Looks great, and good for you for saving money! I live in my grandparent's old homestead, so I have used mainly recycled materials too - I guess we're reducing our carbon footprint! Hehe nothing wrong with being green.
I have a good friend who has all kinds of pheasants and peafowl - I love going to her house. I know she did have some mature Lady Amherst for sale, let me know if you're still looking and I'll ask her for you. She's in NC.
If you're on a budget, this works fine - I have never had any issues with my pea's getting out while using it and a good friend of mine who has raised Pea's for years uses it too. I haven't used netting, but I'm sure it probably is superior.
It is a good idea, the zip tie thing, and the glass suggestion is working very well, my peachick has been in there for around 24 hours and he's standing on his own now! I thought he was easily a goner, with bad legs or something, but he appears very healthy with good energy - he's been getting...
I hope so too, you were very diligent in taking her to the vet and caught it early, so congrats for being so diligent and I wish her the best of health. Is that an anti-biotic that they put her on?
It sounds like a great idea, that's why I love BYC! Everybody has their own way, which may be a way that someone else wouldn't have known unless they were on here. Thanks ChickenZoo. I had a flipper that hatched yesterday too, he seems very healthy - he's just having a hard time standing up -...
Most likely the pheasants will not stay with the hen, they are far more hyper than chicken chicks. Maybe for a day or two, but I wouldn't let her raise them, I think they will escape and probably get taken by a predator.
Awesome, so glad everything worked for you, you must have the magic touch with hatching peafowl, especially being the first hatch - that is so great and I'm happy for you! I will have to look into a Suro, I have never heard of one.
I would leave the broody Pea hen alone until her chicks hatch. I know broody chicken hens will let you move them without too much fuss most of the time, but I don't have any experience with letting a broody Peahen hatch - so just my opinion.
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my issue with that would be having a broody hen... lol.. maybe by next season i'll have more hens with broody tendencies.....
granted, i wont have eggs next year.. unless on the off chance they lay as yearlings....
i want the cameo SSSSSOOOOOOOOOO bad.....
noone out here has them...