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This is a great article with good information. I do have a follow up question: Once the eggs are washed and have been refrigerated, how long can they safely state out of the refrigerator for travel, etc?

Thank you for your answer. I have eight eggs that I placed in the incubator, and after I started those eggs, I have left the rest of the other eggs in the pen with them hoping that one of them goes broody. We will see what happens.

Thank you very much for your response. This makes me feel better; I thought that I had some guineas not interesting in mating. I will continue to collect the eggs and give it a try in my incubator. Happy Easter!

Hi, there is a lot of good information for which I am very thankful for since I am new to Guineas. I've had chickens for a long time and feel that I have a good handle on them. Guineas, however, are a different story: exactly 11 months ago I purchased three guineas not knowing their sex; after...

Hi dmadden3, I am also new at it, and also illegal, lol. I am in urban miami dade county, but a relatively big yard though. I have 5 RIR and 1 orphington; they are almost three weeks old and I got them at one week old. I am sorry for the lost ones, but stick to it. They sure are fun. Migs

Better Hens.... I read your article and I found it very helpful. Thank you for the input.

Hi, I don't have an answer but I do have questions. I, also, am new at this. I have 5 RIR and one Buff Orpington. They are all of 9 days old. They seem to be getting along well. I have them under an infrared light; I had read that the red light decreases or eliminates the pecking because they...