Peacock Ranch Update day 28.

There are no more new peachicks to announce but we were surprised by a guinea chick that hatched in the incubator. The egg had been taken from a peacock nest when her eggs were removed and thought not to be viable. Hens of all kinds will lay eggs in another nest before the nesting hen sits.

Again Ivory (the White Spalding peahen) has laid an egg in her nesting box. Only time will tell if she will lay more eggs and decide to sit.

Bogar and Cream are still running free while the peacocks are still strutting their stuff. So, there is hope that they will nest again.

The White Spalding chick has been sold and is no longer at the ranch.

The temperatures have been over 100 degrees for more than a week now. Each holding pen has a misting system to help keep the birds cool. The free range birds are active early in the morning, dig holes and take dust baths in the afternoons.

Here are some photos of the peachicks at about 28 days.

Cinder & peachicks day 28

Peaches & peachicks day 27