Guinea eggs.....help!!

[jhsmith95]

Being totally new to hatching eggs, I misread the incubator directions and have had my guinea eggs at 72* for 25 days. When I went to stop the egg rotater yesterday for the final three days, I realized the smaller print was the room temperature for the incubator to be in. Despite my major mistake, many of the eggs do feel much heavier than when I put them in. I just put them back into the incubator and have the temp at almost 95* to maybe save some of them. If it's possible to save any of them, are there any visible signs prior to the 3 days before hatching to know to turn off rotater? The calendar countdown is now totally wrong if I have survivors. Thanks from a sad newbie!!

 

[lisa69]

Being totally new to hatching eggs, I misread the incubator directions and have had my guinea eggs at 72* for 25 days. When I went to stop the egg rotater yesterday for the final three days, I realized the smaller print was the room temperature for the incubator to be in. Despite my major mistake, many of the eggs do feel much heavier than when I put them in. I just put them back into the incubator and have the temp at almost 95* to maybe save some of them. If it's possible to save any of them, are there any visible signs prior to the 3 days before hatching to know to turn off rotater? The calendar countdown is now totally wrong if I have survivors. Thanks from a sad newbie!!

Wow that is high but if they are developing chances are your incubator digital read out was wrong ( they always are )and they may be fine. Get a fish tank thermometer and lay it right over the top of the eggs and get the read out of the real temp in there. Guineas are the easiest birds to hatch in my experience. if you shine a flashlight into the bottom of the shell to candle them and you don;t see anything but black ....then they are in there. let me know how it works out for you.

 

[jhsmith95]

Are there any visible signs that will tell me that I need to remove eggs from rotater because hatching is near? Fingers crossed that maybe a few survived.

 

[lisa69]

Are there any visible signs that will tell me that I need to remove eggs from rotater because hatching is near? Fingers crossed that maybe a few survived.

My guineas kind of shatter the eggs instead of making a distinct peep hole like other chicks. So look for cracks around where the air cell is at the wide end of the egg. Also look at the other end to make sure they are now breech and trying to get out the wrong end. that sometimes happens when you have temperature and humidity problems. what day are you on. Did you candle them

 

[jhsmith95]

I realized my temperature mistake on Day 25. I didn't candle, but most except 1-2 have some weight to them now. I did put them back in rotator and turned up temp on Day 25 in hopes that I just slowed down development and maybe a few might hatch. Today is day 28 for being in incubator.

 

[lisa69]

I realized my temperature mistake on Day 25. I didn't candle, but most except 1-2 have some weight to them now. I did put them back in rotator and turned up temp on Day 25 in hopes that I just slowed down development and maybe a few might hatch. Today is day 28 for being in incubator.

Good luck. let me know how it works out.Higher temp usually means an early hatch. Give them 3 days after today and then candle them if they don't hatch