Posts by Bigcreekpeafowl

Possums sometimes eat just the head, so do great horned owls. Mink also eat just the head. Sorry to hear about your loss. A trail cam might help you find what is doing this. We also use motion detector lighting. Varmits do not like the...

Great photos Randy. Roadtrip is a BEAUTY! Looks like he likes to pose for you. And your BS midnight is also very nice too. Won't be long you'll be getting eggs and more soon.

What I was curious about the discrepancies in the reasonings not to catch for oral administration but to catch for applications. I never SHOVE anything down their throats. Sure way to have trouble. I think that is exaggerated. We do...

Quote:Originally Posted by Yoda Castport, I am not trying to pick a fight either but I will say this with experience with my birds. I have 38 peafowl and about 30 other birds in the pen in the yard. Chasing and catching and forcing...

Quote:Originally Posted by frenchblackcopper     Connerhills, I was approached this past spring about being on the BOD by Jeanna Motz of Bigcreekpoultry but was then told you had to be a member in good standing for at least a year...

Blackhead is caused by a protozoa. Which are often hard to kill and can be hard to identify while the host is alive. What I refer to advanced stage as to when the liver becomes affected. By that time the submucosa and muscularis of the...

If they are young or died from a secondary infection to blackhead the odor had not become to the final stage which is where the foul odor comes in. As some Peafowl are lost due to secondary infections.

It does have a over powering sulphur odor. If in a closed area with it you will want to run. That is in the last stage of the disease.

I do not believe all the info on this site is "golden". Sad to say some of the advice I see here regarding health and medications is not valid. Baytril is not a last resort antibiotic, it is one of the best for fowl. Don't take my...

Doesn't appear the move phased the BSSP peas for too long. We are still getting eggs here too. A BSSP hen in the overflow pen is trying to set up another nest. She is one sweet little peahen who really likes to sit.