New to incubating guinea eggs

[Joel Brasier]

I am new at incubating guinea eggs. I have 3 guinea eggs that started hatching yesterday. They have made no progress in 24+ hours. I know one for sure is moving. Some of the shell is broken off and there is a small slit in the membrane. Another has 2 very small pieces of the egg that broke off and the third has a long crack in it. I hear piping but don’t know which one is coming from. I understand not to help them. The first time I did this after 24 hours the guinea keets died in the egg. Is it normal that it takes over 24 hours to hatch?

 

[sumi]

I'm afraid I'm not experienced with hatching Guinea fowl eggs, but I know that chicken chicks and ducklings can take up to 18 hours and more than 24 hours respectively to progress after pipping, so you can use that as a rough guide.

Personally, I'd keep an eye and ear on them and if they show signs of distress, fatigue or trouble, I'd assist them. Here is a good guide on how to: Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry

Best of luck!

 

[Joel Brasier]

I'm afraid I'm not experienced with hatching Guinea fowl eggs, but I know that chicken chicks and ducklings can take up to 18 hours and more than 24 hours respectively to progress after pipping, so you can use that as a rough guide.

Personally, I'd keep an eye and ear on them and if they show signs of distress, fatigue or trouble, I'd assist them. Here is a good guide on how to: Guide to Assisted Hatching for All Poultry

Best of luck!

Two have hatched. One hatched around 4:30 this morning, the second just hatched and the third is zipping.

Thank you so much for that guide! I will be using it in the future if I need to assist with hatching.

 

[sumi]

Oh that's wonderful! Have you got a pic of the little ones to share?

You are very welcome

 

[Joel Brasier]

Here they are. The newest one still has the ambelical cord attached to it.

 

[sumi]

They are so cute! Thank you for sharing