This is my first peafowl nesting season; of sorts. My peacock died last winter with respiratory problems. My two peahens just turned two years old and one has a nest of four eggs and recently started to brood. The nest is on the roof of one of my coops that has a rooftop garden. A safe as place as any she'd find, but the chicks will have an eight foot drop to get to the ground; that should be OK as I've seen them jump from a lot higher and run away afterwards.
Question-How touchy are peafowl, in general, about having their nests disturbed? I would like to give her some extra large chicken eggs I have to hatch since her own are infertile, but worry she will desert the nest. All the turkeys I have are now brooding, so their eggs are not an option for fostering. I had thought that poults would do better with a peahen mom. I have done the research and know that peahens will raise chicken chicks.
Question-How touchy are peafowl, in general, about having their nests disturbed? I would like to give her some extra large chicken eggs I have to hatch since her own are infertile, but worry she will desert the nest. All the turkeys I have are now brooding, so their eggs are not an option for fostering. I had thought that poults would do better with a peahen mom. I have done the research and know that peahens will raise chicken chicks.
