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Well I got one peachick out of the 4 eggs, so far. S/he is 5 days old. I'm letting mama peahen do her mama thing, so the peachick follows her everywhere, she is eating mash, bugs, fresh vegetables, hard boiled egg. I'm letting nature take it's course here. I am giving in all their...
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I have had a new coop built for my 5 silkies. I need to move them over to it, but am getting conflicting advice. I've heard I should move the chickens at night, put them in the new coop and let them stay in it for 3 days so they get used to that being their new home. Is that true...
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OK, today is day 27. My peahen has been a good little incubating mommy, but I do not want to have peachicks. Should I just remove the eggs (4) completely when she is off the nest tomorrow? I left the eggs so she could do her peahen mommy nest thing. The male is in the same big...
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Just a few observations I've been thinking about and thought I'd share with you experts since I'm new to all of this.
My peahen has her warning honk and a lovely 'coo' she makes when she is really happy. She clucks when she's nervous.
My peacock has a number of calls. The...
Ok, on Thursday evening, my peahen really was going through the actions of wanting to lay an egg, she scratched out nests in the chicken coop (bad place), the outdoor shelter too, but she really wanted to be in with the chickens. She can be aggressive toward the chickens, so I didn't let her...
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My male peacock is three and has been mating with his one peahen girlfriend. He is total testosterone. I have a huge aviary for the two peacocks, and they have been living with 5 silkie chickens (4 hens, one rooster) for a year and a half. Today, I watched the peacock really try to go...