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[Pensmaster]

Do you guys have peacocks? My daughter wants some, and her dad told me (quietly on the side to ask about personal experiences with them.) He heard the males can be ornery.

Neighbors had them. Extremely loud.

 

[Akrnaf2]

To you too my freind.
Did you were kind to your buddy today?

? My buddy?

Eat somthing good and healthy
Gave it enough sleep?

 

[kajira]

I normally don't advocate for parrots because of their longevity. They get extremely attached to a person who they look on as their life mate. If they get mad for some reason, like if their human mate moves away for any length of time, they'll hate that person forever. I said small parrot because their bite isn't as severe and they don't live as long.
I worked with larger parrots, primarily scarlet and great green macaws but also hyacinths and eclectus. IMO, people shouldn't own them
Most of our birds were rescued from homes, hotels, makeshift zoos, etc.. A large macaw can live 100 years. That means that they outlive their original owner and likely their owner's kids. That makes them crazy. We had about 300 of each.
A Hyacinth has one of the strongest bites. We had a Scarlet that had stuck its beak in an adjacent Hyacinth's cage. It bit the top beak off the Scarlet. The Scarlet's mate had to feed it the rest of its life.

This is why I told my daughter NO to parrots. I couldn't imagine having an animal that lives an average of 80 years. Chickens were my compromise! LOL

I've always wanted ducks and turkeys though.

 

[daxigait]

Eat somthing good and healthy
Gave it enough sleep?

Oh, body! Not really, I had Raisen Bran with goats milk for breakfast. I have a can of vegetable beef soup for lunch.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Mine will not eat pellets I even tryed to not feed them for a day until they eat there pellets and they didn't eat a thing of them so I had to go buy crumbles. For another 13.00 dollars if they would eat something from the mill I could get a fifty pound bag for about 9 dollars. And I get a 25 pound bag of cracked corn for 3 dollars and mix it with the food but the mill charges me more if I don't fill the bag so it would be cheaper if I bought a 100 pound bag at one time instead of keep buying a 25 pound bag.

I went through that a long time ago. However, I must tell you that chickens will not starve themselves. They just aren't used to the texture but they will eat that if fed where they normally find food.

Shalom to all the gang!

Top of the morning to you sir.

This is why I told my daughter NO to parrots. I couldn't imagine having an animal that lives an average of 80 years. Chickens were my compromise! LOL

I've always wanted ducks and turkeys though.

Turkeys are huggable.
We had a breeding pair that was 90.

 

[daxigait]

@Akrnaf2 I wish I could raid your tree My pear tree will be ready after we get a cold night. Yummy, I can't wait. I lost my apples and plums to the nasty Japanese bettles
How are your chicks from early in the year? You have not posted any pictures lately.

 

[kajira]

I went through that a long time ago. However, I must tell you that chickens will not starve themselves. They just aren't used to the texture but they will eat that if fed where they normally find food.

Top of the morning to you sir.

Turkeys are huggable.
We had a breeding pair that was 90.

I think so too, and we have the room for them with no neighbors if they did wander off. LOL

 

[daxigait]

@ChickenCanoe I don't think I will be making my trip given the recent expenses. I will have to try to get a cockerel from you next year or if you have one the next time I pass that way.
I would like to have one as a guardian. Will it be OK with none of its own kind?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

@ChickenCanoe I don't think I will be making my trip given the recent expenses. I will have to try to get a cockerel from you next year or if you have one the next time I pass that way.
I would like to have one as a guardian. Will it be OK with none of its own kind?

chickens are its kind

I have been wanting to visit my brother in Sarcoxie. He's 75 so I need to do it soon. If I'm able to break away, I'll bring one to you.

 

[daxigait]

chickens are its kind

I have been wanting to visit my brother in Sarcoxie. He's 75 so I need to do it soon. If I'm able to break away, I'll bring one to you.

If you come that close I will come get it or ask my friend if I am working.