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    Peacock with eye injury or illness

    One of our peacocks is having an eye issue. I cannot tell if the eye is gone or it’s swollen. Our other 5 are fine and this guy was in a coop with chickens all night (so no predators). There’s no blood and no other signs of injury. It’s Sunday so no vet today and to be honest I’m not sure our...
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    Peacock with eye injury or illness

    One of our peacocks has damage to his eye. I cannot tell if the eye is gone or it’s swollen (see pics). None of our other 5 are having any issues. They sleep in either our barn hay loft or occasionally the chicken coop so it wasn’t a predator attack. He doesn’t appear injured anywhere else. We...
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    Has anyone had an interspecies coop with peafowl?

    Our peacocks sleep in our large coop with the chickens when the weather is bad. They’re also in pasture everyday with geese and turkeys as well as the chickens. We’ve had this arrangement going on for close to 4 years now without issue. Occasionally during mating season the peacocks will chase...
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    When to introduce a new Pyrenees to the pasture?

    Hello, The 12 week puppy (that vet felt could not be left outside) was the big boy we have now and he would have been out there alone. She felt he was too little to be out by himself. I am wondering when I might leave the new guy (10 weeks) out because he won't be alone now. Sorry your Pry...
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    When to introduce a new Pyrenees to the pasture?

    We have a two-year-old great Pyrenees in our pasture now, and he is wonderful. Today we got a new puppy who is 10 weeks old. I’m not sure when to let him stay outside with our other dog and our livestock. With our first pry (who we got at 12 weeks) the vet told us that he was too young to be put...
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    Rooster w/ Black Comb (see pics)

    Our rooster was injured by a dog yesterday. I brought him inside to clean him up and assess injury. He lost a few feathers but otherwise seems okay. I was concerned about internal damage but he’s up this morning eating, drinking and sort of crowing. Because I give the roosters a wide berth I’m...
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    Black tip snood

    Thanks! I thought it was an injury but I was getting concerned because it’s been there awhile. Perhaps her picking at it is what’s causing it to heal slowly.
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    Black tip snood

    Our turkey has black (it looks like scabs) on the bottom of his snood. He’s eating and drinking normal, no other obvious issues. We recently added a hen and I saw her peck there this morning but I’m not sure that’s what caused it. It’s been there awhile and I can’t imagine she’s doing that much...
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    Does anyone have a Great Pyrenees...?

    A different breed is probably a better choice then. This breed is kind of a coin toss when it comes to birds. We have a rat terrier who by breed should be a terrible fit for birds and is wonderful with them. I guess sometimes you never know! Good luck with whatever breed you choose!
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    Does anyone have a Great Pyrenees...?

    We have a pure breed 7 month old male. We got him when he was just over 3 months old. I walked him around the fence line of the pasture every day for a month and he has never tried to get out (so far). He's happy watching over "his" goats and sheep (he also like our mini donkeys). The problem...
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    Housing for peahen and peachicks?

    I worry a lot about that. We actually sort of inherited these peafowl. The man we bought the house from had them and couldn’t take them with him. He let them go wherever. Sometimes they are gone for days and I worry that they got hit. One male is actually missing and we think someone may have...
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    Housing for peahen and peachicks?

    We have a peahen we knew was sitting on eggs. She came home with 4 peachicks the other day! We managed to get her into a 10x12 section of our old barn that was empty. We kept her and the babies in last night. My question is do we keep them inside or do we let her out? We free range chickens...
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    What breeds?

    Thank you! Ugh, scaly leg mites! I tried to get a few shots of his legs for further examination. Getting him to be still was rough!
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    What breeds?

    I had originally thought australorpe and that seems to fit his personality but was thrown off by the comb color as well. The pics online show a very bright red comb. His is quite dark as you can sort of see from the picture. The bottom of his feet are black like his legs. In the sun he has...
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    What breeds?

    Thanks!
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    What breeds?

    Aren’t the “Ayana Cermani” completely black? His comb is like a dark burgundy. He’s a wonderful rooster regardless of what kind, I’m just curious.
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    What breeds?

    Wondering what our rooster is (we bought him at an auction). Also “rescued” a few chicks from the clearance bin at Tractor Supply awhile back and am curious what they are too. *i know in the last pics there’s a silkie but I don’t know what the other 2 are. Thanks
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    Coloring on face and comb looks wrong

    Thank you. Yes it’s very hot here (90s and very humid), so hopefully that’s it. We’re fairly new to keeping chickens and other animals so I am always reading. I think that’s a double edged sword because if I notice anything different, I always think the worst. I guess it’s very much like...
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    Coloring on face and comb looks wrong

    These two black sexlink hens look off to me...their combs and faces are usually a bright red. I’ve included some pictures. Both are laying, eating and drinking. Is this an indicator of a health issue? I’ve read about changes in comb color and disease, but not sure what we may be looking at...
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    Does this look like blackhead disease?

    Thank you! I read about blackhead disease a little while ago and I think I just went right to worst case. She’s been sparring with a rooster lately so that’s probably where the injuries are from.
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