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I need to do a staggered hatch. Most eggs appear to be within a week of each other developmentally. I have two incubators. Do I turn everyone and hold everyone at incubation-level temp and humidity? Then move eggs to lockdown bator as I see external pips? I’m less confident identifying...

First-time hens, eggs have been candled, staggered hatch I guess. Ten live chicks so far. But one dead yesterday morning, and a second dead this morning. Both were fully formed, fluffy, warm, and under hen in the nest. First chick’s body was stuck to the bedding. So I’m guessing yolk wasn’t...

I have a dedicated hen who is earnestly sitting on a nest inside the coop. That’s great! A safe, dry location. But the coop isn’t keet proof. Keets could get out under the door hinge when they are tiny. Do I put her and eggs in a cage now? Do I wait til they hatch then put them in a cage? Or...

I awoke to a newly hatched chick with an orange-colored protrusion near its vent. I’d guess it hatched within the past hour. The protrusion is the exact same color as it’s legs, irregularly shaped, appears moist and soft but not wet or runny (holds a shape). Is this Omphalitis? A hernia? Baby...

Before my next round of hatching guineas in my first season, I followed advice and bought the Govee, a gram scale, a penlight flashlight, a remote read-out thermometer... even bought a second Nurture Right 360. It took me 1.5 hours to candle eggs on Day 10 with weighing, tracing air cells, and...

In preparing for my next batch, I am researching humidity recommendations. Research sources like PubMed and various extension agencies suggest a MUCH higher humidity percentage than is typical here at BYC. How could there be such a large discrepancy? "Optimal relative humidity was calculated to...

My first home-hatched batch of 4-week old keets are in a wooden brooder inside the coop. I have not seen them go under the heat plate in a week. They just use it as a roost. :confused: Overnight lows tonight are high 60s. Rest of week is mid to low 60s. Their behavior indicates they don’t...

Day 20 and five eggs are nearly full of a dark, moving embryo. Exciting!! But just as many only have a kidney-bean blog. Are these eggs far behind in development but still viable? Or did all but five fail? If there is a small, defined mass should I leave it in? Does detached, floating liquid...

My little gray keet has not kept pace with growth of others in her hatch. Keets are seven days old. Fed Purina Gamebird 30% protein starter crumble and chick grit. Water and water +Sav-A-Chick electrolytes and probiotics available. I noticed around four days of age that she seemed to not be...

Keet hatched today. Its hock or knee has slid down into a hole in the grated floor of the NurtureRight360 when the hock was folded in a closed position. I freed it once. Now it is stuck again. Six other keets are doing fine on the grated floor. More eggs have pipped. Do I open the incubator...

One keet has hatched early. Do I increase the temp and humidity and remove the egg turner?? I thought we had another week to go! Temp is 99.5. Humidity is 50%. I haven’t done lockdown yet.

Light blue in color with pearling. Both hens have white under the wings, one visible one not. What color do we call this? They gave me a couple eggs right away and have now stalled out. The main flock is steadyily laying. Fingers crossed this trio gets busy with some blue eggs.

First-timer here. I rinsed off guinea eggs with water and/or a wet paper towel. I read the guidance here that you need clean eggs. I didn't read until today that you should not wash off the bloom. Oops! Should I toss them and start over? For older eggs in the nest, when do I toss them? Sniff...

My guinea confusion has made it their first year! :celebrate We have a nest inside the coop! How did I get so lucky??!! So now what? I gather up errant eggs and add them to the pile because I want to encourage the hens to continue to lay in such a convenient and safe location. Will someone...

I thought the bucket feeders with PVC access holes were highly praised here as the be-all, end-all for cleanliness, quantity, affordability, and reduced waste. My 4-week old keets are wasting a tremendous amount of feed. More so with the bucket feed than with the traditional trough-style chick...

I know I have some holes in my first aid kit, like Tylan. What items do I need? I have: Corrid Ivermectin Rooster Booster Dichotomous earth Blu Kote Vetericyn Iodine Gauze Vetwrap I need to replenish: Sav A Chick Poly Vi Sol (which specific one? with iron? w/o iron?) What do I need to add...

I have keets hatched 4/12. You can check out my thread here. I need to kick them out this weekend. I see recommendations here to take them outside for an hour, then two, etc to acclimate them before fully moving them outside. It makes great sense! Given avian flu this year, is that...

I ordered keets from Guinea Farm of Iowa just after Thanksgiving. They are here! :wee The mail label was scanned at 11am Tuesday. Initially tracking said they will arrive by 6pm Thursday. That startled me. I paid for Express shipping. Today I called my local post office to give them a heads...

I want to improve the ventilation of my coop before my keets arrive in Spring. The SE and NW walls are enclosed. Though it looks open and drafty, it is very warm in the summer (Central VA with humid summers). It is also quite dark. Without rebuilding, what changes would you make to improve the...

~6mo guinea hen grumbly wheezy respiration. Spot of feathers on her back is disheveled. She stopped laying eggs. Left elbow or knee is super duper swollen with an entry point. See photo. Lance it and clean it, then what? I can separate her to a dog crate, with or without a friend (who has...