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My 13 year old peacock is moulting already! He's dropping his train, but also I picked up some flight and body feathers. He hasn't been very vocal this spring, nor has he been displaying as much as usual. He did have to spend the winter alone, which I imagine was stressful, the last of "his"...

I'd even be interested in pairs, or an older hen past laying, I have a solo peacock who identifies as chicken, my last hen just passed, I don't want him to he alone all winter!

I've had chickens for about 12 years now, and I totally get "chicken TV", so I was surprised to see a new behavior. My roo was making some odd staccato sounds, so it got my attention, he had found some blooming dandelions growing through a crack in the patio, picked off a couple flowers, and...

Forgive me if this has been covered before...I tried to search it, but couldn't quite figure out the right search terms... I don't have a huge number of clutches in my informal research, so this is strictly anecdotal, but I notice a definite difference in the calmness/skittishness between...

I let a new broody sit on some eggs, and she hatched out 7 pretty chicks 5/16. I had a home lined up for them, but that fell through at the last minute. I really don't have a place to grow them out right now, hoping someone here would like to have them. They're all mixed breed, the moms are...

I bought a dozen Araucana eggs online last year, hatched three, the fattest healthiest looking chick died suddenly at 7 days. First time that has ever happened for me! So now I have two adult birds, who, by the graces of the poultry gods, are male and female. They seem to be more or less...

I've bred black Ameraucanas and now I'm getting ready to breed Barnevelders, and I just want to know why a purple sheen in black feathers is good, but a green one isn't? Is there any concrete reason, or is this just pulled out of some covert cloacal conclave?

I bought a dozen Araucana eggs online last year, hatched three, the fattest healthiest looking chick died suddenly at 7 days. First time that has ever happened for me! So now I have two adult birds, who, by the graces of the poultry gods, are male and female. They seem to be more or less...

I just posted this on an old thread, but figured I 'd make a separate thread while I had the URL on my clipboard, a lot of folks were looking for guidelines, etc from cities that had passed legislation.I live in the next county, out of any city limits...I DARE my neighbors to complain!:tongue...

My 4 year old IB peacock is lonely...he gets along with the chickens, but they are just unimpressed with his beauty and affectionate nature...i'd prefer an older girl who is breeding age. I am willing to drive up to 8 hrs to pick up.

Hi all! I bought a dozen BLRW eggs two years ago...2 hatched, both were roos, the prettiest blue one got eaten first thing this spring, so I just have this big splash boy left. I since picked up some Barnevelder roos, so I have a good breeding flock of those, and i plan to breed my Ameraucanas...

This is my not-even-a-year old Barnevelder hen who went crazy broody...i finally let her have some eggs, thinking I'd toss them when I got the Araucana eggs I ordered. But then i checked them, and saw one almost ready to go, i hadn't really paid much attention to the age of the eggs and how long...

My eggs are on the way! My broody little Barnevelder is dying to sit on them. She's a nice sized bird, but not real big...think she can handle 16 eggs? I have an incubator, but i'd rather let her do the work, since she's volunteering. ;~) I haven't had the best experiences with the incubator...

Hello all! I haven't been able to navigate this site with my old wood-fired PC since the changeover, i gotta lotta readin to do now that i finally got a shiny new laptop!...but i just gotta ask you peacock pros about my boy "Kool"(my grandgirl named him). I'm finding all kind of feathers around...

Not sayin I can't get used to this...but i know better! It's so nice to have the girls out foraging in January, there's actually stuff growing for them to eat, the ground is thawed...i was pulling up dead stuff in the garden today, tripping over chickens fighting over the worms. Supposed to get...

Seriously, one of the big reasons i love Ameraucanas is their tiny combs and cold hardiness...but i picked up these two layers for $10...and boy-o do they lay...and they're so sweet-natured and cute with their big ol floppy combs...I'm kinda worried when the serious cold sets in...i have a 10x12...

I guess it's my fault, i get a kick out of making that rooster noise that makes the girls all shake their heads in unison....but i never had anyone take me seriously! This barred rock hen pecked my hand, then dropped down, spread her wings, stuck her butt in the air....i petted her back and sent...

I've raised chicks every year for 5 years now, never had one try to crow this soon...i was convinced this particular olive egger/ Marans mix was a girl...wishful thinkin, since i only got two olive eggers, and the other is for sure a boy, tho he's sure not crowing yet! Is that maybe a Marans...

Most of my 50 years i've wanted peacocks...I was working on this being THE year, i have a nice new 8x10 shed with an extra half story, and had planned to take some time off and build a flight run next month...but yesterday, i got a call i couldn't resist , and i'm now the owner of a rather...

Hi all! I'm on day 8 actually, BLRW eggs that i feared were scrambled when i got em, despite their being packed very nicely. I sorta candled them with a maglite after they settled for a day, and the air cells were moving around like in a level...I put them in anyway, cause i paid a ridiculous...