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    Raising Free range Peafowl with Chickens and ducks

    My Peahen hatched 4 Peachicks 1.5 weeks ago- I have them in a stall and Momma Hen is raising them. I have read Peachicks do not have an immune system until 3-4 months old. my adult Peafowl have never been sick and they typically free range and roost with the chickens. Do I need to keep the...
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    How to raise Peachicks?

    I have 4 Peachicks that are a week old being raised by the hen. Can anyone suggest a good book about caring for them? I have read of worming them but how old should they be? Any other special care I have Chickens and Ducks right now the Hen and her chicks are in their own stall. The hen has the...
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    Live Stock Guardian Dogs- Advice Please!

    I have a small flock of free range chickens that is getting smaller due to a fox- which got one of my hens about a week ago and my Wonderful Rooster I would like to get a Maremma Sheepdog, my concern only have 9 acres- and want to know if anyone has had experience with Invisible Fencing with...
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    How to Best re-Introduce a hen to her flock

    Last August our dog badly injured one of my hens. I had to keep her in our basement to care for her all fall and winter. She has enough feathers to be outside again. What is the best way to re-introduce her to her flock? She does has a companion hen who was injured early last fall and I have...
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    Mature Peacock attempting to breed standard cochin chickens- odd or normal behavior?

    I am new to birds. We bought a small farm last June that came with a Peacock and a Rooster, they got along fine. I wanted to add some ladies to the small bird family. Last October I bought two Black Shoulder Peahens they were hatched last summer, I also bought 7 Cochin hens 4 white 3 brown for...
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