Age of my peafowl ?

[LOLH]

We're not sure of the age of our peafowl as there were no records kept. Does anyone want to take a guess? I will get a better picture of the peahen

 

[Dalia dalia]

Picture 1 looks like maybe 2 years old , picture 2 about 1to 2 years old , picture 3 to 4 years old and 4 I can't really see the Birdy lol

 

[LOLH]

I hope the top two are around the age your saying. Because they're the ones that have given us 8 eggs so far. Going to stick the five that haven't gotten broken in the incubator either today or tomorrow. And by some of the research I've done I still have about a week before their non-viable. Here's hoping for a good outcome.

 

[Dany12]

The key of problem .... is in the spur !

 

[williamsingr12]

Hens will not lay until they are 2 and then they wont sit on them the first year, at three yrs they will. Males do not get their tail feathers and full color until 3 and then thier train grows about a foot a year. This should help you age your birds, measure your males train it looks small so 3 to 4 if your hens are not sitting then prolly 2 yrs as they dont lay at 1yrs

 

[Dalia dalia]

I bought my Peafowl 3 years ago as juveniles , waited very patiently for them to come of age ! This year they finally started breeding 1 hen laid 2 eggs but I don't think they were fertile ( being the first eggs ) she just wouldn't sit on them . I took them out and tried to incubate the with very bad results. Then she laid 6 more and again wouldn't sit on them , so I put them under a hen , we will see what results...

 

[williamsingr12]

if your male is not actively mating with them then they wont be fertile

 

[williamsingr12]

my hen wouldnt sit on anything until she had gone 10 days or so from the first one she laid, count the days and she if she is also or maybe the clutch isnt large enough or she already knows they are not fertile and wont hatch. My hen was sitting on 5 and then pitched one and smashed it so was down to 4 but another hen dropped an egg on her and she laid another so up to 6 now and still laying even after I thought they were done. My other hen is sitting on 5 but 6 n 7 hatched and 3 still unhatched and cant find one babie? Predator may have already struck not sure cant get a good look under her to be sure theres not 7 ?

 

[LOLH]

Picture 1 looks like maybe 2 years old , picture 2 about 1to 2 years old , picture 3 to 4 years old and 4 I can't really see the Birdy lol

Here's a better picture of the bottom hen

 

[LOLH]

Hens will not lay until they are 2 and then they wont sit on them the first year, at three yrs they will. Males do not get their tail feathers and full color until 3 and then thier train grows about a foot a year. This should help you age your birds, measure your males train it looks small so 3 to 4 if your hens are not sitting then prolly 2 yrs as they dont lay at 1yrs

Thank you for the info. if he lets me get close enough I might be able to measure him or I can just wait till the train feathers fall out.