Is Any Body There? Hatching Peacock Eggs Bought on Ebay
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2021
- I never thought of myself as a bird person. I could imagine being known as the crazy cat lady someday, but not the crazy BIRD lady. However, I like to feed the wild birds and thoroughly enjoy my little chicken flock so I thought I would branch out to something less common.
When I was a child, there was a farm behind our house and through the woods, that had many animals. Peacocks among them. They were so exotic. With beautiful feathers we loved to collect. So I thought ...why not?
Peacocks eat bugs. We have plenty of bugs. They can be loud, but we have plenty of space between us and any neighbor.
I started pricing peacocks and was quite surprised by how expensive they are. Depending upon whether you are looking for a male or female, even very young birds run $600-1200. Okay, that was out of the question. Hum...what about hatching them myself?
So back in March I bought 4 egg futures on Ebay. They were expected to be laid in May and would be shipped USPS priority mail. I received them on May 10. Guaranteed fertile but no guarantee on how the post office would treat them. Will they hatch?
This video covers the last 3 weeks, 21 days , since they have been placed in the incubator. They are large and must be hand turned several times a day. And because my incubator is set at 45% humidity and peacock eggs need a lot of humidity, I am also misting them when I turn them.
Is Any Body There? Watch and let me know what you think.
The answer is expected in 7 days.
I grew up down the block from a peacock farm. They are magnificent! Hope these hatch!!!
Ofcourse it's the males we think of when we think of peacocks with their beautiful tails. I'm hoping for one of each. :) but I'll be happy if any hatch. We'll know soon!
Fascinating story, thanks for sharing. We will need to tune in next week to find out what happens. 🤔
On pins and needles here!
Peacocks are very vocal birds. Some communities ban them as being a nuisance. Like a goose, you can also tell where they have been by the fertilizer left behind.
How can they go for days in a shipping box, but only a half an hour outside of an incubator? No insulation is good enough to keep them warm for more than a few hours. If it were, you would not need incubators, just insulation.
They do make noise. I've heard guinea hens are worse! I happen to like the noise of birds...we'll see. Apparently eggs stay viable for quite a while but once you start the incubation process there's no turning back. Natures miracle. Chickens poop alot too...it's the best fertilizer! I'll let you know next week what happens
Did any hatch?
Wow I think I see blood vessels in the first egg. Now I am invested in this. Must follow closely as I think 1 might hatch! How can they survive mailing in the first place if they have to be kept at a certain temp? On pins and needles here, fingers crossed, several types of Gods prayed to............
Eggs are interesting that way. On one hand, to get them to hatch the temperature and humidity have to be right. They seem to be suspended in time for awhile. I've heard of people hatching eggs that had been refrigerated for weeks! Mailing, jostling them, can surely scramble them and so it will be a miracle if any hatch. I think you are right..there's at least one in there.