Peahen laid first egg, do I leave it there?

[Tootsie]

HI,

I am a peafowl neebie and my peahen laid her first egg today on the floor in the coop, sort of in the corner even though I had a tire for her I guess she didn;t want it. ANYWAY do I leave the egg there or do I collect it and wait? Have no clue if she will set she is 3 yrs old. Thanks. OH, she is in the coop with 15 hens, 2 roos and the peacock and they all get along.

ANy advice is helpful.

 

[Tootsie]

Can someone PLEASE answer me? It has been over 24 hours now and I don;t know what to do.
Thanks

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

We collect ours every day.

Steve in NC

 

[deerman]

If you gather them,and incubate them. She will keep laying. you can always let her set like late July.

 

[Tootsie]

OH, I didn;t know that. I thought they only lay 5-7 eggs at a time. SHe was standing next the first egg and laid another and was still standing there at lockdown time. So if I collect them she will lay every day for about a month, is that right, I am in Northern NJ?

I don;t have a bator but a lot of broodies and my friend has a bator. Thanks and please advise further, I sure appreciate your input.

 

[deerman]

They will lay a batch of 5 to 7, but will lay about 4 to 5 batches if you collect the eggs.

 

[Tootsie]

SO do you mean 4-5 batches in the months of June-July?

When I went in this morning one of the eggs was nowhere to be found, saw no broken shell so I took the other egg away then.

I appreciate any help you can advise on this, thanks.

 

[deerman]

Mine lay may thru Aug. Depend on the peahen but most will lay 20 to 35 eggs per season.

 

[Tootsie]

Thanks. She didn't lay an agg yesterday so I hope she lays one today.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

ours usually lay every other day.

Steve