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is that baby guineas are so very little, so wild, 

 and so easily frightened, that they are apt 

 to quit the nest as soon as hatched, get lost, 

 become chilled, and die. 



It takes from twenty-five to twenty-six 

 days to incubate guinea eggs. The brood 

 coop to be used the first two weeks should 

 be on the same principle as the nest boxes, 

 and even when they are on the grass run, 

 you must exercise the greatest caution to 

 avoid anything like cracks and crevices in 

 or around the sides, for they are such mites, 

 and have such capacities for getting through 

 the eyes of needles, that special care is nec- 

 essary. If some knot-hole or some depres- 

 sion in the ground has escaped your vigilance 

 and a baby does stray off, go about two yards 

 away and remain perfectly still. Don't be 

 impatient. It may be ten minutes before 

 you hear anything. Then, unless all hope 

 is over, you will hear a plaintive little cry. 

 Do not move until it has been repeated three 

 or four times, and you are quite sure where 



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