Perhaps a pic of the two birds you are talking about, I don't know what you are referencing. Although 'Loud Pied' is not a genetic term it is seldom used as a description of a heavily white Pied usually carrying WE.
Accepted patterns are Wild Type, Black Shoulder, Brown Wing, White, Pied...
Split to either White or Pied is indistinguishable from each other. In this case, with the patch of white above, I would guess split to Pied or maybe Pied. There is no evidence of White Eye or it would have a silverish overall appearance and some white tips on the back feather tips. Also on...
I am always interested in what people mean when they say 'Java'. Did you get pure Greens as in his Imported line or from his American Green, or high Hybrids?
They can live together and they don't really bother each other but you will need to keep up with your regular deworming. I suggest that you read all of the stickies in the index at the top of the peafowl forum page.
Consider using wiggle wire and channel for temporary installment of tarps. The same system used for high tunnels and green house plastic. Mid to high Hybrids, (Spaldings) will be fine in a good windbreak down to the teens for a short while without heat. High Hybrids should have some heat to...
Be sure to change out that metal roost for a flat wooden one before it gets cold. Cold metal and not being able to cover his toes will lead to frostbite.
Internet pictures are notorious for being off-color and coupled with being so young I will pass on the two chicks. The Purple hen is in molt and the light feathers are probably old sun-faded feathers that have not been replaced yet. Look for white under the chin and white on the outside...
I find it interesting that both of my emu like to be inside of the sheep barn, perhaps it is because they prefer sheep feed over what I was giving them. On a positive note they have seem to have settled down.
I have the hatch dates from the last owner. She was a little off but basically March of 2023:
March 25 2023 for the male March 9, 2023 female
So 2.5 years of age. Dec 21st is first day of winter here and the following four weeks usually have long spells that stay below freezing, well...
Things I have done to 'clean' a dirt pen floor; use a weed burner and flame the dirt to kill microorganisms on the ground. You can spread agricultural powdered lime on the ground and lightly work it into the dirt and water it in. You can flame the dirt a second time and plant grass seed. The...
You can rule out worms as well since they haven't been outside on the dirt. There is some type of irritant in otherwise healthy chicks so I would look at the bedding. Watch closely at the skin just below the eyes to see if the skin puffs out with every breath, that would be an indication...