my plan is for ~8 weeks in the peacock barn and then giving them access to the flight pen for another month followed by giving them free range. sound appropriate?
chooks4life,
Thanks so much for your very thoughtful reply. I had no idea about the pre-roosting behavior that you explained so nicely.
It certainly makes sense to me.
McIntosh1272
Last May an adult India Blue peahen adopted us. She has free ranged around our home on the Georgia coast ever since with us supplementing her diet with wild bird seed and dog food treats. She roosted every night in one of our live oaks reaching over the salt marsh and became a family member...