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is this a Silver Pied peahen?
Daddy is a Black shoulder Spaulding with white primaries, mommy is solid white. -
4 Indian Blue peafowl for sale in Maryland, 2 males , 2 females
2 years ago they were selling young males for $150 at the Poultry swap in Sharpsburg, peachicks were going for $35 to $75 depending on color/pattern I've got 16 eggs in the incubator now, need to sell some of these off- Widlast
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is this a Silver Pied peahen?
Thanks, I think you're right. I have 1 male who is black shoulder, had no idea any of the girls carried it though. Apparently one does. -
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4 Indian Blue peafowl for sale in Maryland, 2 males , 2 females
Hello all, I have 2 males and 2 females for sale in Maryland , 11 months old. 1 male carries white gene, others are typical Indian Blues. Pickup only. $150 each for males, $200 each for females, or $600 for the four. Call at (301) 332-9668 for details. No solicitors please.- Widlast
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- Forum: Other Poultry - Birds & Hatching Eggs
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The peafowl (and new chicks) are doing fine. They handle the heat very well. The chicks need to be moved down to the greenhouse to give them more room. peachicks are rather active, and are AMAZING jumpers, so they need some head room. Of the two new ducklings, one is a typical blue, with pale... -
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That's a nice pool. Is that meant for water lilies? Another topic, walked own to the garden to check on the ducks this morning before going to work and there's two ducklings following Blondie around. I had allowed her to sit her eggs. I post a pic or two once my email stops misbehaving. -
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Several of my gals have gone broody, they have nests stuck all over in every nook and cranny now. One odd thing is that they seem to be doing communal nesting. I'll clean out a nest and next morning there's 3 eggs in it. Do ducks tend to share nests? -
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Poultry swap was fun. Picked up 3 hens for my big Welsummer roo Titan. And finally found some Silkies I'd wanted to get. Here's the black roo, buff and dark partridge hens and here's the light partridge hen -
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On another note, for those who might be interested, Green Hill Farm in Sharpsburg MD is having one of their poultry swap this Saturday June 9. It runs from 8 til 2, LOTS of poultry available at reasonable prices, and other stuff (rabbits, goats, etc.) also. Well worth the visit. Entry fee... -
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Hello all, It's been busy lately. I've had two peafowl hatch, both doing fine, 1 egg still in the incubator. The father is a Spalding (50% Indian Blue 50% Java Green) and carries the White gene, the mother is a Pied Indian Blue. So the first chick hatched (on the right) appears to be a Dark Pied... -
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That's a pretty duck. Much calmer than mine. -
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Hello all, Not enough posting going on so here's a pic of my new Frizzle Polish rooster, he's my wife's favorite. She named him Fabio of all things. -
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Mine started laying at around 6 months. They lay fewer in December, stop more or less completely for Jan and most of Feb, they by March are laying fairly well again. As others have said, you just need to be patient. Finally picked up a few chickens. My wife has fallen in love with Polish... -
Have you ever had a nice rooster?
I've had Cochin and Cochin mixed roosters who were quite pleasant. One in particular, "Charlie" was completely tame.- Widlast
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- Forum: Chicken Behaviors and Egglaying
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"older birds can be brutal toward younger ones" Yes, they most certainly can. I kept my younger ones separate until such time as they were equally as tall as the older birds. They could see each other, but not touch. First day there was an awful lot of quacking and posturing going on with the... -
Topic of the Week - Getting Started, Keeping Geese
"If you want pets and eggs, Socialize! Especially as goslings." That can't be said enough. I've been with my 3 African Geese daily since they were 3 days old. When I'm not in the pen they come up to the fence to see what's up (and the gander threatens the dog). When I'm in with them they're... -
Topic of the Week - Getting Started, Keeping Geese
Sand would be just fine. I use mulch for part of mine. During the warmer parts of the year I go out and clip grass for them and put in in a large tray with water, both they and the ducks enjoy it immensely. -
Topic of the Week - Getting Started, Keeping Geese
I have 3 African Geese (purebred) 2 buff, 1 white. They are very easy to keep, friendly, a bit noisy. Here's Max (the gander) in front, with Mocha and Marshmallow behind. This was about 6 months ago, they're a bit bigger now. They do have tender feet so you need to keep their environment free of... -
Topic of the Week - Raising and Caring for Ducklings
I use a game bird starter crumble (20% protein) for the first two weeks, then go to layer crumble (16% protein) until they are big enough for the pellets. When they are small I use a plastic painters tray filled with warm water for them to bathe/play in (this is always supervised and only for 20...