Just getting started! Lots of questions!

[BirdyMe]

I set 15 guinea eggs & 2 peacock eggs at noon on Friday. Here we go!

Oh cool! Somebody to hatch with! Good luck!!

 

[TerriLaChicks]

How's it going so far? Rocking along here!

 

[BirdyMe]

How's it going so far? Rocking along here!

Same! I had a little issue with temperature this morning though...it got up to 102 for a little while (no longer than half an hour). I'm really hoping that's not going to ruin things. :/

 

[BirdyMe]

Meep! My eggs have just about one week left in the bator! So, suddenly, I've got some questions!

-I've been turning the eggs twice a day since I put them in the bator- should I stop turning them a few days before they hatch? Does it matter?

-I heard a rumor that peachicks cannot be raised with chicks. Is this true? If so, why can peachicks not be raised with chicks? Is it disease related?


I'll have more questions the closer we get to hatch day. So excited!

 

[abbaschickens]

I have not heard that rumor. I have had my hens hatch and raise peachicks.

 

[frenchblackcopper]

Many diseases chickens carry Peacocks are NOT Immune to,,many keep them seperated just because of this.

 

[casportpony]

I have not heard that rumor. I have had my hens hatch and raise peachicks.

Not a rumor, do some research on histomoniasis (blackhead) and you'll see.

 

[casportpony]

Many diseases chickens carry Peacocks are NOT Immune to,,many keep them seperated just because of this.

X2. And if I decide to hatch more this year, mine will not touch the ground until they are at least six months old.

 

[frenchblackcopper]

Casportpony,,,Glad to see others here that have some of the same philosophy I do.I've kept back about 30 2012 hatched peas and to date not one of them has been on dirt.I purposely built 3 long above ground pens inside Pea Palace just for this purpose,With all the hurdles we must jump thru to get young Peas to make it past 6 months of age I feel any obstacles that would get in their way would cause them to stumble,,so I remove as many obstacles as I can.Next spring after the rains in March-April are over is when my 2012 hatch will finally get on the ground.

 

[casportpony]

You are the God or enclosures, IMNSHO, lol, and I will not hatch another pea or poult until I have a place to keep them. I cannot begin to tell you how relieved I am that one of the last bunch of eggs were viable! This year I will begin building my very own "pea palace" and will probably be asking many questions, if that's okay.