05/25/2026
This week we hatched our very first Ultramarine peachicks… and honestly, it still doesn’t feel real. 💙🩵🦚🩵💙
For people outside the peafowl world, it’s hard to explain just how big of a deal Ultramarines are. They are one of the most sought-after and captivating peafowl colors out there. Truly a dream bird for so many people.
A couple of years ago, before we even knew Spring Creek Peafowl, I saw photos of the Ultramarines shortly after they had imported them from the Netherlands… and I was absolutely obsessed! Instantly! They shot straight to the top of my “one day” dream bird list.
Fast forward to now… and somehow we’re over here hatching our own. And honestly, that is because of Bill and Candy at Spring Creek Peafowl.
In an industry where people often guard information like state secrets, they did the complete opposite. They took us under their wing (yes… I had to 🤣) and openly shared their knowledge, experience, genetic insight, breeding advice, successes, failures, and probably answered 47,000 questions from us along the way.
Not because they had to.
Not because it benefited them.
But because they genuinely care about the birds, the future of the industry and the people in it.
And that is honestly way more rare than it should be.
They share the same values we have here at Roost & Run Ranch:
🦚 Put the birds AND customers first
🦚 Keep learning
🦚 Share knowledge
🦚 Improve the quality of the birds for the future
And somewhere along the way they also became two of our best friends… which may or may not have been the result of a mutual bird addiction and an enabling problem 😅
This hatch means a lot to us.
Not just because Ultramarines are incredible birds… but because it represents learning, trust, mentorship, patience, and people willing to help others succeed instead of gatekeeping information.
That matters.
So thank you, Bill and Candy. Truly.
And to our tiny new Ultramarine babies… welcome to the chaos 💙🦚
