single guinea hen left with 50+ eggs

[Marmack]

I checked later in the afternoon, she had left the nest. I pulled out the dog kennel, covered it in 1 inch wire. It took a couple hours but it looked like a birthday present when I was done. That was the easy part.
I then got the chain saw and cut out the two logs which were in the way. Removed the eggs (20+) and the nest first. Cut out 5 foot sections from each one (they were only about 3" in diameter). Shoved the box with the nest and some extra hay back in place. Covered it with brush and more hay. She knew something was not quite right when she was checking it out when they came back home for the night.
She is now up to 30 eggs. Once she is truly broody I will move her and the kennel into the coop.

 

[justin shrew]

it is always a wonderful thing to watch nature doing itself. pretty as it is to watch a flock of guineas running in a military form as they wander the edges of the forest. very good to watch younglings running behind their mother as she teaches them how to live. its a lucky and often rare to have a success in outdoor nesting. many guinea hens that nest in the woods mainly dont return home. the is always a hungry predator over night looking for a tasty meal. and a blind guineahen is an easy meal. to let her continue with incubation, is a fatal mistake. and to try move her from the nest, is also a biggest mistake. guineas being moved from their nest normally dont sit or broody in new move. if the place shes nesting has got a lot of space and the ground is level to put or create a wire like house around her. that can be a good ideal. you can use an 5cm wide wire and put it around the nest, and dig up to 15 cm down for burrowing predators. make sure the is a door to close at night while shes sleeping. and of cause it is a bussiness because you will have to open the door\close each day until day 26. i have done this twice, with no lost. or if this is too much. just take he eggs away, the hen will abandon the nest. simple. and lock he in the coop until she layed an egg. then she will start brooding those eggs in the coop. but guineas that are locked up or cooped usually has a low fertility rate than free ranging guineas, so when she layed an egg, let her out to feed on insect and other greens

best wishes........

 

[Marmack]

Because I moved her nest she never went back to her nest this is okay as I have 15 meets arriving next week.
Thank you for your information, next time I will build around her.