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How long can eggs last at room temperature before being incubated?

Okay, I know this is a silly question, but I am completely new to guinea raising. Obviously, they can't count, but would they somehow know a difference because there are 4 when there was 9-10 eggs there?

Update I found a guinea nest!!! Now, how do I collect the eggs without them knowing I was there. I know guineas will abandon their nests, when they know it's been discovered. How many eggs should I leave so they don't know I was there? There are currently 9 eggs in the nest.

If I keep them penned til noon, will they end up leaving after I let them out? Could making them stay in after they've experienced freedom make them not come back?

Our guinea hens are starting to lay now, and I would really like to get their eggs and incubate them. Where and how can I find them? Is there a way I can get them to lay in a nest box? If not, where do they usually nest? Thank you!