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[3goodeggs]

Nice colors!

 

[DevilsDenHen]

 

[jenna2030]

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[Sanna]

A rose from our lone rose bush, the color is Cherry Parfeit.

So beautiful! I love the colors.

I know Blue and Charlie, the bigger ones are both males. Biggest thing to assure me was this.
Young male peachicks will practice fanning.

I didn't know they practice fanning so young! It's hard to take them seriously when they're so little....with those tiny tails.

So cute.
I'm really hoping our hens lays some fertile eggs this year. She hasn't laid one yet...

What time of year do they usually lay? I thought the hen would have laid some eggs by now?

My peahen hatched out 4 peachicks yesterday!

I have to say that these pictures don't look like much as these tiny little images, but once you open them up and see the large view. Holy moly, the scenery!! The colors of the sky is so beautiful! And the mountains in the back. It's like a little piece of heaven you have there.

 

[DevilsDenHen]

Thank you. It's only about a bergillion degrees though right now. Lol. But I love the sunsets.

 

[Sanna]

The farm was donated a beautiful, young pair of Royal Palm turkeys. Very pretty if you ask me. lol


And we rescued a momma guinea pig with 3 babies. We're keeping the mom and 2 female kids. Male baby has found a home.


This one is my favorite. She's 3 weeks old in this picture.


My little bantam Sumatra cockerel, The Lone Ranger.


Ranger's buddy, Blue. Hoping this one is a pullet.




Gotta love the little Silkie butts!

I'm quite sure this one is a cockerel, even though they're still too young to tell gender for sure.


My Orpington grow outs...and Blue the Sumatra taking flight in the background. lol


I had two splashes hatch, totally wasn't expecting this variety! I didn't think there was any splash in the genes, but I guess there were. lol I loooove splashes, and better yet, they both look like they may be pullets.

Went and picked up two jubilee orpingtons and got way lucky, they also seem to be pullets. lol


MEALWORMS! Everyone's favorite treat.


Ranger getting wild again. lol It's fun seeing the difference in the two breeds and their activity level. These Sumatras are very active compared to the Orps. Ranger is always jumping and flying around.

 

[Birdrain92]

So beautiful! I love the colors.



I didn't know they practice fanning so young! It's hard to take them seriously when they're so little....with those tiny tails.

So cute.
I'm really hoping our hens lays some fertile eggs this year. She hasn't laid one yet...

What time of year do they usually lay? I thought the hen would have laid some eggs by now?

I have to say that these pictures don't look like much as these tiny little images, but once you open them up and see the large view. Holy moly, the scenery!! The colors of the sky is so beautiful! And the mountains in the back. It's like a little piece of heaven you have there.

They usually lay from April to September. How old is the peahen? My young peahen stopped laying by mid June but the older ones will lay for a little longer. It depends on where you live and how old the peahen is. Peahens begin laying when they are at least 2 years old.

 

[Sanna]

They usually lay from April to September. How old is the peahen? My young peahen stopped laying by mid June but the older ones will lay for a little longer. It depends on where you live and how old the peahen is. Peahens begin laying when they are at least 2 years old.

Our older hen is 4 or 5 years old, the younger one is 2. I think we've had 2 or 3 eggs all summer. We're in Connecticut. We didn't get a ton of eggs last year either, but definitely had plenty more than 2 or 3. lol What would cause them to not lay?

 

[Birdrain92]

Our older hen is 4 or 5 years old, the younger one is 2. I think we've had 2 or 3 eggs all summer. We're in Connecticut. We didn't get a ton of eggs last year either, but definitely had plenty more than 2 or 3. lol What would cause them to not lay?

Heavy rain has had some people's peahens stop laying. Parasites, disease, not enough of a certain nutrition can also cause it. There are many things that can make them stop laying. My hen would stop laying for four days and then start laying again. If they have a clutch or a chick they will stop laying. Sometimes they will stop at this time of year. Some people have no more hens laying right now and some people have very few hens still laying. I never had the chance to test how long my peahen would lay. I let her have her own clutch after I collected as many eggs my incubator could hold. This year I only got 13. Last year 5, year before 5. There are many things that can have them stop laying. I know two years ago when Idaho had a heavy winter that didn't let up until April my hen didn't lay until June and only for 10 days. My hen this year started laying May 2 and stopped laying June 6 since that's when she had achieved a clutch of eggs.

 

[Birdrain92]

There are a few ways of getting rid of parasites. Peafowl though tend to be clean birds so expect rather a little to no population of external parasites. With peafowl parasites will stay near the face since peafowl can reach everywhere but their face. Easiest way is have an area for dust bathes, sulfur, citric acid, or some parasitic chemical control. My favorites other than dust bathes since they do that themselves is sulfur and citric acid. Sulfur will fry the parasite then and there and citric acid can kill them fast too. The eggs though are immune to citric acid so you have to use citric acid over the course of a few days. Sulfur and citric acid are hard for parasites to develop an immunity to. Garlic contains sulfur, that's what I use for internal and external parasites. Sulfur works on both, Citric acid is more for the outside of the body. Lemon juice, Orange juice, Lime juice have citric acid. I found the easiest way with citric acid is put a high concentration in their water. When they dip their beaks in it gets on it and when they preen it will spread the citric acid killing parasites. You can try to throw garlic powder straight on to the bird near the tail feathers since they put their faces their a lot. Or set out a bowl with garlic powder as well. Both methods work for my flock and other Idaho Bird Breeders agree with me and use the same methods.