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- Jun 21, 2025
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Hey everyone. Name's Chris. Quick question for anyone that has hatched out peafowl eggs successfully. What mistakes can I avoid making? And what incubators did you use? This is the first time for me hatching turkeys or peafowl, and I do not want to screw it up. I've been hatching ducks, chickens, and quail for over 20 years. But from everything I've read online, which i know I have to take with a grain of salt, peafowl are much more difficult then ducks or chickens and require more attention, more care, and stricter monitoring. I am using 2 nature rite 360 incubators with turkey "trays" in them. (They spin, but, I figure tray is a better word then "spinner". Lol). As far as turning goes, they are all turning perfectly fine. I have 3 peafowl eggs and a bunch of turkey eggs from 3 different species of turkey. Royal palm, bourbon red, and blue slate. Temperature is 99.5 consistently, and the humidity is sitting pretty consistent at about 60%. Fluctuates between 57 and 64 depending on the ambiance humidity in the room. On day 4 of incubation with the first set, and day 2 on the second set. Any information would be helpful. Thank you in advance.