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[NateinFL]

Oh, dear. Where do I get wormer, how do I administer it, and what brand name should I look for?

Yeah I wouldn't worry about worming right now just take it one step at a time. I have never wormed my peafowl and they are perfectly feathered but I also don't keep them penned. They know to stay in my 1 acre yard as they were all raised here.

You said it was 95 degrees around at 8am...WOW where do you live, you should definitely come to FL to cool off. I feel sorry for those dealing with temps in the 100+ range we have a sea breeze here at least that keeps it reasonable. Good luck with Solomon . Have you fed him any treats yet to try and befriend him? Bread, peanuts, raisins, etc? I always crouch to their level so they don't feel as intimidated. Just a thought.

 

[amsunshine]

Thanks everyone. We're in Kansas. We farm too--things aren't looking that great for the crops right now but all might not be lost. A pool sounds great...but I have to go to work. I work in A/C so that is good. Thanks for the treat ideas. We bought a watermelon yesterday and I gave the rinds to our chickens and Solomon. Solomon loved it! He pecked at it for quite awhile. It probably was still cold from the fridge, and juicy for him too.

 

[angsaidso]

I remember reading on a peafowl breeding site someplace that they can live to 45 years. I don't really know if that's true or if I believe it. Seems REALLY LONG to me. Half the life of some big parrots, longer than a horse, double plus dog life spans. I just find 45 years to be excessive. But I can't say .... I keep my birds enclosed right now because of the fear of them wandering off or geting eaten by something big and bad. I have not seen anything around, but that certainly does not mean they aren't. Your new bird is BEAUTIFUL! Good luck with him!

 

[zazouse]

Yeah I wouldn't worry about worming right now just take it one step at a time. I have never wormed my peafowl and they are perfectly feathered but I also don't keep them penned. They know to stay in my 1 acre yard as they were all raised here.

You said it was 95 degrees around at 8am...WOW where do you live, you should definitely come to FL to cool off. I feel sorry for those dealing with temps in the 100+ range we have a sea breeze here at least that keeps it reasonable. Good luck with Solomon . Have you fed him any treats yet to try and befriend him? Bread, peanuts, raisins, etc? I always crouch to their level so they don't feel as intimidated. Just a thought.

How long have your peas been ranging on your acre?
Mine cover 15 to 20 acres most all the time and it is not the same 15 to 20 they will range on one side of the property then the back, then the other side, then mabe to the front, they move to different areas all the time but they do come up to the safe zone when they want to rest for the most part.

 

[NateinFL]

How long have your peas been ranging on your acre?
Mine cover 15 to 20 acres most all the time and it is not the same 15 to 20 they will range on one side of the property then the back, then the other side, then mabe to the front, they move to different areas all the time but they do come up to the safe zone when they want to rest for the most part.

4 years now...when they were young and adventuresome I had to herd them back home down the street with a stick more than once (cars driving by and slowing down to laugh) but the neighbors have dogs and I have bushes and fence surrounding my property so they now pretty much know where the "danger zone" is. Once in a while they will stray far, then fly back home making as much ruckus as possible. One time they were all gone for 2 days and I finally found them in my neighbors yard a few acres away. It was in a yard that had pitbulls but I think they were on vacation. This was when they were young. Now they very rarely leave my yard. It has to be something very interesting (like a wood stork across the street) that gets them wandering.

Here's a story...Last year I gave my neighbor of mine a 6 month old peahen that I thought was old enough to be away from Mother even though they roosted side by side in my big tree every night. My neighbor lived 3 acres away and I thought it was a good enough buffer zone because of all the trees and such, but no way. Early the next morning Mother was on my roof doing all kinds of honking. I looked out my window and saw her heading to that direction, she looked frantic...head outstretched and moving quickly. I could even hear the baby making distress noises. Shortly after my neighbor called and said, "your bird is in my yard". Way down the road! Apparently they communicated and Mother went walking down the road to get her baby back. My neighbor ended up giving the young peahen back b/c her kids weren't attached and we both agreed we wanted what was best for the birds

. I learned the motherly bond is VERY strong in peafowl. I think they are a lot smarter than we humans give them credit for. That's why I would feel bad to keep them in a pen 24/7. I might run the risk of losing one from a car or animal but they are SO happy free-ranging.

Hope that answers your question LOL!

 

[Kedreeva]

Ang, 45 years is incorrect. Their lifespan is more in the 15-20 years range, and it's shorter for some of the colors- I believe the charcoal is a shorter lived bird around 8 years.

 

[SharonJ]

I remember reading on a peafowl breeding site someplace that they can live to 45 years. I don't really know if that's true or if I believe it. Seems REALLY LONG to me. Half the life of some big parrots, longer than a horse, double plus dog life spans. I just find 45 years to be excessive. But I can't say .... I keep my birds enclosed right now because of the fear of them wandering off or geting eaten by something big and bad. I have not seen anything around, but that certainly does not mean they aren't. Your new bird is BEAUTIFUL! Good luck with him!

My parents live on a 1000 ac. ranch and they bought some peafowl when I was 10 year old this pair is still living on the ranch I'am 40 now so they are 30 years old.

 

[zazouse]

Your parents need to contact the Guinness book of world record, cause the oldest i have ever head of is 24 years and you know the net don't lie LOL

I hope mine don't live past 20, i will have to change my will so they can be provided for

I already gave my beloved cockatoo to my daughter, she has been in the family 15 years, i raised her from a wee hatchling,we all love her, but my DH has gone on graveyards after 15 years of days and Casie likes to talk and scream with joy so she lives at my daughters now, course my daughter lives a few acres from here on our land so i have unlimited visiting privileges.

 

[NateinFL]

My parents live on a 1000 ac. ranch and they bought some peafowl when I was 10 year old this pair is still living on the ranch I'am 40 now so they are 30 years old.

I really wouldn't doubt them living that long...some species are known to live for a long time (although in the parrot world I think they greatly exaggerate a bird's lifespan "this bird lives an average of 75 years"...yeah right). Are you sure they are the same 2 peacocks though is my question.

 

[amsunshine]

Well, I hope ours is young enough to enjoy a little companionship. We've decided to get him a woman. Though it appears getting our hands on an adult peahen is proving to be a bit of a challenge. Seems a lot of people want to keep their girls. We'd rather get an adult one, to have someone to bond with while he's in the barn for a few weeks so we teach him where his new home is. I'll look to see if there's a classfied for sale/wanted to buy section on this board.