| Removing eggs from setting peahen |
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deenibh3112
Joined: 09 May 2017
Posts: 1
Location: Ireland |
 Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 10:46 am |
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I am living in Ireland and have two two year old pea hens. One had been setting for 2weeks and the other hadn't yet finished laying her clutch.
This morning at 5am I heard my 'setting' peahen crying in distress. I ran to her nest to discover it was empty, all the eggs gone, and feathers scattered around her nest- The fox had taken her eggs.
At 11am I went to check my 'laying' peahens nest to discover that she had began setting today. And I am really fearing for her safety because I know the fox will be back again tonight. Her nest is on a bank an it would be very difficult to cage her in this position.
I have ordered an incubator which will arrive tomorrow.
My question is, if I remove the eggs tonight(so that she will leave her nest and roost somewhere safe) how long will I have to put them in the incubator before the chicks die? She has been setting for 9 and a half hours at the most. If I leave her on them for the night the fox will get her and the eggs.
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D C T
UPA Forum Moderator
Joined: 16 Nov 2007
Posts: 882
Location: Georgia, USA |
| Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 10:07 pm |
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I wish that I could help you but I think I am too late to help this time. I live in the state of Georgia, USA where there are so many predators that my peafowl and chickens have to be kept in secure pens. I can tell you that after you take a peahen's eggs she will probably not lay eggs again in same place if she can find another place to hide them. Right now I have a peahen incubating her eggs in a rain shelter inside a pen. Last year a snake got into pen and was after this peahen's peachicks. Fortunately I heard the sounds of distress so it was the snake that died. But the peahen was so upset that she began attacking hjer own babies in the dark so that I had to bring the family to a pet box in my kitchen and leave the light on for the poor confused peahen.
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Snort
Joined: 01 Aug 2016
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| Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 12:59 pm |
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I know this is way too late to answer now but I just saw the post. Maybe this will help someone else.
You can take the eggs away tonight but you will have to keep them the correct temp till new incubator arrives, is set up and is holding temp steady. Don't allow them to cool.
How did you finally save the eggs? Did you remove them or chance them setting under hen till incubator was ready? |
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