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Post by JimW » Wed Jun 22, 2016 6:32 pm

Hello I have 2 dozen guinea fowl eggs in the incubator, just looking for any advice on humidity level to keep them at?

I normally incubate my chicken eggs relatively dry (30-40%) until lock down and then raise it.

Should that work for quinea eggs? Or wetter or drier?

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Post by Bayvistafarm » Wed Jun 22, 2016 8:00 pm

Well.... I am a BAD guinea mom. I set the bator.... and pretty much never wrote anything down.... thought they may hatch about the 24th.... it was 5 days before I even looked at them last.... and went in and the 7 eggs that made it thru (took out pretty much 24 that were clear)... all hatched, without a speck of water whatsoever. They were still pointy end down, in the egg rack holder things. On the turner. Ready to fly practically.

What are the odds, that all 7 hatched. Two I did help... they were abit dry. They are all fine today!

So.... previous years of incubating guinea's.... I would take off turner, and put water in the wells at day 24. I think I will dry incubate again, and only add abit of water on Day 25.

Or set it again, and forget it, lol.

So.. not much help here.
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Post by Doug The Chickenman » Wed Jun 22, 2016 10:35 pm

GQF chart has it the same as chickens.
I have about 50 in the bator now that should hatch next weekend.
We will see how it goes.
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Post by WLLady » Thu Jun 23, 2016 2:26 pm

i hatch the same as chickens, and just had a 100% hatch....so....i think however you do chickens should work just fine...
(okay, my 100% was 4 out of 4 eggs but it's still 100%!) i have hatched quite a few a couple years ago, all with chicken eggs in too, and same conditions. always seemed to do just fine.
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Post by JimW » Thu Jun 23, 2016 4:02 pm

Ok thanks everyone, I will just treat like chicken eggs and hope for the best.

Doug, I might be interested in a few keets, if you have any different coloured ones.

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Post by Bayvistafarm » Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:10 am

JimW wrote:QR_BBPOST Ok thanks everyone, I will just treat like chicken eggs and hope for the best.

Doug, I might be interested in a few keets, if you have any different coloured ones.

JimW
I'm trying to hatch more. That is... if I ever get some that are all fertile. I think I started too early.

I will have some for sale too. With this bunch I am keeping eggs from , I got some lavenders and coral blues and dundottes. as well as pearl and Royal purples. Dun dundottes, I think. I am also breeding those. If you want, I will let you know what happens.
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Post by JimW » Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:19 pm

Bayvistafarm wrote:QR_BBPOST
JimW wrote:QR_BBPOST Ok thanks everyone, I will just treat like chicken eggs and hope for the best.

Doug, I might be interested in a few keets, if you have any different coloured ones.

JimW
I'm trying to hatch more. That is... if I ever get some that are all fertile. I think I started too early.

I will have some for sale too. With this bunch I am keeping eggs from , I got some lavenders and coral blues and dundottes. as well as pearl and Royal purples. Dun dundottes, I think. I am also breeding those. If you want, I will let you know what happens.
Yes definitely let me know if you have some keets looking for all colours pretty much.
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Post by Doug The Chickenman » Fri Jun 24, 2016 3:45 pm

I have Pearl, White, Pied Pearl, Royal Purple, Lavender, Sky Blue, Pied Lavender.
We will see what hatches.
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