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Three ways to hatch guinea eggs...
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Graphic Intense, but worth the wait...
| This white Guinea Hen beat the odds against predators and successfully hatched her own eggs in a field. It took the owner 2 weeks to find her missing hen. When she spotted the guinea hen walking her keets across the yard, she gathered the keets in a bucket and brought them home to safety. |
| If you watch closely, the mate or other hens will "let you know" where a nest is, but you will still need to look closely. Can you see the guinea hen on her nest in this picture? |
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| To encourage a guinea hen to lay indoors, lean a board against the wall or stack a few bales of straw for her to hide behind. |
Sometimes a chicken and guinea hen will decide to share the job.
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A Silkie hen is great for hatching guinea eggs and raising keets.
| The safest and most reliable way to count on an excellent hatch rate
with the least worry is to use an incubator. This photo is only a
few hours into the hatch. With proper care of the eggs before and
during incubation, you can expect a 90% or better hatch rate. These precious
little babes are PIED KEETS.
There are several incubators on the market, available mail order or at farm supply stores, ranging from under $50 to several thousand dollars. For home use, click here to read about the incubator I use: Incubator |
and submitted byBrian SC...
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