Male or female?

[UP peacocks]

[/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]

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Looks like you have a white split in there too?

 

[UP peacocks]

Yes, the father has one white flight feather this little one has white on both sides.

 

[Birdrain92]

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.

 

[UP peacocks]

Thanks I'll post more later..... Can't believe how young they can fly!

 

[Birdrain92]

Thanks I'll post more later..... Can't believe how young they can fly!

That's gamebirds for you. Gamebirds can start flying within the week of hatching.

 

[UP peacocks]

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?

 

[Birdrain92]

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.

 

[UP peacocks]

Ok thanks

 

[BYC-user-174785]

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...