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    How many eggs does one peahen lay and what time frame is that?

    Last fall my pied hen's eggs didn't hatch due to being infertile. I noticed this spring that my IB Peacock's longest feathers have a V at the end. I am supposing that he is now sexually mature [age 5]. My 3 hens are each sitting on 6 eggs due to hatch this week and the next. Yesterday I...
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    How to incubate peacock eggs?

    ......... I have bought a Peacock and Peahen. They were both raised by Silkie and Bantam hens. The breeder told me his Peahens were notorious for not sitting after they laid a nest full of eggs.
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    Wild Peacocks..

    In general, if the creature has never been indigenous to your state then it is not protected. In Mo. Mountain Lions and Bears were indigenous in the past and are protected. Armadillos have never been indigenous to Mo. thus are not protected.
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    First Attempt at Peafowl

    ........... My Peafowl free range but for inclement weather I have a 12x12 insulated barn looking shed with a 3/4 inch OSB floor. I cover the floor with straw. Depending on your climate where you live, with a building made of steel panel roof and siding it will conduct heat and cold. I think...
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    peafowl pen

    I have Honey Suckle growing on the south side of my pen. Morning Glory vines can be invasive and may have a toxicity. My Peafowl free range and will eat greens as part of their diet.
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    Fall nest question

    I curious why you think they wouldn't be fertile? My original hen is 6, the new ones are 5 years old. No, I have not candled them.
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    Fall nest question

    I have a pair of IB's around the first of September I acquired two more hens an IB Pied and a bronze. The first of week or so of October the Pied laid 4 eggs in the chicken run [no chickens] she has been sitting since. So they should hatch any day. If so, should I let her raise them or put...
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    How to stop rooster from being scared of hens?

    Our bird's free range during the day. When we got our new Americana rooster [elegedly 8 months old] the four Road Island red hens beat him up every chance they got. He would not go near them or the chicken house to roost at night. A couple months later he was the boss. If he has a place or...
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    Sexing Indian Blue peachicks

    ...... Not....just being humorous. :frow
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    Peachicks Not Eating

    ...... Mice in the hen house. I had this problem so I went to a farm supply house [Orscheln's] and bought a rectangular metal trap $10. It has a snappable lid and spring-loaded ramps on two ends. I put some peanut butter on a paper towel inside. The next day I had 10 mice, then 6, then none...
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    Odd Colored Chick

    All color mutations are from the India Blue species. Spalding comes from India Blue/Java green. So much cross breeding in the India Blue has caused a decrease in the purity of the species. So it's possible that in one clutch with both parents being India Blue, you could get several different...
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    Sexing Indian Blue peachicks

    Pick each one up separately and have it stand on your palm to check it's temperature. All females have cold feet.
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    How many eggs does one peahen lay and what time frame is that?

    My India Blue/pied hen is sitting on four eggs and should hatch end of Oct. I had iffy luck with an incubator in the past and now let the peahens hatch them. The main reason is I found that my incubator which was auto-heat and self-turning did not have an accurate heat sensor. I found this...
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    How long do peacocks live?

    .......... If you want a soul mate bird get an African Grey Timneh. They live about 50 years and talk as well as a Congo which is a little larger. We have had ours since weaned and is 22 now and says over 200 phrases. They do not repeat words after you say them, that's a myth. She will say...
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    How long do peacocks live?

    ........ They don't call it a pecking order for nothing. As she gets bigger and more mature the chickens may not accept her but they will leave alone. Road Island Red hens are especially aggressive to new birds.
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