Willy71
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I'm about to incubate some peahen eggs for the first time. I have a sportsman cabinet incubator. Should the eggs be small end down? Or laying on their sides? I've heard both ways.
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Either. If you hatch eggs upright, they should always have the pointed end down. But, you don't have to hatch upright and you can hatch on the side.I'm about to incubate some peahen eggs for the first time. I have a sportsman cabinet incubator. Should the eggs be small end down? Or laying on their sides? I've heard both ways.
I know we've had a couple hatchers who have successfully done peahens on https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/978237/she-said-he-said-whos-right-whos-wrong-no-one You are welcome to jump in over there and ask. We have a myraid of experienced hatchers from quail, turkey, chickens and peahens and just about everyone there loves to help when needed.I have a sportsman hatcher that I lay the eggs on their side for hatching, what I've been reading during incubation the eggs should be on their side in the auto turner and turned by hand twice a day in addition to the auto turning from one side to the other, for peahen eggs.
I bet. I've heard the chicks imprint like crazy too.....lolThank you for the info, I'll check that out. Just want to do it right, those eggs are expensive!
@RubyNala97 I believe hatched out some last year. Hopefully she will see her tag and jump in.I've hatched and raised game birds and chickens, these will be my first peafowl, everything I've been reading about incubating the eggs are horror stories, and they're being shipped, so I have that to deal with also.
I'm about to incubate some peahen eggs for the first time. I have a sportsman cabinet incubator. Should the eggs be small end down? Or laying on their sides? I've heard both ways.