Peafowl for 2013

[kuntrygirl]

Lockdown is Sunday for me. I'm nervous about this hatch because of the low humidity of 20 a few days ago. I am up to 5 pea eggs layed since 6-26-2013. If I don't sell them, I will put them in the incubator. I really hate to see a pea egg go to waste.

 

[BYC-user-174785]

Here are the peachick pictures you have been waiting for. Some are of the older group and some of the ones that just hatched.

 

[zazouse]

Beautiful photos

Are some of them bronze? I have tried to post a photo of what I think may be a bronze from my cameo hen but the site won't let me once again

Where did the cameo come from?

 

[BYC-user-174785]

There are four bronze from the first group, and one out of the younger group. I started a thread about the cameo looking one, and it is still the same one that I was asking you about via PM. The thread is called What Color is this Peachick?

 

[zazouse]

Out of the last 17 eggs to go into lockdown 14 hatched, I am happy with that and all these eggs were pointy side down.

 

[casportpony]

Out of the last 17 eggs to go into lockdown 14 hatched, I am happy with that and all these eggs were pointy side down.

That's great! Also, it's interesting experiment.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Here are the ones that hatched on 6-8 or 6-9, I can't remember, lol, they're 23 or 24 days old in these pictures.

This is fat purple


This is White


This is even fatter Black


And Brown


-Kathy

 

[frenchblackcopper]

You going to tape Blacks left foot? Or is it that way cause he's leaning?

 

[casportpony]

You going to tape Blacks left foot? Or is it that way cause he's leaning?

Must have been because he was leaning or the slippery surface.



-Kathy

 

[Momhunter]

Out of the last 17 eggs to go into lockdown 14 hatched, I am happy with that and all these eggs were pointy side down.

Wow!!!! I wish I could get that hatch rate. I just got 2 out of 6 two days ago, they hatched on day 27. I candle at lockdown, one clear, two look like only half egg blacked out quitters and one other looked good but no movement or sound and the two that hatched one was internally pipped and one externally pipped, this was day 25. They were all on the side with sportsman auto turning, temp at 100 and humidity in 40s until lockdown them 60s. I store them as collected in a small drink frig turned all the way up that stays at 56-58 degrees and change the angle of tray twice daily and turn over 1 1/2 rotations once daily. My incubator and hatching egg frig are in my house, so steady temps. I have two to go into lockdown Monday then 8 more I just put in this week. Any suggestions on how I can get a better hatch rate???? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.