Egg ??????

[kmsek]

I have a 5 yr old dark pied she has been with the same mate for several years the are confined in a large enclosure she laid aprox 20 eggs last year she laid 2, 2 weeks ago I harvested them and she has laid no more . Her peacock has breed her But no more eggs .my 2.5 yr old laid 2 the dog found ( **** dog ) then laid 6 more and is nesting for aprox 3 weeks hopefully babies by end of month

any thoughts??????????????????????????????????????????

 

[BYC-user-174785]

I have an opal peahen who laid three eggs, two of which I collected since the third was eaten. That was a while ago. She was doing the walk and scratched out a new nest but nothing from her. But I am thinking she stopped due to the colder weather we had.

 

[kmsek]

It is 70-90 degrees here I wondered if if was her age ?? she is not as receptive to her mate I also wondered if it had to do with the 3 free peas well 2 on is nesting.

 

[zazouse]

My peas are also laying sporadically, i think Frenchy's are also, i think all the strange weather changes have them messed up i know it has messed up some of my flowers, they are real late coming back after the freezes and late cold snaps, like we had a week ago, got down into the 40's, i thought most were dead till i checked the roots.

 

[BYC-user-174785]

Your peahen is still young.

 

[MinxFox]

Keep an eye on your peafowl aviary I see that it is made of chicken wire. Chicken wire can rust quickly and might need to be replaced a lot. I know of a breeder who is always working on his chicken wire pen roofs replacing them. You might want to put galvanized welded wire fencing over it just incase.

 

[DylansMom]

Our's are laying very irregularly as well. And at 5 years your hen is just getting started, I have a cameo bs hen who is 18 or 19 and she laid 2 clutches last year we incubated the first and she sat on and hatched the second bunch. Great mom and lovely babies even at her advanced age.

 

[kmsek]

Thanks for the info this is our 2nd full year with peas ..

 

[kmsek]

Keep an eye on your peafowl aviary I see that it is made of chicken wire. Chicken wire can rust quickly and might need to be replaced a lot. I know of a breeder who is always working on his chicken wire pen roofs replacing them. You might want to put galvanized welded wire fencing over it just incase.

I will look into that eventually they will be free ranged with the rest and I will use aviary for raising incubated babies .

 

[kmsek]

Your peahen is still young.

I was not sure how long they laid eggs she has been tempermental with her mate.