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    Will a female fan her tail?

    I have what I thought was a pair of peafowl. The blue male is a definite (and a beauty). I thought the 1.5 year old pied was a female, like the mother of them both, but twice now I've found "her" with tail fanned up, shaking it at our hens, just like the male does. No nest or eggs to protect...
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    Best environments for Peafowl

    I am hoping to get some insights, ideas and experiences from the folks here who have shared such great info on peafowl. I have a pair of peafowl that were given to us. I'm concerned about making sure they are safe and secure but also happy and healthy. If this gets long, please bear with me...
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    Chicken Sponsors Needed....

    Had to share this recent post from the blog Tales from the Coop Keeper. Jayme just cracked me up with her hilarious appeal for Chicken Sponsors. Enjoy! http://talefromthecoopkeeper.blogspot.com/2011/05/chicken-sponsors-needed.html Sybil currently mothering 6 chickens, 2 peacocks and a...
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    How to blend two mamas and their chicks without warfare???

    Chicks are hatching! Now on to the next problem! Hoping for a fast response from a more experienced banty owner. I have one banty mom with two chicks about 10 days old. Second banty mom (her daughter!) is right now hatching at least three chicks. Mom#2 is in a protected, separate little...
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    Coastal VA? Outer Banks NC? Eastern Shore VA?

    Haven't seen any other posters from the SE Virginia area - we're between Virginia Beach and the NC Outer Banks. I'd love to know of any other chicken happenings in our area - can't be all 'NoVa'!
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    Adopted hen and chicks - time to combine?

    I've been reading several recent posts that seem to have this same topic but wanted to check for any more insights from you more experienced chicken rustlers. I "adopted" a smallish hen (half banty, from her suspected parentage) and her three hatchlings as a favor for a friend who was leaving...
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    Severe Problems with Buff Rock Hen's Egglaying

    I have several Buff Rock hens. All get laying mash, grit and some extra oyster shell grit during laying season, enhanced by garden gleanings and bugs from their outside pen which has a hay base. One of them has terrible problems with her egg laying. She lays eggs with very thin shells, then...
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    Lethargic rooster, comb & wattles paler

    Hi, Folks -- I'm hoping for some advice on a vague problem. This morning I noticed my orpington cross banty rooster, about two years old, seemed a bit less active and that his comb & wattles seemed "off color", more orange and not the usual bright red. He didn't dash around when I walked...
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