Raising Guinea Fowl 101

[duluthralphie]

Being at least half deaf, I can't answer that question but if you candle the eggs and they are internally pipped it is time to start lockdown. I always write my lockdown and hatch dates on the calendar so that when I lose track of time I can easily figure it out.

My wife has good hearing. She can even hear my thoughts. She says they never peep until the day or so before they hatch.

 

[R2elk]

My wife has good hearing. She can even hear my thoughts. She says they never peep until the day or so before they hatch.

In your case that is a really scary situation.

 

[duluthralphie]

In your case that is a really scary situation.

No Poop!

 

[harley587]

Guys I need help asap, I have about 20 guineadowl eggs in the incubator but I lost the hatch dates and don't know if they should hatch this Monday or a week on Monday, (it's Sunday today), I opened the incubator and some of the eggs are cheaping so does that mean they want to hatch tomorrow or in a week, how soon do they start cheaping?

I wud say, if you can hear them cheap, you'll probably see them within a day or two.

 

[perchie.girl]

For what its worth I set some chicken and guinea eggs on the same day.... I locked down the bator for the Chickens and left it locked down till the Guineas hatched.... Stoopid me... but the only ones that hatched were the Guineas.

I also read that turning the eggs isnt so important the last week.... Dont know where I read that...

but since they were all my own and pullet eggs I thought What the heck.

So the guinea eggs were not turned for about 10 days

deb

 

[MeepBeep]

Guys I need help asap, I have about 20 guineadowl eggs in the incubator but I lost the hatch dates and don't know if they should hatch this Monday or a week on Monday, (it's Sunday today), I opened the incubator and some of the eggs are cheaping so does that mean they want to hatch tomorrow or in a week, how soon do they start cheaping?

If you can hear them chirping they have internally pipped and should hatch in the next 24-48 hours...

Download the free 'HatchaBatch' app it's great for keeping track of incubations, especially if you have a lot of start and end dates to keep track of...

 

[Nickeyo]

Thanks for the help

I stopped the auto turning and increase the humidity and within a few hours a chick was out cheaping away, looks like I got there in time

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

You guys had me in tears laughing so hard!

 

[duluthralphie]

You guys had me in tears laughing so hard!

You have never owned a Guinea have you?


If you had you would be crying...

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

Quote: Oh goodness yes have owned them 4 years now! I have to admit I really adore those ugly heads lol.