Peafowl hatching

[PCHomestead]

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.

 

[Debbie292d]

@casportpony recently hatched turkeys with peafowl together and could provide you with info, but I'm pretty sure she just had them all in there the same as chicken eggs would be. 99.5 and 40-50%, but she has to be the judge of that.

 

[Artistickatt]

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.

I can’t tell you anything about hatching them with turkeys. But mine were set last Thursday, so they will be very close to your due date. I have one of those incubators and a turkey tray in it too. It looks like I have seven fertile eggs .

 

[casportpony]

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.

@casportpony recently hatched turkeys with peafowl together and could provide you with info, but I'm pretty sure she just had them all in there the same as chicken eggs would be. 99.5 and 40-50%, but she has to be the judge of that.

@PCHomestead, welcome to BYC!

I hatch everything (turkeys, peafowl, Muscovy ducks, & Call ducks) at 99.5° f & 40-45% humidity.

 

[casportpony]

I can’t tell you anything about hatching them with turkeys. But mine were set last Thursday, so they will be very close to your due date. I have one of those incubators and a turkey tray in it too. It looks like I have seven fertile eggs .

Welcome to BYC! Good luck with yours!