SPITZHAUBEN AND GUINEA EGGS

[pattya]

We were so surprised when this hen became broody.I have been putting Guinea eggs in her nest and wondering how many guineas eggs could a broody Spitzhauben set on for good hatch? Any info ,advice ,past experiences would be great, never had a hen go broody! thanks

 

[wildernessdweller]

I usually wait til the hen has actually started setting. By waiting til she's actually setting, I can then see exactly how many eggs she can physically handle. And will have the freshest replacements possible. Then I replace her eggs with a similar number of replacement eggs. At night. So she doesn't try to kill me. And so she stays quiet and on the eggs after I'm done.

 

[pattya]

Thanks for the response. She was sitting for a few days and I've placed eggs under her each day with no trouble.I have 8 now that seem an ok "fit'' since guinea eggs are small I'm going to stop there ,wait and hope for the best.