Thank you. I tossed a towel over his head and plucked out 8 bloody broken tail feathers. I used pliers. He still has another 8 or so broken feathers but I left them alone because they were not bleeding. I figured he has been through enough trauma for today. Should I try to pull the remaining...
I found lots of information about pulling small feathers on much smaller birds. The peacock tail feather is about the diameter of a drinking straw. I just want to make sure this is the right thing to do before a try it. There is almost nothing online regarding peacocks. Thank you so much for the...
My white India Blue was attacked by a dog. He lost all of his tail feathers and most of his flying feathers from his wings. He looks rough, but his behavior seems normal. He is bleeding from the broken tail feathers intermittently. It clots, then he starts to bleed again. Should I try to pull...
My white India Blue was attacked by a dog. He lost all of his tail feathers and most of his flying feathers from his wings. He looks rough, but his behavior seems normal. He is bleeding from the broken tail feathers intermittently. It clots, then he starts to bleed again. Should I try to pull...
Are we talking about total pen/coop space? I have 8 peafowl, and am in the process of building their coop. 800 sq/ft seems like a big building for peafowl. I was thinking a 8x12 with high ceilings would be fine. Their run is around 1000 sq/ft. Looking at the pictures I don’t see any large...
Ahhh! Thank you, you have solved a mystery! Last spring we ordered a variety of chicks from Agway, but the order somehow got messed up and we were not sure what we ended up with. This bird looks very similar to a RIR Rooster that we had in the past so I just made the assumption. Now that I look...
I am trying to find a good home for my rooster! I believe he is a Rhode Island Red, less than a year old. So far he has been very docile. I advertised him on Craigslist and received a lot of questionable replies. Sadly, the only interest he is receiving is from people looking to fight him, or...
I am trying to find a good home for my rooster! I believe he is a Rhode Island Red, less than a year old. So far he has been very docile. I advertised him on Craigslist and received a lot of questionable replies. Sadly, the only interest he is receiving is from people looking to fight him, or...