Hello, I'm Bill and my wife and I have been raising chickens and most recently turkeys for the past couple yrs. Currnelty, we have 20+ chickens of various varieties and 5 poults (3 Bourbon Reds, and 2 Royal Palms). Next weekend we'll be receiving fertile eggs of Bourbon Reds, Rolyal Palms, Narragansettes and Auborn Tigers. I've built all my coops and in the process of building more (never ending project...) We (really my wife) is wanting a couple peafowl, so I'm trying to educate myself with them and what accommodations we need to provide. Any suggestions, espcially on housing you can offer is appreciated. Thank you, and God Bless!
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I like everything about it except how it looks right now. I know it lays decently. It is a great part of my great waterfowl flock. -
First, watching a runner duck run is awesome. They can find their own food. They aren't like pekins in water. Mine haven't started laying but I heard their decent. -
Its not as fat and slow as a pekin, but its not frail either. I want a mallard but I don't want a flying bird. The rouen is great for that. -
They are my calmest birds and are easiest to catch. They eat less than Pekins. I heard they also lay well, but mine are younger.
Hello from Northern VA (western Loudoun County)
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Wow, you got some interesting breeds!
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from Alabama. Glad you joined us. Good luck with your turkey eggs - those are some very nice breeds you're getting 
I just ordered some Auburn eggs myself, and am very excited 
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