2019 Peafowl

[Tkpfowl]

Well, the only chick we hatched for the year didn’t make it. My gf called me when she got home last night to let me know that little scruffy, our purple chick died sometime yesterday, only made it to 12 days old. It was doin great to, eating drinking like it should and playful with us when handled. No clue what caused it, but man does that take the wind out of your sails. And to top it off, it was starting to look like a purple pied, exactly what we were shooting for when we bought the eggs. I knew things in my life were going way to good lately. We’ll miss ya scruffy, we were really looking forward to watching you grow.

 

[Pyxis]

Well, my peafowl hatch was a total bust, which is a bummer Some started then quit at about a week along, and one made it up to lockdown but then died without hatching. Ah well.

 

[casportpony]

Well, the only chick we hatched for the year didn’t make it. My gf called me when she got home last night to let me know that little scruffy, our purple chick died sometime yesterday, only made it to 12 days old. It was doin great to, eating drinking like it should and playful with us when handled. No clue what caused it, but man does that take the wind out of your sails. And to top it off, it was starting to look like a purple pied, exactly what we were shooting for when we bought the eggs. I knew things in my life were going way to good lately. We’ll miss ya scruffy, we were really looking forward to watching you grow.

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Very sorry for your loss.

 

[casportpony]

Well, my peafowl hatch was a total bust, which is a bummer Some started then quit at about a week along, and one made it up to lockdown but then died without hatching. Ah well.

Sorry for your loss too.

 

[BirdsBeesTrees]

Well, my peafowl hatch was a total bust, which is a bummer Some started then quit at about a week along, and one made it up to lockdown but then died without hatching. Ah well.

Oh no! I'm sorry things didn't work out...

 

[PhilMitch]

Sorry for your loss Tkpfowl. It's amazing how attached we become in such little time.

I went down to the meadow today and saw what I believe was a Kestrel hovering over her. Thankfully they was all under her but it's not nice to see.
17 days old now, I'll have to get a video of them running to me when they see me.

I've not seen the other two Peahens for a couple days now so I'm guessing they've hatched. Though I can't get to one and have no idea where the other is.
Last year though one Peahen turned up with two chicks that looked older than these in the picture. So I'm guessing there is plenty of food about for them without me helping.

 

[PhilMitch]

Not the best video but here are the little ones.

 

[Kedreeva]

my lil beans are growing well. I lost my second favorite one, a very friendly white, to what I think must have been a knock on the head :/ So that sucked. But the rest are doing great and starting to show who is a boy and who is a girl!

Here is Helios, my favorite from 2019!

He is SUPER curious and friendly, and still likes to have his chin rubbed. A very good child.

And here are my two favorite blackshoulder pied purple chicks! The boy:

And the girl:

 

[KsKingBee]

Here is Sugar, or Sugar Ray we don't know which it is yet. It was our first chick to hatch this year and was a lonely only child for a week.

 

[Kedreeva]

Here is Sugar, or Sugar Ray we don't know which it is yet. It was our first chick to hatch this year and was a lonely only child for a week.

I love them. They look so comfy!!