New kid from VT with peachicks!!

[Little Roughian]

Hi yall!!
So I'm new to here but have gotten some great info when researching from here so I joined for more help! I have 3 peachicks and 4 more on the way!! I hatched them for a gentleman as his grand kids wanted to play with the chicks, like they do with the chickens. Unfortunatly peachicks werent as slow and cuddly as they wanted so I got stuck with them. I have fallen in love!! I however only know what I've read online about raising these little squirts. Sheldon, Penny and Leonard (no clue if they are boys or girls) are now 4 weeks old. They still live with their two personal trainer chickens Howard and Amaretto, and seem to be thriving. If anyone has helpful info on everything, changing feed as they go... little treats they can get... sexing... what to expect at different ages... that would be greatly appreciated. Right now they are on game bird starter food, have a nice heat lamp, and live inside. fresh water twice a day as they love to make a mess of it.
Thanks so much!

 

[redsoxs]

Welcome from Kansas, LIttle Roughian, and

! Great to have you here. Sorry I can't help you as I have zero experience with peafowl. You might want to post over in the Other Poultry forum for more expertise. Best of luck to you!

 

[Little Roughian]

Thanks! I'm slowly exploring haha i probably should have added I'm a mom to 25 chicks, 17 hens, and 18 roosters all off mixed varieties! Not bad for someone who was terrified of birds a year ago. Darn chicks suckered me in with their personalities, so I had to like their parents!

 

[Kevin565]

What color are they? India Blues can be sexed fairly easily by the barring on their feathers.

 

[Kevin565]

 

[Little Roughian]

From what I was told and online research they are India Blues. I havent been able to find great pictures for sexing them nor do I have a real eye for it. Right now they all look about the same but are slowly losing some baby feathers. Ones a little behind as he had a rough start but seems to be catching up. How does one go about posting pictures? And is there anything specific I should take pictures of?

 

[sumi]

Hello and welcome to BYC

Glad you joined us! Look at the toolbar, the little icon with the house in it, next to the film icon, click on it and follow instructions from there.

 

[redneck4life27]

Welcome to BYC

from northern ny

 

[weimarmama]

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from Alabama. Glad you joined us. Since they're Blues you should be able to easily sex them once they're old enough - males keep the barring while females lose it and males also have burnt orange primary feathers. You can try posting pictures of them in the Peafowl section to see if anyone can help you sex them. Also, check out the sticky threads in the Peafowl section for lots of great info about raising peachicks: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/389059/peafowl-sticky-topics-index
Good luck with them

Almost forgot, here's a page showing how to post pictures: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/inserting-pics-in-on-the-new-byc

 

[Red Barn Farms]

Hello from The Bluegrass State.