2014 breeding season begins, post your results

[AugeredIn]

That is great! I didn't think you would get a white so now I am wondering who the father was...I doubt it was Alto so it could be Peep or Frosty. Congrats do you have any photos of all the chicks you are hatching?

Tell me again what birds you have in the pen?

I'll take some pictures soon. I have been too lazy.

 

[MinxFox]

Peacocks -
Alto - India Blue
Peep - Split to white or pied (not sure his mom and dad are pieds so I guess that makes him dark pied? I say his mom is the pied because he has her leg color.)
Frosty - Spalding White

Peahens -
Ice - Blackshoulder (not 100% sure though as she is from the zoo.)
Damsel - India Blue Pied
Shyanne - Spalding White
Snow White - White

For photos of the gang and additional info about each bird: http://www.bamboopeacock.com/Peafowl.html

 

[frenchblackcopper]

2 are two weeks old and one is 10 days old, last year i noticed their tan wing at two weeks old, maybe all of them are hens? i hope so.

After about a week I can tell the wing feathers are white and since they are coming from my bssp pen,the fuzzy yellow color does dissipate on the wing flights fast of the chick is indeed going to be white

 

[frenchblackcopper]

Question for all in attendance here? I have a big pen of 2 year olds,maybe 15 hens,colors are white,bronze,bssp,maybe a midnight,,with two 2 year old males,,my Peach and a White. Monday night I put last weeks eggs into the bator and had 24 eggs from this pen alone. I candled the eggs from this same pen that were put in two weeks prior and all were clears but since that time I have witnessed both males breeding females. Problem is,,my incubator is stuffed full now so i pitched all 24 eggs from last week from this pen,rather than incubate and take a chance maybe only a few were good. From candling this weeks merlot hatch-a-long group due to emerge it seems good hatchrates are now getting started so it will free up space but if I don't have room,is anyone interested in incubating these eggs? I started pen building but it rained everyday for a week here and other chores and gardening now are taking priority over pen building and to be honest I never expect much out ot two year olds anyway so it was no biggy to me if they were seperated off or not. To make it easy,,somone pays shipping,then pays later for any that hatches? Much better than e-bay,,Yes?

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Whites from that pen would be a shock! I just got my bronze bs hen last September and I just had 5 bronze and bronze bs eggs shipped to me, so I am working on hatching a male to go with her. At this point I am not familiar with the early coloring in bronze bs chicks, perhaps they don't get those tan wing feathers as early or noticeably as the IB bs. ????

Last year i hatched one egg from this pen and as i remember i noticed his tan wing early maybe because he was a male!

found these on google

Second one looks in my chicks age, maybe i should wait more few days.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

After about a week I can tell the wing feathers are white and since they are coming from my bssp pen,the fuzzy yellow color does dissipate on the wing flights fast of the chick is indeed going to be white

Maybe i should check again under the sun light it will be better i think.

 

[AugeredIn]

Question for all in attendance here? I have a big pen of 2 year olds,maybe 15 hens,colors are white,bronze,bssp,maybe a midnight,,with two 2 year old males,,my Peach and a White. Monday night I put last weeks eggs into the bator and had 24 eggs from this pen alone. I candled the eggs from this same pen that were put in two weeks prior and all were clears but since that time I have witnessed both males breeding females. Problem is,,my incubator is stuffed full now so i pitched all 24 eggs from last week from this pen,rather than incubate and take a chance maybe only a few were good. From candling this weeks merlot hatch-a-long group due to emerge it seems good hatchrates are now getting started so it will free up space but if I don't have room,is anyone interested in incubating these eggs? I started pen building but it rained everyday for a week here and other chores and gardening now are taking priority over pen building and to be honest I never expect much out ot two year olds anyway so it was no biggy to me if they were seperated off or not. To make it easy,,somone pays shipping,then pays later for any that hatches? Much better than e-bay,,Yes?

I'll pay for shipping and try and hatch them. If we get some fertile birds to hatch I will ship them to the regular members here for shipping costs only.

 

[AugeredIn]

Or the person receiving them from me can pay you for the bird and me for the shipping costs. That will make it more fair for you after I actually read the details of your post!, Duh.

 

[margaret8]

I'll pay for shipping and try and hatch them.  If we get some fertile birds to hatch I will ship them to the regular members here for shipping costs only.

Count me in!

 

[casportpony]

Question for all in attendance here? I have a big pen of 2 year olds,maybe 15 hens,colors are white,bronze,bssp,maybe a midnight,,with two 2 year old males,,my Peach and a White. Monday night I put last weeks eggs into the bator and had 24 eggs from this pen alone. I candled the eggs from this same pen that were put in two weeks prior and all were clears but since that time I have witnessed both males breeding females. Problem is,,my incubator is stuffed full now so i pitched all 24 eggs from last week from this pen,rather than incubate and take a chance maybe only a few were good. From candling this weeks merlot hatch-a-long group due to emerge it seems good hatchrates are now getting started so it will free up space but if I don't have room,is anyone interested in incubating these eggs? I started pen building but it rained everyday for a week here and other chores and gardening now are taking priority over pen building and to be honest I never expect much out ot two year olds anyway so it was no biggy to me if they were seperated off or not. To make it easy,,somone pays shipping,then pays later for any that hatches? Much better than e-bay,,Yes?

I'd be interested in some next week if I can find a broody hen.

-Kathy