Cataracts?

[Peafowlssssssss]

That's great, india blue pied male isn't cheap either, how old he is? If he is 2 year old i would breed him with the peach hen.

 

[KsKingBee]

He is two just like the blind one. hopefully he will get the job done.

 

[enola]

Caponizing an adult male pea would be major surgery to say the least. Besides that, if you could find someone who would pay to have the surgery done and then nurse him through the recovery time, the new owner will be very disappointed in his feather growth when he molts.

Without male hormones, he will not have his beautiful tail.

Why not do the kindest thing for him and have a vet euthanize him?

 

[Garden Peas]

If the farm for folks with developmental disabilities wants the bird, the bird's disability may make the bird a therapeutic asset.

 

[KsKingBee]

It is going to be a tough call to make. There are locals here in Kansas that capone chickens in their backyard, it can't be too different than doing a chicken. He is a beautiful bird and I think he would do well in a petting zoo, but one thing I will be adamant about is that he is removed from the gene pool. Then again Enola's remark about hot haveing the hormones to make train feathers needs to be looked into.

 

[casportpony]

Can you keep him?

-Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

Can you keep him?

-Kathy

I would rather he have a good home somewhere else where there is no chance that he would pass on his bad genetics.

 

[casportpony]

Can you keep him?


-Kathy

I would rather he have a good home somewhere else where there is no chance that he would pass on his bad genetics.

How attached to him are you?

-Kathy

 

[Garden Peas]

It is going to be a tough call to make. There are locals here in Kansas that capone chickens in their backyard, it can't be too different than doing a chicken. He is a beautiful bird and I think he would do well in a petting zoo, but one thing I will be adamant about is that he is removed from the gene pool. Then again Enola's remark about hot haveing the hormones to make train feathers needs to be looked into.

Well not having a train may make life easier for him to get around, given the lack of eyesight. Look at these sweet videos/articles about disabled animals that got matched up with kids with disabilities (warning, need large box of tissues handy):

http://news10.com/2015/12/16/blind-girl-from-nj-finds-special-doggy-companion/

http://www.today.com/parents/not-only-one-little-girl-who-lost-arm-adopts-kitten-t65451

http://www.fox9.com/news/47907203-story

Sometimes there is immeasurable therapeutic value in meeting an animal which is also disabled for kids (and adults) with disabilities.

 

[casportpony]

I have a blind rooster that I'm trying to figure out what to with. He hatched blind, but has learned how to find his food and water, so he's okay while locked up. He's nothing fancy, but I'm attached just because of the time I spent teaching him how to eat and drink.

-Kathy