James did amazing! He is a mini so no one has the better rabbit, the judge just tells then the good and bad of each. Ironman is a good looking boy and James knew the answer to every question asked! I am SO proud of him!!!!
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Good job James!!!
Congrats for James and his rabbit.
Maybe this is crazy to ask, but I have a 'lonely' 1yo male peacock. Looking for a friend for him probably another peacock. Anyone know of where I can get a year old peacock? At this point male or female. I searched CL and nothing.
Thanks for the input.
Thanks for the input.
Congratulations!
That a great idea! then she wont fight me to take it. She really likes squash, but I dont always have squash, I do always have bread, so I will try it with bread.Thanks!you can drop the vitamin on a favorite treat too.. like fresh bread,
Wonderful! Congrats to the new mommy hen! I have not let my girls hatch, but try to keep her separate from the flock if you can.
I just got this Red Golden Pheasant from MillerFarm.
Here's the back story:
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So after I got him, I looked over the legs. No obvious broken bones.
I held him on his back (legs up) and straightened both legs. The good one immediately sprang into the crouched position. The bad one just stayed put. When he is standing, the bad leg is not tucked up, it just hangs there with the foot just off of the floor with perhaps one talon touching lightly on the floor. He just stands on the good foot and looks around.
He looks pretty beat up. Obviously the &*%(*&%$#)(*^^^ sale barn took the best care of him. (*&%&^*( jerks. He looks like crap warmed over twice. He has a general look about him like he has been in fight and came up loser. His tail feathers are broken off to perhaps 1/2 length. Looks like many feathers are missing. He has a black scab on the point of the elbow of the bad leg. I checked the feet and there is no sign of Bumble-foot.
My guess is a pulled ligament in the elbow of the right leg.
A 1-legged pheasant can prosper in a captive environment, but I want to make the effort to save him the aggravation. I prefer to name him "Red" rather than "Hoppy". Vet bills are not an option.
I am thinking of taping his leg into a retracted position to keep him from re-injuring it when he hops around, checking it every couple of weeks to see if the ligament has re-attached. But I'm not sure this would be a good move or if it would make it worse. I will be keeping him in a extra large dog crate until he gets better. Kicked the Labrador out. She'll have to sleep on a carpet on the garage floor.
What do youse guyz think?
I'm guessing he is gangly teen-ager. Just getting full sized.
John
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One of my friends is selling peacocks, the males are around one year I believe, big but no tail feathers yet. They are $50. I am not sure if they are selling females. Send me a PM and I can get you their contact info.
My 13-year old granddaughter just told me she has named him Jimmy. She named the Jersey Black Giant pullet whose broken leg we splinted "Eloise". I now have 2 named birds.
John
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