Hatching in Brinsea eco

[joe17]

I have a Brinsea eco that I hatch my silkies in often. My uncle asked if I would hatch 9 peacock eggs that got shipped to him from Florida I think. SO, the eggs are really big compared to my silkies! I was surprised they fit well in my brinsea. I could probably fit almost 15 eggs in there. I was wondering if I could let the peachicks hatch in the brinsea. It may be too small for them. I have seen pictures of peachicks but I cant really tell if they would hatch comfortably in my incubator. I do have a hova bator just in case. Also, what do I feed the peachicks? Regular chicken food? I have gamebird started and chicken starter. I usually mix both to get about 22% with animal protein.

How hard are they to raise? I hear they try to fly and can break their necks and that they are pretty dumb! I have a guinea pig cage with a wire top so they can't fly out or injure themselves to badly. I also have a big wooden rabbit cage with wire bottom. Which is better?

 

[jm93030]

I am new to peafowl but as far as I know they are very similar to turkeys , so they get feed non medicated high pretein feed

turkey starter or game bird

set the eggs on their side when you set them in the incubator

50% humidity

is good that you have the hovabaor ust in case you need it to split the hatch once they get to that point

 

[ColbyNTX]

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They are similar to raising turkeys but don't need high protien feed. It can cause leg problems as they grow. They need a 20% medicated chick starter.

 

[SuperPeacockman]

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They are similar to raising turkeys but don't need high protien feed. It can cause leg problems as they grow. They need a 20% medicated chick starter.

Yeah high protein is bad!!!