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    Are weasels or minks a threat to peafowl??

    PLEASE do not go to the shelter or a rescue for a livestock guardian dog. I have heard hundreds of horror stories over the years that would make you sick. Rescues that killed livestock or attacked children, I did ONE rescue years ago when I desperately needed another adult dog and could not...
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    New Goat Owner Needs Help!!!

    Other critters do NOT count--goats need other goats--not a pig or something else as a "companion" I will not sell a goat to someone to be alone, nor will I sell one to someone who does not even know minimal care information. Goats are very intelligent, very social animals who do not deserve to...
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    How many dogs do we have? 1127 & counting!Dont be left out of the fun!

    We have hard-working LGDs for our goats sheep, and poultry. We also raise them to sell to guard for others, so we have Hilde, Pierre, Jazzie (due to whelp soon), Manny. Cord, Cleo, and Jacque. This is actually our lowest number in five years--but not for long! for some reason, could not get a...
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    Feeding peafowl and hatching question

    Thank you all for your responses. I do appreciate it. I know they are more fragile, so I definitely plan to take the peachicks away at hatching and raise them on wire. I think it might be easier to let the chicken hens do the work of hatching, as I know many people who have never hatched one...
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    Feeding peafowl and hatching question

    Can peafowl be fed raw soybeans as a protein extra? I used to let my ducks, geese and chickens run in the bean fields after harvest, but cannot find any information on feeding them to peafowl! Does anyone out there raise crickets or mealworms for their peas? We just got 23 birds quite suddenly...
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    Hi from the Oklahoma Salt Plains

    Hi, We have peafowl (mostly India blues); Silkies; Silver Duckwing Phoenix; Buff Orpingtons; guineas in pearl, buff dundotte and purple; and many free range chickens of mixed parentage (Wyandotte, Lakenvelder, Phoenix, RRR, Delaware, Australorp). I also have Muscovies in chocolate, and...
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