INDIANA BYC'ers HERE!

[daskhan]

I am looking to find a new home for one of my White Peacocks. A year old this June and very polite boys. Purchased at 4 mos of age from South Dakota BYC member Blue Creek Farm.
I have 3 peacocks and only 1 hen. I believe 2 of the 3 chicks hatched are male also! So before next breeding season I need to rehome one of them.

Anyone interested?

Re home normally means free if your charging someone your not rehoming your selling

 

[ChickCrazed]

Re home normally means free if your charging someone your not rehoming your selling

I actually see a lot of people charge a small re-homing fee to make sure the animal doesn't end up in the wrong hands (a dog fighter for example won't pay for a dog, but often troll for "free" ones). A re-homing fee is less than you would pay to buy an animal typically, but is done to ensure safety. Just my experience.

 

[ellymayRans]

Re home normally means free if your charging someone your not rehoming your selling

True definition doesn't specify anything to do with $$, selling, etc. But rather just finding it a new home which is what I want. I think it sounds nicer than selling.

 

[ellymayRans]

Poo he won't work here then

Awe the kids would love him!! jk
I understand. I started with 1 and spent a lot of time with her mainly because I was so inexperienced with them but they have been very easy here. Many days I think I'll just get rid of all other birds but them .. then my soft heart for them all breaks a little and then I'm back to hatching!! Lol!

 

[iamfivewire]

our first blue egg - one of our cream legbar pullets:

 

[pbirdhaven]

I am looking to find a new home for one of my White Peacocks. A year old this June and very polite boys. Purchased at 4 mos of age from South Dakota BYC member Blue Creek Farm.
I have 3 peacocks and only 1 hen. I believe 2 of the 3 chicks hatched are male also! So before next breeding season I need to rehome one of them.

Anyone interested?

Sending you a PM.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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I would love them again but am just not ready. I will sure be PM'ing you when we are. I want young or hand raised for sure. Would really love to give a broody turkey eggs! To me that would imprint them to the flock the best. With the Midget Whites broody hens is a total non issue, same with bourbons lol.

 

[ellymayRans]

I would love them again but am just not ready. I will sure be PM'ing you when we are. I want young or hand raised for sure. Would really love to give a broody turkey eggs! To me that would imprint them to the flock the best. With the Midget Whites broody hens is a total non issue, same with bourbons lol.

Well letting momma hatch has been much easier for sure. I will be hatching and raising them from now on though. All 3 chicks that I hatched immediately imprinted to me. Not like chicken chicks scattering like the sky is falling!! Haha!! The 2 momma is raising 2 she hatched and they want nothing to do with human contact. Not that they are found of it normally but the imprinted ones will allow you to handle and catch them. Which is mostly a necessity when free ranging in order to treat injury or illness or just regular maintenance. Fortunately I don't Believe I'll ever be raising more than a few at a time so having them in a brooder for several months isn't that bad. My boy Rocky goes outside now for a large part of the day but I can walk right up to him and pick him up or open the door and call and he comes. Follows me through the yard..etc. not just at a distance like the adults. He's over 2 months old now.

I've gone on and on! Lol! Sorry!
Yes certainly let me know when you're ready to take the plunge! I'm working on getting new colors so we'll see.

Pics of Rocky sunning today. He's so darn sweet.

 

[Chaneys Ranch]

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Totally agree. My mature Bourbon red turkeys are not imprinted and are very timid. Makes it very hard to check them over, just regular stuff. Hen is very uncooperative even touching her, and the toms not much better. All the poults have been awesome, totally different. But, they were all incubated and hand raised. I have noticed even if I take chicks at hatch, if they are brooded by a hen they just do not imprint as well. My incubator babies are not nearly as timid. Some species like scovys are a harder hatch, so am letting the hens do it. I make sure I take them the first day, and spend a lot of time with them.
I just love your fella Rocky, he is too cute

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[Chaneys Ranch]

I think my favorite is the india blues. I remember them from the zoo in Chicago, was in like 1st grade on a field trip. Just so stunning to see them display! Those peas were so imprinted to people they had free range of the zoo.