I hatched some babies!

[Tre3hugger]

I set 7 guinea eggs about 26 days ago and starting yesterday they have been hatching. As of now I have 5. 4 hatched yesterday and 1 this morning. I removed the 4 that hatched yesterday this morning and moved them into a brooder in my shed. They have a heat lamp on a thermostat keeping the hot side at 90 AND a brooder plate. Probably overkill. I will lover the ambient incrementally starting tomorrow. Just wanted to give the little ones a good start and the shed is not temp controlled and it will be 40 tonight. The one that hatched this morning needed a little help out of the shell and seems touch and go at the moment. It is in the incubator, breathing but not moving around much. We shall see how it goes with that one. I think I have 4 pied and 1 "normal". Here are some pics!

 

[1muttsfan]

Cute little devils, aren't they?

 

[Tre3hugger]

Cute little devils, aren't they?

Yup. As my other guineas scream right outside my window, I am reminding myself to appreciate the tiny little peeps while I can. So freakin cute.

 

[Tre3hugger]

The fifth keet is running around the brooder with its clutch mates. One egg left in the bator. We will see what the morning brings. Either way though, I can live with 5/7.

 

[1muttsfan]

My neighbor used to have Guineas, they would come spend the day poking round my yard, then go home around dinner, so I did not have screamers in the morning and at night. I enjoyed having them over, and was glad when they went home

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

The fifth keet is running around the brooder with its clutch mates. One egg left in the bator. We will see what the morning brings. Either way though, I can live with 5/7.

Congratulations!!! Cute little puffins!

 

[Tre3hugger]

Congratulations!!! Cute little puffins!

Thanks. The 5 that hatched are doing great. Still have one in the bator. I will give it until tomorrow morning and then call it good.

Yesterday I found a nest with 40 eggs on it! I only have 2 females so they must have been working on it for a while. It was in a great spot, under a bunch of fallen pine logs. I stole the eggs and fed them to some of my other animals. In hindsight, I should have left a few. She will now likely just find a new spot!

 

[H-B-O]

I set 7 guinea eggs about 26 days ago and starting yesterday they have been hatching. As of now I have 5. 4 hatched yesterday and 1 this morning. I removed the 4 that hatched yesterday this morning and moved them into a brooder in my shed. They have a heat lamp on a thermostat keeping the hot side at 90 AND a brooder plate. Probably overkill. I will lover the ambient incrementally starting tomorrow. Just wanted to give the little ones a good start and the shed is not temp controlled and it will be 40 tonight. The one that hatched this morning needed a little help out of the shell and seems touch and go at the moment. It is in the incubator, breathing but not moving around much. We shall see how it goes with that one. I think I have 4 pied and 1 "normal". Here are some pics!
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AWWWWWW THERE PIED TOO AHHHHH

 

[Tre3hugger]

AWWWWWW THERE PIED TOO AHHHHH

I was hopin for pied Too cute!

 

[H-B-O]