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Does green forehead indicate a male at 4 months?
I have a 4 1/2month old peafowl that I have had dna tested...results came back it was a male. It never did have a lot of barring...some...but I always had thought it was a female. Every day I wait to see if tha barring increases but it never does. It still looks like a hen to me. BUT, I did... -
giving safeguard to flock of 20 chickens
I've been wading through comments on this site regarding dosage of safeguard for my flock of 20 chickens and the amount of information is overwhelming...so please forgive me asking again, specifically... I want to administer liquid Safeguard for goats to my flock altogether in either their feed...- old biddy
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Another strange question...pork and beans?
Here's another strange question... I am worming my adult peafowl with safeguard. Most of my birds take it just fine with a bit of cereal or yogurt or even with cottage cheese or cooked rice. But my adult peacock, Rainbow, just turns up his nose at anything that has Safeguard mixed in with... -
Using permethrin around peachicks
I am planning to spray my peafowl houses with permethrin. One of the houses contain a peahen with her 3 week old peachick. I assume the peachick will have no adverse reactions to the permethrin spray but thought I would throw this out for comment. I hate to find out the hard way that I should... -
Suggested dosage of Pantacox for 2 week old peachick
I have two peachicks left from my 2021 hatch. One is almost 2 months and the other is almost 2 weeks old. They have both previously been treated with Corid and it will soon be time for another treatment against coccidiosis. I received my first order of Pantacox (25 mg toltrazuril per 1 mL of... -
Collecting feathers for sex testing
This weekend I will be collecting feathers to send off for sex testing. My first time doing this. I have 4 peafowl to test. I have read conflicting advice re: pulling feathers from the chest or from the bottom...which is correct or does it even matter? Anyone? -
Black Shoulder peahen or peacock?
This is our 3 1/2 month old black shoulder peachick. I am thinking male but not sure. Is it too young yet to tell? -
two males or male and female?
I had thought these two were both males at first but now they are almost 4 months old and I am thinking they are male and female. Any opinions? -
How often to worm peafowl?
I have read that it is best to worm peafowl at least twice per year...once around February just before breeding season begins, and then again in September or October when breeding season is over. I have also read that some breeders worm more often than that especially when dealing with... -
what type of syringe for feeding orally?
My peachicks are not taking their medicines (Safeguard for worming) in their food like I thought they would. I know it is best to give Safeguard directly to each bird orally but I need to obtain a proper syringe that will do the job without the risk of choking the bird. What type of syringe... -
How old to free range peachicks?
I have a buyer for my 3 year old peacock and 9 peachicks (varying from 1 month to 3 months old). He will keep them in a safe penned area with a barn for a month or so but will eventually want them all to free range on his large farm with all his other farm animals. I know the peacock should be... -
how to breed for pieds
I am assuming that breeding India Blues with Whites will result in pied peachicks. Is that correct or is there something else I should know about getting pieds? I have only had India Blues and would like to purchase some Whites, if that is all I need to do to get some pied chicks. But knowing... -
Bagging up Peacock for travel
I have sold my 3 year old Peacock, Mozart. Hooray! I have agreed to meet the buyer half way since she lives so far away which will mean I will drive about 2 1/2 hours and transfer him to her and the cages that she brings for him. I don't want any mishaps of having him escape during the... -
When it rains on peafowl eggs????
One of my peahens has a nest of eggs that she has not yet decided to sit on...though she is acting like she is wanting to. I thought I would give her another day or two to make up her mind but we have had a lot of rain lately and that particular area, though it is inside the peafowl house, is... -
2021 Peachicks For Sale - Lamont, Florida
I have India Blue and India Blue/Black Shoulder peachicks ready for a new home. $50 each. (Pickup only - no shipping) Hatch Date: 5-14-21 3 India Blue 1 Black Shoulder 5-25-21 1 Black Shoulder 6-20-21 3...- old biddy
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8 week old peachicks. Peacocks or peahens?
I know they are still a bit young to tell but I thought I would ask anyway. Can anyone give me an educated guess as to gender?They are 8 weeks old. (The black hen is named Ebony. She has been a good mama.) -
Peacock molting already???
I've been posting a lot lately and here is another one (I am on a roll...) My 3+ year old peacock "Mozart" is in his first year of mating. I have him in a pen with one peahen. He grew a beautiful train and was quite the studmuffin...until about 2 weeks ago when he started dropping feathers... -
peachick died with red mark on throat
One of my new peachicks died suddenly. Though It had not shown any signs of coccidiosis, I had started it on a regiment of Corid. On Day #3 of treating it with Corid, I saw the surrogate mama chicken hen walking around the pen alone. I found the chick dead in the nest. It was almost two... -
Need info re: putting lime in peafowl pen
I have heard about putting agricultural lime in peafowl pens...but not sure what it accomplishes. Does anyone do this? Why is it helpful? I have also read that it is caustic and you have to cover it up with some kind of bedding. Confused. Anyone have experience or knowledge in this? -
Using Safe-guard pellets
I have a bag of Safe-guard pellets made by Prairie Pride, 0.5% Dewormer. The label indicates use on grower turkeys. Can I use this on my peafowl? Does anyone have any experience using this?