Recent content by tweddle

Great thanks everyone for your replies

Bugger I thought I had, I'll try again

Hi, I was wondering if someone can help sex this chick please. Mum is a pied and dad is an Indian blue, thanks!

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Ok thanks for that, there's actually 4 of them, I'll try to get better photos

Hi all, just wondering if anyone is able to help me sex my babies. They are just over 2 months old , their mum is a pied and dad is an Indian blue. Thanks!

Yes it is my first time hatching, the two eggs that didn't hatched I broke open today, they both had babies but had died at different stages of development. I have them on a 28% protein feed which I think is as high as I can get without having to add extra supplements. They are doing really well...

Yes I'm from australia, and also yes I got an Indian blue male to put with my pied girls. The babies are so cute!! My second hen is due on 16/1. She is only on 3 eggs, her second clutch as the possums broke her first clutch, so hopefully she will hatch them all.

Thanks I'll try that tonight, she's pretty defensive and I do t feel like getting pecked by an angry mumma!

I am so excited to announce my first hatching! My peahen laid six eggs of which four have hatched. There are two eggs still unhatched, the hen has been moving them around a bit. They were due on the 24th dec and I'm unsure as to whether or not I should be trying to help them out. Does anyone...

Wow thanks for all the responses and advice! The peacock was being a real bully but as I found one of his hens on the nest today I think it explains his over aggressive behavior! Hopefully tomorrow they will all be back to living in harmony!

Hi all, I'm pretty new to the world of peacocks and need some advice. I have 2 pied hens and 1 Indian blue male in my flock. Being in australia we are in spring so breeding has been happening. I also have a small flock (7) guinea fowel to help with snakes. I noticed this morning that my peacock...

Ok thanks for that

Hi all, just wondering if anyone out there has some advice for me. I recently (2weeks ago) introduced a male peacock in with my hens. They have been kept locked up together since he arrived but I'm finding my girls don't seem to want to have too much to do with him. They aren't being especially...