2015 Peafowl Hatching Support Group - Eggs and Chicks!

[Peafowlssssssss]

Okay... Started this batch with 16 eggs. 13 made it to lockdown, though I wasn't quite sure about two of them. As of right now, I have 7 in the brooder, 1 about to go the the brooder and three more externally pipped.

-Kathy

That's a great hatch, congrats!

 

[casportpony]

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and it was a white one. So it looks like it will be 10 of 16 if the last two zip out okay.

-Kathy

 

[RubyNala97]

Has anyone on this thread ever hatched in the Brinsea mini? Thank you!

 

[casportpony]

Okay... so today is day 27 for the next batch of nine. Two are pipped externally, but the other seven look dead to me, though I will give them more time. Interestingly, the two that pipped have lost 16% and 20%.

-Kathy

 

[Birdrain92]

I think I'm done with eggs hatching. The final eggs were suppose to hatch tomorrow. I'll give them until the 25 and then crack them open. I had a peachick hatch this morning, noisy bugger. It woke me up at 4:30 AM since it kept stumbling, and chirping. The other peachick that hatched Saturday is fully active and running around. I find it funny seeing peachicks practice fanning.

 

[Birdrain92]

If I have no more peachicks hatch out from my incubator then I would have hatched out 5 eggs out of 8. 5/8 = 62.5% Hatch Rate! I think it's pretty good. What is considered good for a hatch rate for peafowl eggs?

 

[casportpony]

If I have no more peachicks hatch out from my incubator then I would have hatched out 5 eggs out of 8. 5/8 = 62.5% Hatch Rate! I think it's pretty good. What is considered good for a hatch rate for peafowl eggs?

That is good, congrats! Also nice to see your math skills developing.

-Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

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I am not sure, but by what @AugeredIn posted it sounds like a 40% hatch rate is close to normal, if I read right. Again that would be from set, not from lockdown.

 

[casportpony]

From set I'm at 21 chicks from 66 eggs so far.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Here is a chart that shows the weights of my chicks:


As you can see all chicks start off about the same, then lose weight for a few days. The black line is Crookie, who has had a hard time eating and is a little less than half the weight he should be. The gray line is also one I'm keeping an eye on.

-Kathy