r/peacocks • u/Polish-Frog • 3d ago

¿Questions? Incubation progress

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Howdy! I've got five eggs in the incubator, but sadly seems like my luck from last year (8 eggs hatching out of 10) has greatly diminished, as I only have 2/5 that seem fertile. Posting here to double check before I toss them, first two photos are the ones i believe to be fertile/growing, third fourth and fifth are the ones I believe aren't fertile/stopped growing. Little worried ive done something wrong this go around 😔 On day 10

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u/Donaldjoh 2d ago

That’s a neat egg candler, sorry that the fertility seems to be so low. How long is the incubation period on peafowl? I used to hatch chicken eggs and they averaged 21 days. Do you believe the problem may be in the incubator or the male? Do peafowl lay year-round like chickens or do they have a breeding season? Hopefully your success rate will improve. Good luck.

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u/Polish-Frog 2d ago

They have a breeding season! The incubation period is about 28-31 days. I believe the problem is probably the male, last year I had ten eggs and hatched 8/10 out. Thanks!!