hi group,have 2 peacocks,now ,both are 19 months old.
one is an IB,the other some type of weak spaulding percentage.
the spaulding has an all green tail,and the IB,has a lot of eye feathers.
the spaulding,seems to be the dominate male,as he is the one shrieking all day,where the other one never...
hi group,i have had these 2 18 month old males since birth!!
one has always been tame,would sit on my lap,let me cuddle him,etc!!
the other,i could not get near,even though they were brought up from the same age!!
my question now is!!!!
the tame male,as of now,he is 18 months old.
attacts me...
hi,my female dove is breathing through her mouth,like she is panting after a long run/flight.
have treated her for air sac mites,protazoa,bacterial infections,with 4 different antibiotics.
nothing seems to help
is there any one ho can help me?
she seems happy enough,but just sits there.
her...
hi group,my 2 peacocks are now 15 months old,and are now starting to grow a tail.
i know that it takes 3 years for a full tail to develope,but was wondering,what size tail should i expect next year?
anyone got any pic of a 2 year old peacocks tail?
thanks
gaza
hi,i have 2 peacocks,which i got as 1 day olds.
the one was soo tame,the other,i could not get near,even though i hand reared them both.
the tame one,always jumped into my lap,and i could pet/stroke him.
now he is 18 months old,and things seem to have changed?!!!
when i catch him,he sits as...
hi,there is a new product,out of australia,available here in the US,called S76,it is ivermectin,but water based!!
got it from a site,lady gouldian finch.
it is for birds,so none of the "trying to find a match "for correct dosage!!
hope this helps
gaza
hi,i cannot get gamebird pellets here in CA
are crumbles the same?
my peacocks eat cracked corn and poultry pellets,and they will not eat scratch mix!
are they ok with this diet?,or should i try to include game bird crumbles?
they are are loud!!
but,like the other posts say,it all depends on your nieghbours.
i live in a normal suburban setting,with neighbours all around
so far no one has complained,but i can tell you,sometimes "I" am the one who is tested!!!lol
honking!!,screaming!!!
it is very loud!!
but,these birds...
hi group,have posted this on other sites,but have gotten few answers.
i have a pair of luzon bleeding heart doves
they are 2 years old.
the female seems to breathe though her mouth,in like gulps/gasps.
was told she has airsack mites and to treat with "scat"
hve put 5-6 drops under her wing,3...
UPA conference 6-8 oct.
well,i am not a member,as i only have 2 peacocks!
saw leggs was having an open day,so booked a flight out of CA to MO.
cant wait to tour his farm
he is a SO WELL KNOWN in the peafowl world,so,booked!!first class all the way!![sorry, dont get out much LOL]
gaza
hi,peacocks will remain silent for the first year or 2.,as have mine.
but come the second year!!!,well they get thier voices!!
many things can get them started!!!
i have an avairy of parrots,and when there is a problem with them,well my 2 peacocks respond,with a loud honking!!!!!!
being...
hi,SO SORRY for your loss!!
every day,i come home,and prey nothing has happened to my tropical birds in my avairy!!!]
peacocks seem to be strong.but have a hawk,that visits everyday!!
most days i am home!!
i know they are fully grown,but they still are spooked!!!
gaza
hi group,i have 2 year old peacocks,which,from pics to leggs farms,thought they were-a indian blue and a spaulding.
but now,after doing some internet searches!!!
i cannot post pics,but
my,so called reg,indian blue===
he has the reg,blue neck,but it ends at his breast,then it turns to a black and...
hi,i am in S CAL,i have 2 males,and it seems the hotter the better!!
i love to sunbathe,but i cannot stand it too hot.
these guys,BAKE!!!!all day long!!!
dont worry,if they dont like it,they can move!!!!
gaza
i got mine as day olds,kept them in the house,with a heat lamp for weeks,then put them in a pen outside,till they were 5 months old
i have a small yard,with only a 4 feet high fence,which they could jump over with ease.
they show no interest on seeing the other side.
you really need to put up a...
if you get day olds,they will stay!!
i know that will be a long processc,but i think i will be worth it.
i have a very small yard[30x30],it has a 3 feet high fence!!!,and my 2 peacocks seem to have NO interest to jump it!!!!
hi,it depends on how old you get them.
i got mine as day old,kept them,as was told,in a heated envioroment,till they were 6 months old
then,kept them outside,on my patio.
they NEVER wanted to wonder,!!!!
i have a 3 feet high fence,and they could easily jump it ,at any time!!
they seem to have...
you know that loud ,hon hawk sound they make,when one gets seperated from another?
well,my 2 tame 12 month old males,have been prity silent till now!!
if i come home,and stay home,all is good!!!!
but if i leave,and cross the street to do laundry,and therefore cannot see me!!
well all hell breaks...
hi group,i had peacocks in england,but that was 30 years ago!!,and my OLD mind is fainding!!!!!!!
i have never had youngters!!!
was told,that peacocks dont get voices till 3 years?
WELL mine are screaching!!
are they just testing their voices?
1 year olds?
i dont remember them screaming during...
hi,hope you find him!,but i would really consider getting another,as it seems he is lonely
mine too honked for days!!!,but, like yours gave up.
we have ALL been there,called and called,left messages,and no replies!!!LOL
gaza