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    Hello…New Member here from the Peach State

    Greetings! I'm also in Georgia and have been a peafowl hobbyist for about 8 years. located halfway between Savannah and Brunswick. where are you? best regards and wishing you well.
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    Peachick in the rafters

    one of our peahens had her 1 week old peachick with her on the 8 foot high rafters last night. any idea how she would have gotten it there? also, a couple years ago we had some peachicks crash and burn coming down from these rafters. should i block them off so that the mother peahen doesn't take...
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    Unusual peahen posture

    I appreciate everyone's input and responses. We were blessed this morning to find our peahen, Louise, essentially normal in posture and basically back to normal behavior. She is eating, drinking, pooping and interacting with our other peafowl. She had spent the night up high on her roost...
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    Unusual peahen posture

    OK, i now see that they are saying that she may be egg bound. i will investigate further
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    Unusual peahen posture

    new 2 prowl, thanks for the reply. She is 3 years old and has been laying eggs this spring. The last one was 2 days ago. Just came back from checking her. Was not interested in eating any of the treats we usually give and seems less energetic than the other birds. I reviewed the image...
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    Unusual peahen posture

    The last couple days one of our peahens has taken on this posture with the tail feathers raised and the wings lowered. Her energy and alertness all seem satisfactory. Has anyone seen this and if so, does it have any significance? I am concerned that this may be a sign of trouble developing...
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    Peacock aggression

    my plan is for ~8 weeks in the peacock barn and then giving them access to the flight pen for another month followed by giving them free range. sound appropriate?
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    Peacock aggression

    chooks4life, Thanks so much for your very thoughtful reply. I had no idea about the pre-roosting behavior that you explained so nicely. It certainly makes sense to me. McIntosh1272
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    Peacock aggression

    Last May an adult India Blue peahen adopted us. She has free ranged around our home on the Georgia coast ever since with us supplementing her diet with wild bird seed and dog food treats. She roosted every night in one of our live oaks reaching over the salt marsh and became a family member...
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    hooded merganser

    I believe that La Caille Ranch in Alachua, FL does. It is a bit more north Florida than central, however. call Jim at 386-462-1657.
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