Who is getting eggs?

[margaret8]

What's your humidity at?

-Kathy

It is about 70% in the hatcher. It said for guineas to hatch it had to be that high. It is still 55% in the incubator.

 

[margaret8]

How long does it take?!?! I can hear them chirp!!!

 

[casportpony]

How long does it take?!?! I can hear them chirp!!!

I expect them to externally pip 24 hours from internal pip, then 24 hours from external pip to hatch.

-Kathy

 

[margaret8]

I expect them to externally pip 24 hours from internal pip, then 24 hours from external pip to hatch.

-Kathy

The hatcher is clear plastic. So I am not opening them up! The egg shell is sticking up on both of them. The opening is on the bottom side so I can't see all of the egg. I can't tell if the membrane is pucctur

 

[DylansMom]

The hatcher is clear plastic. So I am not opening them up! The egg shell is sticking up on both of them. The opening is on the bottom side so I can't see all of the egg. I can't tell if the membrane is pucctur

They cannot crack the egg or chirp until they have broken thru the internal membrane into the air cell, once they have done that they can start to crack the shell. The act of cracking the shell will puncture the outer membrane 99% of the time, so do not worry Margaret, they are doing what they should.

 

[margaret8]

They cannot crack the egg or chirp until they have broken thru the internal membrane into the air cell, once they have done that they can start to crack the shell. The act of cracking the shell will puncture the outer membrane 99% of the time, so do not worry Margaret, they are doing what they should.    

I can hear something chirping. I still don't have a pip hole that can tell without opening the hatcher. Every time I shine the higher powered light it peeps at me! I guess you have to have a lot of patience for this part of hatching!

 

[FeatheredFreind]

Hi. I am new to this thread and to peafowl but I have a question I hope someone can help me with. My neighbors peafowl (1 hen & 1 male) moved into my coops this winter. They are free to come and go but mostly prefer to stay here. The hen has been making a constant calling sound today (kind of like a honk), could this mean she is about to lay? I have three large pens and places for eggs to be laid everywhere. Are their any signs or behaviors I should be looking for? He is always showing but she prefers to be with my chickens. I hope I will be able to tell the difference in the eggs.

Please all help and pointers are so appreciated.

They are 3 years old this spring.

 

[margaret8]

I can hear something chirping. I still don't have a pip hole that can tell without opening the hatcher. Every time I shine the higher powered light it peeps at me! I guess you have to have a lot of patience for this part of hatching!

Every time I talked around the hatcher or shine the light to check the humidity he or she chirps at me it's getting louder and louder. I saw chips of both eggs in the bottom of the incubator.

 

[casportpony]

What's the status on the one that pipped first? How long has it been since it pipped?

-Kathy

 

[margaret8]

What's the status on the one that pipped first? How long has it been since it pipped?

-Kathy

From what I can tell from the outside the outer membranes have not been opened yet, but it is sure chirping!