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    Slipped tendon that turned to twisted tibia/my treatment

    I would be happy if he just limps but can get around. I don't need a 100% outcome as long as he isn't in pain. I don't have a photo, but will get one tonight and post it. I read this thread quickly but I'll read it again and study it closely. I only have three peas and really really really don't...
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    Slipped tendon that turned to twisted tibia/my treatment

    I have a 5 month old pea who hatched (August) with a slipped tendon. My husband and I repaired it over a week or so when the chick was a few days old, and all seemed fine until recently when it appears that the tendon has slipped again. I was planning on putting the bird down this afternoon, but...
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    New to Pea Fowl

    Thanks for the welcome. This is going to be a lot of fun for me, and I'm glad to have the forum as a resource.
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    New to Pea Fowl

    I have my very first pea chick! "She" (pretty sure she's a she) hatched on June 4th and she's growing like crazy. I have 8 new eggs coming in the next day or two as well. I've wanted pea fowl for two+ years and am finally in a position to have them, so I'm pretty excited about it all. I have...
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    30 Keets Born On 8/6/13 And This Is Our Story

    I think you can let them get sun and fresh air at 4-5 weeks in your covered run, but put them in the coop with a lamp at night. As long as it's not raining and the temps are warm enough, it will be fine.
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    30 Keets Born On 8/6/13 And This Is Our Story

    Sounds correct to me! (Unless it gets really cold at night because the polar ice cap is melting and the prevailing winds shift causing the Gulf stream to change and El Nina is in the house of Saturn......) LOL. I have to tweak and change the temps routinely until they're six weeks. After that, I...
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    30 Keets Born On 8/6/13 And This Is Our Story

    Keep the heat going (the 5th week should be at 75, 6th week at 70). Maybe you know this already, but they need to have the correct temp under the lamp - not throughout the whole coop. Don't rely on ambient temps unless the heat/temp is too hot during the day, and then changing from a 250 heat...
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    30 Keets Born On 8/6/13 And This Is Our Story

    C-U-T-E keets! I love that stage.
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    Coop/Run Size for Adult Pearl Grey Gunieas

    WCR, we were posting at the same time. See my post right above yours, and see PeepsCA's right above mine. You need a bigger coop .
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    Coop/Run Size for Adult Pearl Grey Gunieas

    I read "somewhere" (famous last words) that the minimum was 2 sq. ft. per bird. That seemed WAY too small to me, so I agree Peeps - 100%. My birds have about 14.4 sq ft each in the two coops alone (they all share) and 40 sq. ft per bird in the coops/pen area combined. Not only can I add a bird...
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    Guinea Fowl Hurt Leg

    Wow. He perches on your shoulder? That's a big bird for a shoulder, but we gotta get pictures of that. That photo could go in the BYC Calendar. LOL.
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    Coop/Run Size for Adult Pearl Grey Gunieas

    I wouldn't put more than 5 or 6 birds in there because of the 3 ft. height of the coop itself. That doesn't give them a lot of head room, and I'm wondering if that would discourage them from going into the coop. But I'm not sure - I don't have experience with a 3 ft. high coop. For all I know...
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    Latest hatch!!! (cinnamon pieds included)

    Peeps, I'll try to do better about where I post, LOL. . The "Buff in Question" you referred to is definitely a Buff Dundotte. I can see the faint markings on his head. I think he's an Extra Light BD male, like his father.
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    Guinea hen gone broody

    Revenge does taste sweet.
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    Guinea Fowl Hurt Leg

    I don't know about the injury, but I'd suggest (if you aren't doing this already) taking him, still in the cage, out to where the rest of the flock is, where he can see and be seen by the others. You don't want to have to re-introduce him to the flock later. It also might also motivate him to...
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