
For reference I live in central Texas and it is really hot right now. 98-100+ I don’t want to deprive her of water if she needs it. I am also running fan for air.
One female sat the eggs. Today is day 27 and there are 3 babies!
My question is should I lock female in crate when I turn in the others for the night tonight?
I am afraid they could hurt the babies until they get older on purpose or accidentally Not sure how long to separate until they can co parent
I have another larger cage that is modified for babies in the coop. I can move them there when she is done hatching and can house them there at night and let them roam the coop daytime.
I gave her and babies food but am hesitant to put water in crate in case she spills and gets babies wet. It is a little waterer with marbles for safety .that is now right outside door of crate.
For reference I live in central Texas and it is really hot right now. 98-100+ I don’t want to deprive her of water if she needs it. I am also running fan for air.