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    Male or female

    'Tis a male!
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    Does green forehead indicate a male at 4 months?

    And so I will.
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    Does green forehead indicate a male at 4 months?

    Yes, I will assume the dna test is correct and that it is a cock...but I won't bet the farm on it just yet. (I have a buyer lined up if it is a hen!)
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    minimum pen size for a pair of peafowl?

    Too late for that now. LOL. I already have wild plum, bamboo and magnolia growing inside the pen and up through the netting. I will be keeping an eye on any tearing of the net and make repairs as needed. I know it just creates more work but I am happy to have my pens in the more natural...
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    Does green forehead indicate a male at 4 months?

    Here are some pictures I took this morning. Looking closer at the photos I do see a bit more barring than my old eyes could see in real life, so...
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    Does green forehead indicate a male at 4 months?

    I have a 4 1/2month old peafowl that I have had dna tested...results came back it was a male. It never did have a lot of barring...some...but I always had thought it was a female. Every day I wait to see if tha barring increases but it never does. It still looks like a hen to me. BUT, I did...
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    minimum pen size for a pair of peafowl?

    My 2 outer pens measure about 40' x 40' each which include an 8'x8' closed in house in each pen. The 8 x 8 is not ideal...my next peacock house will measure at least 10'x10' or maybe even 12'x12' to accommodate the long trains during mating season. Right now I have one adult male and one...
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    giving safeguard to flock of 20 chickens

    I've been wading through comments on this site regarding dosage of safeguard for my flock of 20 chickens and the amount of information is overwhelming...so please forgive me asking again, specifically... I want to administer liquid Safeguard for goats to my flock altogether in either their feed...
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    Another strange question...pork and beans?

    Here's another strange question... I am worming my adult peafowl with safeguard. Most of my birds take it just fine with a bit of cereal or yogurt or even with cottage cheese or cooked rice. But my adult peacock, Rainbow, just turns up his nose at anything that has Safeguard mixed in with...
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    Using permethrin around peachicks

    I am planning to spray my peafowl houses with permethrin. One of the houses contain a peahen with her 3 week old peachick. I assume the peachick will have no adverse reactions to the permethrin spray but thought I would throw this out for comment. I hate to find out the hard way that I should...
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    Suggested dosage of Pantacox for 2 week old peachick

    Thank you for the dosage info...I gave it to them today and will follow up again tomorrow...and I will be sure to make it fresh!
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    Suggested dosage of Pantacox for 2 week old peachick

    Got it! Thank you!
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    Suggested dosage of Pantacox for 2 week old peachick

    How can I tell that it is the 2.5% and not the 5%...it is not mentioned on the packaging either way?
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    Suggested dosage of Pantacox for 2 week old peachick

    I have two peachicks left from my 2021 hatch. One is almost 2 months and the other is almost 2 weeks old. They have both previously been treated with Corid and it will soon be time for another treatment against coccidiosis. I received my first order of Pantacox (25 mg toltrazuril per 1 mL of...
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    Collecting feathers for sex testing

    This weekend I will be collecting feathers to send off for sex testing. My first time doing this. I have 4 peafowl to test. I have read conflicting advice re: pulling feathers from the chest or from the bottom...which is correct or does it even matter? Anyone?
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