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[/IMG][/IMG][My peahen hatched out one chick... She is an opal split to india blue and peacock is india blue.... Any guesses on gender..... One and a half weeks old ... Thanks[MG][/IMG][/IMG]
 
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Yes, the father has one white flight feather this little one has white on both sides.
 
At this age you can guess but won't be accurate. In the second photo the chick shows darker colors which could indicate a hen but it's better to try to sex them at three weeks old.
 
Thanks I'll post more later..... Can't believe how young they can fly!
 
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I feed the adults mazuri gamebird feed and ordered some gamebird starter for the chick it is eating chicken medicated starter now because I have to order the mazuri brand ..... No one sells it around me.. Is this an ok diet?
 
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I feed the adults mazuri gamebird feed and ordered some gamebird starter for the chick it is eating chicken medicated starter now because I have to order the mazuri brand ..... No one sells it around me.. Is this an ok diet?

I don't know those brands. So long as the protein is 20% at the least when you can. I'm sure since it's gamebird it will have that. I feed Nutrena Nature Wise Meat bird feed and oyster shells for the adults. The chicks get a Medicated Gamebird Starter and Grower of 28% protein. This is just my flock though but the recommended is 20% protein at least. The chick you could feed the adult food. That's what my chicks are on now since they are 2 months old and 3 months old.
 
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The Mazuri brand is great, but the gamebird starter is 30% protein. Lots of us here do not use feed with that high of a percentage of protein. Also, do you have more pictures of your peahen? I am not sure if she actually is Opal...
 

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