That reminds my of my Bronze WE peachick that I wanted to imprint and it died after having similar problems as your chick. Mine however was weak from the beginning...I loved that peachick....
My last two peachicks out my blackshoulder peacock that died not to long ago have been killed... They hatched under a cochin broody hen that was left with the rest of chickens since she would not sit anywhere else, and our dumb turkey went into the nest and killed the peachicks. I was excited...
Congrats! To answer your question about fertility after a peacock drops his train, I did ask a peafowl breeder a while ago and he said they are like chickens. The peahens can store the peacock's sperm for around 2 weeks to a month, and that is also a similar range for long a peacock will...
My two year old Blackshoulder Spalding peahen has started her third cycle. I finally understand why you are annoyed with the constant flow of eggs. My peahen hatched seven peachicks and it is adorable seeing them walking around with her.
I have eight eggs due to hatch under my broody peahen in three days! Also there is another lonely egg that is supposed to hatch five days after those eight hatch.
There are four bronze from the first group, and one out of the younger group. I started a thread about the cameo looking one, and it is still the same one that I was asking you about via PM. The thread is called What Color is this Peachick?
The rain is getting really annoying now. Whenever my peacocks try to display with a wet train they break their train feathers. Of course, they choose to stay outside when it rains.
The five bronze eggs are due to hatch on Father's Day! Also I will soon be putting up a new thread since I...
Well that's okay!
I hope the weather gets better, and your bird's happiness should not be disturbed by some crazy person wanting pictures of them. All I require is that you will get pictures of them sometime on here for us to see. New peas are always exciting!!!
*Edited to say weather not...
I can't wait to see pictures! You can even post a picture of where there are now, just as long as we can see them! I am assuming that if you hatch peachicks from them that they will be quite pricey, right? Or you could include some Tuape eggs in the egg swap... What color are they similar...