Peafowl for 2013

[kuntrygirl]

Blow out an egg then fill it with hot yellow mustard and them eat away!! That will cure their need for protein

I hope that I can blow out a goose eggs and set up the bait in their pen in the next few days.

 

[zazouse]

My little wenches ate yet another pea egg, so I am down to only 4 pea eggs. I gave them a good fuss and I yanked the eggs from their aviary, slammed the door and stomped away. I WILL NEVER leave eggs in there for more than 24 hours. They will never get the chance to set on eggs EVER . I'm so upset.

So now I will have to put in only 4 eggs with guinea eggs and I hope that I get a few more pea eggs in the next few days. I will have a staggered hatch.

Are you sure they are not just breaking the eggs by accident? could be the shells are a bit week cause i know mine were hard as guinea eggs. do you provide them with oyster shells in case they need the extra calicum? i see mine pecking at the oyster shells once in a while.

 

[zazouse]

I forgot

hope you get some more eggs soon but candle the ones you get and see if the shells are porus.

 

[casportpony]

Or maybe they're laying from their perch?

 

[kuntrygirl]

My little wenches ate yet another pea egg, so I am down to only 4 pea eggs. I gave them a good fuss and I yanked the eggs from their aviary, slammed the door and stomped away. I WILL NEVER leave eggs in there for more than 24 hours. They will never get the chance to set on eggs EVER . I'm so upset. So now I will have to put in only 4 eggs with guinea eggs and I hope that I get a few more pea eggs in the next few days. I will have a staggered hatch.

Are you sure they are not just breaking the eggs by accident? could be the shells are a bit week cause i know mine were hard as guinea eggs. do you provide them with oyster shells in case they need the extra calicum? i see mine pecking at the oyster shells once in a while.

That was my 1st thought. You are so right. I guess I shouldn't accuse them if I haven't actually seen them doing it. I haven't been providing the peas with oyster shell but now that you mentioned it, I will pick some up today. Thanks!

 

[casportpony]

Can you be out there to watch them lay? Pretty easy to tell when they're getting ready...

 

[pedda munnangi]

I give mine human " calcium capsules with vitamin D added" from walgreen--price $18/500. Vit D helps better absorption into peafowl system.. To lure the peafowl eat right away, I take 6 slices of white bread, cruble them, mix with 8-10 calcium capsules powdered, mix well. And then 8-10 table spoons of peanut butter . mix all of this very well, and finally add about 8 table spoons of water for easier swallowing and minimal wastage-- Instance cure for calcium deficiency and your next egg will have normal shells and prevents hens suffering from EGG BOUND Besides, we do not have to wait until peahens come and eat oyster shells and I noticed that peahens are not particularly interested in eating oyster shells RIGHT AWAY.

 

[casportpony]

Mine like alfalfa hay, lots of calcium in it.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Can you be out there to watch them lay? Pretty easy to tell when they're getting ready...

How do you know when they are about to lay? The only thing that I know is that they lay late in the evening.

 

[kuntrygirl]

I give mine human   " calcium capsules with vitamin D added"  from walgreen--price $18/500.   Vit D helps better absorption into peafowl system.. To lure the peafowl eat right away, I take 6 slices of white bread, cruble them, mix with 8-10  calcium capsules  powdered,  mix well. And then  8-10 table spoons of peanut butter . mix all of this very well, and finally add  about 8 table spoons of water for easier swallowing and minimal wastage-- Instance cure for calcium deficiency and your next egg will have normal shells and prevents hens suffering from EGG BOUND   Besides, we do not have to wait until peahens come and eat oyster shells and I noticed that peahens are not particularly interested in eating oyster shells RIGHT AWAY.

Great info!