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    My peacock died today :-(

    Agree with casportpony. The only way to know definitively what killed your bird is to either have an autopsy or a fecal analysis done by a vet. The bloody poo seems to indicate some intestinal parasite. Coccidia is not killed by wormers; a coccidiostat is requited to kill coccidia. Coccidia...
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    Veterinary Drug Handbook - Online!

    It's in the Members Section, so you need to be a member to view. It lists symptoms, possible diagnosis, treatment/duration in both mg/kg and pound weight. Also, when appropriate, different methods of administration. Very comprehensive.
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    Veterinary Drug Handbook - Online!

    The United Peafowl Association has a spreadsheet doc
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    Could I house peafowl and turkeys together?

    Mixing the two in a large aviary didn't work for me. The boys fought, and it wasn't pretty.
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    Fruits and veggies

    Raisins, watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes, red seedless grapes, kale, fresh corn on the cob, unsalted peanuts, any fresh lettuce without preservatives, plums.
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    Joining the UPA

    I truly enjoy the UPA. The magazine is one-of-a-kind and the people are so much fun. LilZoo, I might have met you at the convention. Hope you had a good time.
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    Free Peafowl In Florida!

    The pet adoption site petfinder usually has peafowl available in various areas of the country. Because these birds are managed by animal control facilities with very limited budgets, they cannot ship to you. (Plus, they wouldn't know how to do it properly anyway, so that's probably a good...
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    Peas post your peas for deerman

    Wow. This makes me so happy to see this thread continue with photos of Burt's grand-peachicks! Keep 'em coming! Yoda, your photo made me laugh.
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    HELP!!! My young peafowl are dying

    Corid is a brand name for amprolium (the active ingredient that kills coccidia). You can get it at any farm store. Use 5cc per gallon of drinking water for 5 days. You can give this mix orally if you choose. SusanP, it sounds like your birds have coccidia. Dark brown, liquid droppings often...
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    Come See Honey! We Have A Peacock in our Yard!

    Hey Jobele I'm giggling because this is precisely how we got started with peafowl many years ago. An IB male appeared out of nowhere and decided to live in our back yard. We named him Big Bird. After 6-8 months, I told my husband that we were supposed to take care of him because he didn't leave...
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    Why raise Pheasants?

    Ditto PupuMcgoo. People raise all sorts of animals they enjoy, regardless of whether or not they plan to eat them - horses, alpaca, llama etc.
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    Gapeworm treatment?

    The injectible ivermectin is also water soluble. The difference between the formulas: the blue liquid is 5mg/mL and the clear injectible liquid is 10 mg/mL.
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    The Deerman Plan for 2012

    You're right, Zaz. It's not quite the same, is it? For the last few years, every time I came to the forum I looked for deerman's posts first. His knowledge was encyclopedic. He taught a lot of us, didn't he? And when someone asked a really tough question, we all waited for the first post from...
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    Do peafowl kill snakes?

    Rat snakes will do a big job of keeping the mouse population down. Mice and chipmunks are their favorite meals.
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    GORGEOUS: A family's problem is our dream!

    Congrats, amsunshine! Ten years ago, a pair of freerange IB males decided to move into our back yard. We believe they belonged to a farmer about a mile away, and he had passed away. There was no one to feed the peafowl, so they went off in search of food. Two males showed up here and one was...
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