[joyfull]

well just been out to move the 2 broodies off the guinea fowl eggs (so they can eat, drink etc) and under Dannii is one chick partially out and when I went to Brenda Lee just outside the nest box is a bit of discarded shell. Their due day is Wednesday so like my araucanas they are hatching 2 days early. Fingers crossed all 8 make it 

[nicky d]

arh great news joy, fingers crossed they all hatch safely     nickyx

[GrannieAnnie]

Oh wow Joy, wonderful news!!!  Hope they are all okay and all girls!!!

[Pretty Chick]

How exciting  . I can't wait to see the photos  

[joyfull]

Oh wow Joy, wonderful news!!!  Hope they are all okay and all girls!!!

Any boy keets will be dispatched when old enough - supposed to be very tasy  .

So far 3 keets and all are different colours plus one abandoned egg. Brenda Lee has 1 ordinary coloured and 1 lavender coloured, she also had the duff egg but don't know what happened to the forth as there is no sign  .
Dannii has got 1 white and grey plus she is still on the other 3 eggs.
Really please I have several colours, just got to hope they grow up to be better tempered than the other 2 guineas 
When the mums bring them out I will take photos - they are just so cute 

[mobilekat]

Congratulations!

They are very tasty, and sadly do often tend to be thugs too!

My aunt had a couple of flocks a few years ago, and they would actually gang up on the chickens and chase them around and beat them up!!- bit like the velocoraptors from Jurassic park!

She had considered keeping more to have as a breeding stock, but decided in the end they were too nasty to the chooks- and it was Indian Game Cockerels they were beating up!!

[scabs]

Nice one Joy!