Hatched eggs.....now what the .....

[jmw]

I know,I got carried away,I now have peachicks.
3-IB
1-White
1-Purple
1-Purple Pied
1-I Think will be Blackshoulder

I don't know if I should sell them or keep and breed in the future,I have NO idea who to mate with who....
All are about 6 weeks old,I know if I were to breed I have plenty of time to think about it.
What colors would I get from any of the group? Do I really want to do this???

Any advise......please

 

[Paganbird]

I'd wait to see which ones are peahens & which are peacocks before you start deciding which ones to breed!
Lucky you to get purple & purple pied. That's what I was hoping for.
I hope the same thing happens to me... I have 9 eggs set & I'm not expecting any to hatch - that way I won't be disappointed. I'm hoping for at least 4 to hatch. Hoping for 4 - expecting 0.
Where in NC are you?

 

[jmw]

Yea,I know I have PLENTY of time to decide and learn before it's time to worry about breeding.
I've been reading seems like all of the post trying to learn "peafowl".
It will take until it's time to breed to learn enough about them,sooo much to learn.
This as you can tell is my first peafowl and just want to try and do this right from the start and not become overwhelmed with too many,and make So many stupied mistakes due to my lack of knowledge.

Oh, located near the Raleigh area


Waiting for 3 more eggs to hatch............... .... ...

 

[deerman]

Depend on sex.
Purple pied to white= pied chicks ,and white.

Odd think the white could be a purple too just not showing because the whitecan mask a color. See if you can find out what parents were.

purple(male) to IB(hens) =all male IB and all purple hens.

post pics when 8 week ,be able to sex.

 

[jmw]

Ok will post pictures in a couple of weeks,then I know everybody will be over 8 wks. and will Hopefully have the new chicks to show.
I also saw the other post that helped to explain some of the colors.
Thanks for yall's help!