First Attempt at Peafowl

LeviS said:

He unfortunately didn't make it. Other than that his pip hole was on the side of the egg, nowhere near the air cell, not sure what went wrong.

He started zipping this morning, and stopped halfway. Opened up the bator and he was gone

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LeviS said:

I may be able to do concrete. I'm adding a 30' x 32' shop onto my pole barn, and there may be some concrete left over..not sure if it would be enough to do that much though..escpecially since I was hoping to use what's left on the truck to put in the "people" side of my barn.

Concrete itself is so expensive though, so if I don't have any left over (have to have three trucks come out for the shop) it's probably not going to happen. The flooring I had planned out in my latest design, is 3/4" osb supported by treated 2 x 6 's. with the new coop's plan's size being an 8' x 8' which I figured would be around $600 with steel siding and it being 8' tall in the front and 6ish' in the back. Planning on doing a large covered pen to make up for the space.

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showmestatebill said:

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My Peafowl free range but for inclement weather I have a 12x12 insulated barn looking shed with a 3/4 inch OSB floor. I cover the floor with straw. Depending on your climate where you live, with a building made of steel panel roof and siding it will conduct heat and cold. I think you should consider inch thick sheets of insulating foam attached to the walls and ceiling. That being said you will have to add vents for air circulation even in winter. I use natural saplings of different diameters and 2x4 lumber [wide side up] some I have covered with carpet scraps, for roosts. The reason for the different diameters and carpet is that if you experience severe cold weather even for a few days their toes can be lost due to frostbite. The roosts should be of the size that their toes do not surround the roost so that when they sit through the night their toes are not exposed to the cold. Lastly, I have a 14x22 covered run attached to the building. Just suggestions I have done through trial and error, others mileage may differ.

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LeviS said:

Thanks for the reply! Acquiring peafowl has been pushed back awhile (again) for me, just have to many other projects going on. And i just don't think I could have full time free range with how close I am to a busy road.

So maybe in a couple years.....

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