2015 Peafowl Hatching Support Group - Eggs and Chicks!

[casportpony]

Anyone interested in doing a chick weight/study? Just need you to weigh them when you can and let me know what type of feed your're feeding.

-Kathy

 

[carriemacf]

Hi everyone,
I have just placed 6 fertile peahen eggs under my broody chicken...I don't own an incubator and this is our first attempt at peahen eggs - does anyone have any positive stories they can share about their experience with peahen eggs hatched while using a broody chicken? I've seen all of the bad experiences - just looking for some uplifting positive stories to keep me going I have seen posts about success with chickens hatching peahen eggs, but low and behold, now that I am doing it, I can't find those posts!
Can anyone share their experience and let me know of the chicken was a good mom, and when the peafowl can be on their own? And what is different about raising the peafowl?

We both work full time, otherwise I would have got an incubator and then hand raised them, but since we are away all day we found it much better to have a broody do all the work.
Please let me know - today is 24 hours from placement, 6 peahen eggs under one trustworthy Rhode Island White hen I am looking forward to the peafowl hatching
Thanks!
Carrie

 

[casportpony]

Hi everyone,
I have just placed 6 fertile peahen eggs under my broody chicken...I don't own an incubator and this is our first attempt at peahen eggs - does anyone have any positive stories they can share about their experience with peahen eggs hatched while using a broody chicken? I've seen all of the bad experiences - just looking for some uplifting positive stories to keep me going I have seen posts about success with chickens hatching peahen eggs, but low and behold, now that I am doing it, I can't find those posts!
Can anyone share their experience and let me know of the chicken was a good mom, and when the peafowl can be on their own? And what is different about raising the peafowl?

We both work full time, otherwise I would have got an incubator and then hand raised them, but since we are away all day we found it much better to have a broody do all the work.
Please let me know - today is 24 hours from placement, 6 peahen eggs under one trustworthy Rhode Island White hen I am looking forward to the peafowl hatching
Thanks!
Carrie

Welcome to BYC and the peafowl group!

I have had great success letting chickens hatch and raise peas. One thing I do though is deworm the hen with safeguard and treat with metronidazole before the chicks hatch. Peafowl are very susceptible to blackhead, so I treat the hens prophylactically for it.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Sigh... Day 26 and three of thirteen are peeping but all three are malpo'd!

-Kathy

 

[DylansMom]

Sigh... Day 26 and three of thirteen are peeping but all three are malpo'd!

-Kathy

I feel your pain, I spent all day peeling out another 3, that were ready, but not making the effort.

 

[casportpony]

What in the is up with this one? It Had pipped internally, but I seriously doubt it could have pipped externally.

 

[DylansMom]

What in the is up with this one? It Had pipped internally, but I seriously doubt it could have pipped externally.

This years' chicks appear to be practicing their yoga positions instead of getting lined up to hatch.

 

[casportpony]

Got another that looks similar, except it tried to pip below the air cell.

-kathy

 

[DylansMom]

Got another that looks similar, except it tried to pip below the air cell.

-kathy

I had another one pip out of the aircell, that is 2 in 2 weeks. usually I only see that once a year, luckily both are fine.

 

[ellymayRans]

Looking good! Would you be interested in doing a chick weight study/experiment?

-Kathy

Absolutely!