Those who need help in sexing peafowl

[zazouse]

So you are saying that all 4 of my females which were hatched the 12 th of August probably won't lay this year??? My 2 males were hatched the same day.

i don't know what yours will do mine most all of mine layed at a year of age, only time will tell

 

[margaret8]

My first three hens laid none in the 1st year, a few eggs in their 2nd year, then more in the 3rd and tons (over 100 between the 3) in their 4th year. My second batch of 4 yearling laid none in their first year. So for me it's been zero eggs from a total of 7 yearling hens. The majority of mine hatched before August.

-Kathy

So I shouldn't look for any this year and can let them out?

 

[margaret8]

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 i don't know what yours will do mine most all of mine layed at a year of age, only time will tell 
[/quote
]Great .....2 different opinions. I guess it doesn't matter if I let them out or not since the 2 males are the same age and too young!

 

[zazouse]

If they lay they will go find a hiding spot, could be right there or off somewhere but they will not be laying right now for sure mabe closer to their hatch date from what mine have done.

I was told years ago my young geese would not lay till they were a year old and i tell ya what 1 of them layed at 6 months of age, I have had early hatch guineas lay at the end of season when they turned 4 months old so it depends on the bird really.

 

[casportpony]

I'm not saying you won't get any eggs, just that I haven't seen any from mine, which is a very small number (7), but this year I have many more yearlings, so maybe I will see some this season?

-Kathy

 

[AnimalsRmyLife]

I'm not saying you won't get any eggs, just that I haven't seen any from mine, which is a very small number (7), but this year I have many more yearlings, so maybe I will see some this season?

-Kathy

Hope you get some babies Kathy!! *crossing my fingers for you*

 

[DylansMom]

My first three hens laid none in the 1st year, a few eggs in their 2nd year, then more in the 3rd and tons (over 100 between the 3) in their 4th year. My second batch of 4 yearling laid none in their first year. So for me it's been zero eggs from a total of 7 yearling hens. The majority of mine hatched before August.

-Kathy

I've never had a yearling hen lay either. My 2 year-olds lay a couple, and at 3 they lay like crazy. Must be something good in the water in TX.

 

[casportpony]

I've never had a yearling hen lay either. My 2 year-olds lay a couple, and at 3 they lay like crazy. Must be something good in the water in TX.

Must be, 'cause she also gets them beautiful trains on her young ones, my are always scruffy at that age, lol.

-Kathy

 

[margaret8]

Must be, 'cause she also gets them beautiful trains on her young ones, my are always scruffy at that age, lol.

-Kathy

Humm..... Does Oklahoma count??

 

[AugeredIn]

How many %stage of IB peahen lay at one year old ? ... perhaps 5 % !
Those eggs are fertile ? ... perhaps 50% !
These eggs are from the end of the season and the males are not very fertile (moulting period).

I would say this is a generally accurate truth, but.......