I am getting a couple hens hatched in 2016. They are full grown now and about 9 months old. Will they lay this year? Also they will be with a 3 year old cock so should i expect any i do get to be hatchable?
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I am getting a couple hens hatched in 2016. They are full grown now and about 9 months old. Will they lay this year? Also they will be with a 3 year old cock so should i expect any i do get to be hatchable?
The short answer is 'no'. Very rarely will a yearling hen lay eggs, most will lay a clutch the second year and will be very iffy wether they are fertel. Hens start in ernest on the third year and will lay about 20 eggs if you take them away, if not she may decide to quit laying and start incubating after she lays about six eggs.
The same is true for the cocks as well, they are capible of breading their second year but like clumbsy teenagers are not quite adept to the finer tequniques and usually produce infertile eggs.
So 2016 hatch birds will start producing chicks in enerst in 2019 although a suprise could happen in 2018.
The short answer is 'no'. Very rarely will a yearling hen lay eggs, most will lay a clutch the second year and will be very iffy wether they are fertel. Hens start in ernest on the third year and will lay about 20 eggs if you take them away, if not she may decide to quit laying and start incubating after she lays about six eggs.
The same is true for the cocks as well, they are capible of breading their second year but like clumbsy teenagers are not quite adept to the finer tequniques and usually produce infertile eggs.
So 2016 hatch birds will start producing chicks in enerst in 2019 although a suprise could happen in 2018.
Are peacocks way louder than roosters? I have been thinking about getting two but not sure how much louder they are compared to roosters I dont want to piss off the neighbors with louder screaming haha.
Loud yes, noisy depends on the situation. My rooster crows more often then 5 of my peafowl during breeding season. My peafowl are penned in at least pairs, so they always have a friend. The call most people are familiar with is actually a locating call. When free range, they tend to call more often because they are letting the others know, "I'm over hear." Roosters crow as more of a call of dominance, from what I've noticed.Are peacocks way louder than roosters? I have been thinking about getting two but not sure how much louder they are compared to roosters I dont want to piss off the neighbors with louder screaming haha.