A Whole Lot of Peeping Going On

I have 3 incubators full of eggs. Most of the eggs are from the peafowl. I’m using automatic turners in two of the incubators, and they’re so big I can only fit one in every other space.

Since my hen population is getting a little elderly, I decided I’d put a few chicken eggs in-between some of the peafowl eggs. I started back on May 16th. This past Wednesday, just 19 days later, the first chick hatched.

When I don’t have very many chicks, I give them a washable stuffed animal to cuddle up to and help them stay warm.

Yesterday another one hatched, and sometime during the night yet another.

Looks like the latest has some Silver Crested Polish in there.

Later this afternoon I looked in one incubator and there were TWO more new ones. They both look like Buff Orpingtons, so the count is 4 yellow and 1 party-colored.

I wish the peafowl eggs would hatch so easily. I haven’t had any luck the last two years, and haven’t heard a peep out of any eggs this year either.

I’m hoping a whole lot more peeping goes on before we’re done!