Peafowl lay eggs that are about the size of two large chicken eggs and these hatch in 28-30 days. Most of us that raise peafowl hatch them under chickens or turkeys or in incubators because the peahens are rather fickle mothers in captivity and because if you let the hen set her own eggs you will only have 4-5 chicks per hen per year. But if you take the eggs which are laid every other day you will get up to 40 eggs from a blue hen, less from a green or spalding. We now have colors from solid white to almost solid black, peach, purple, cameo, etc, 180 recognized classes.
2006-09-30 03:17:00
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answered by Nightstalker1967 4
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peacock
Any of three species (family Phasianidae) of resplendent birds of open lowland forests. Blue, or Indian (Pavo cristatus), and green, or Javanese (P. muticus), peacock males are 35–50 in. (90–130 cm) long and have a 60-in. (150-cm) train of metallic green tail feathers tipped with an iridescent eyespot ringed with blue and bronze. The train is erected, fanned out, and vibrated during courtship. Females (peahens) are duller and have no train. The male forms a harem of two to five hens, which lay their eggs in a depression in the ground. The blue and green male Congo peacock (Afropavo congensis) has a short rounded tail; the reddish and brown hen has a topknot.
2006-09-30 10:31:25
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answered by Anonymous
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The same as other birds
2006-09-30 10:17:51
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answered by Anonymous
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Hi there !
By laying eggs..
best wishes..
2006-09-30 10:43:45
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answered by suresh k 6
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