I have read in several blogs/posts that peafowl will like around 25 to 35 years in captivity.
1. How long do pea hens lay eggs (till they pass away) or at what age do they stop?
2. Do you purchase grown peahens because if they do stop laying how do you know whom to by and not to purchase?
my peahens are driving me crazy! when are they going to lay? I go out everyday to give them a little treat and check their pen and no eggs. I don't care who they breed with I just want babies. am I just crazy or are they ever going to lay. and to answer your question, my 3 of my 4 peahens...
so, I want to set my incubator again. we had a the power go out during my last hatch and it killed all my eggs but 2 hatched (53 set). the small problem is that it has been so wet here that some of my chickens are bringing in mud and a few of the eggs aren't so clean. I am going to try...
Question:
I have two turkeys that have beards. I thought that they were female but I was told no that they have beards so they are male. BUT they do not have spurs? All my other males have spurs. Do all males have spurs? Do only males have beards? They are not pure but the breed is Royal...
I want to make a cattle panel coop, not the hoop coop (I made the hoop coop and felt it didn't cover enough space). I already have the cattle panel and wire that will be repurposed into this project. I want to use three cattle panel, two on the sides and one on top. These three will be...
I read this about 5 minutes ago and could stop wondering if this person has ever owned a chicken in their life! " Just six chickens can provide 2 dozen eggs a week!" is the 2nd line in the article. http://urbansurvivalsite.com/getting-started-with-backyard-chickens/
SO, WHAT BREED IS THIS...
What I have now:
one large coop about 20x30x6high feet dirt floor
one small coup about 8x8x6high feet dirt floor
What I am thinking of changing:
I want to have 4 small coups for small groups of chickens and the large pen this is to separate the chickens into groups to further my...
I was sold these turkeys and was told they were Royal Palm. But after looking at everyone else's pictures, mine have brown and I don't believe they should if they are Royal Palm. What do you think?
The hens have a slight brown also.
I have two black Spanish turkeys. I had hoped that I would have one of each (male/female) but alas it was not to be. So, I have been looking for hens to love my two boys. I found one person with Royal Palm and one with white hens.
What will I get if they reproduce? black tom with white...
I raised turkeys this year and two lived from chicks. Their names are Thanksgiving (in the picture he is on the left with white in his tail) and Christmas (on the right with the black tail).
I had hoped for a couple but they ended up both being toms. So, I have been looking for hens but the...
I had to hatch since my 2 roosters (and a few hens) went to heaven. So, I just wanted to post pictures of how my new baby chicks are doing. I just finished cleaning out their tub and took these two pictures. There are 22 babies in all. 15 from 11-14 and 7 from 11-22-2013. I was surprised...
Hi everyone,
I haven't ever hatched this late in the year but something got my roosters and a few hens (A FEW DAYS APART) so it was either hatch what eggs I had or go without a rooster. Yes, beside the obvious of getting someone else's rooster, I prefer to raise my own. So, I got all the...
ok, I would like to change a few things that happened at our district fair but I don't know where to start and I don't want to sound like crazy mad mommy.
The judge they got was a student at UofA. I know he has to learn but here are the problems I seen.
1st
The judge didn't know what breeds...
Hello,
It is fair time here is Boone County. Last week was county and this week is District.
My children and I took each bird they was going to show 2 by 2 and gave them baths. The Cochin did great as well as the Amercauanas. The problem happened when I got to our Silkie boys. Black did...
i am just depressed. i have spent about 1k this year on birds and everything.......... i have lost so many birds...hawks, coons, heat, just lay down and die for no reason . i paid for the clubs, to be npip, not from hatchery stock personal breeders...........................
i love...