100% hatch rate on shipped eggs!

[Cindysid]

I hatched 11/11 of my India Blue eggs, actually 10 IB's and one white. I'm thrilled to have finally got a complete hatch. I put these straight into the incubator when they arrived and I have candled them nearly every day. I have watched the air cells to judge how to adjust my humidity and I guess somehow I got it close enough to right. I didn't even have to assist on any of them and they hatched on day 26. I have 2 javas and 3 black shoulder in another incubator that are due to hatch in a few days. Fingers crossed.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Congrats

 

[DylansMom]

I hatched 11/11 of my India Blue eggs, actually 10 IB's and one white. I'm thrilled to have finally got a complete hatch. I put these straight into the incubator when they arrived and I have candled them nearly every day. I have watched the air cells to judge how to adjust my humidity and I guess somehow I got it close enough to right. I didn't even have to assist on any of them and they hatched on day 26. I have 2 javas and 3 black shoulder in another incubator that are due to hatch in a few days. Fingers crossed.

Wow! That's impressive, how far did they travel during shipping?

 

[casportpony]

Congrats, that's great!

-Kathy

 

[Cindysid]

Wow! That's impressive, how far did they travel during shipping?

They were from Northern Florida, so only about 300 miles, but it took 2 days. The next eggs to hatch are from PA. It will be interesting to see if they will do as well.

 

[zazouse]

Congratulations

on the hatch what do you do with all these babies you get from shipped eggs?
your place must be nice sized for all the birds you have

Do you free range?

 

[Cindysid]

Congratulations

on the hatch what do you do with all these babies you get from shipped eggs?
your place must be nice sized for all the birds you have

Do you free range?

We only have 5 acres, but we are looking to buy the adjacent property next year. I will only be keeping about 6 peas for now. I have a 50x 100 area for them at the moment. For now it's working, the oldest is only 4 months. I wish I had a place like yours!

 

[MinxFox]

Who did you get them from? I want to know because I am in Florida and I would like to know who is selling Java eggs because I contacted one Florida peafowl breeder who has green peafowl and he said he doesn't sell green peafowl eggs. I am trying to save on cost if I can since green peafowl can be more costly than most varieties. Great hatching luck too! I have never gotten a single shipped egg to hatch for me so that is great! How were they shipped was it through ups or postal?

 

[Cindysid]

Who did you get them from? I want to know because I am in Florida and I would like to know who is selling Java eggs because I contacted one Florida peafowl breeder who has green peafowl and he said he doesn't sell green peafowl eggs. I am trying to save on cost if I can since green peafowl can be more costly than most varieties. Great hatching luck too! I have never gotten a single shipped egg to hatch for me so that is great! How were they shipped was it through ups or postal?

The javas I have in the incubator came from a breeder in Pennsylvania. I originally bought 4 java eggs. One didn't develop at all, one was an early quitter, and 2 are still kicking in the incubator and due to hatch in a couple of days. The eggs that hatched yesterday were from Heritage Poultry in Springhill, Florida. I don't think she has pure greens, but I did hatch out a nice Spalding earlier this year that came from Heritage. They were all shipped priority mail thru usps. I hatched 5 out of 9 black shoulders from South Dakota. I think it is just luck of the draw on shipping. Maybe you're close enough to pick some up from Springhill. I will be posting my results on the Java eggs here on the forum.