New Peafowl and Duck mom from PA

[peasandducks]

You may want to get a companion for Arwen if you decide to free range her. Peafowl are not beyond joining a flock of wild turkeys if they have no flock of their own.

Thank you! We plan to, and there is a flock of turkeys so she’d find them easily!

 

[N F C]

Hello, Arwen is lovely! Thanks for joining us, make yourself at home.

 

[User690263]

Welcome to BYC! Feel free to make yourself right at home

 

[muddy75]

 

[CurlyChickenGirly]

Welcome to BYC! Your flock sounds wonderful!

 

[peasandducks]

Very true. I've seen this happen in FL once. The peafowl joined a flock at night to roost with them. After that is seldom came around to the owners house.

Wow! Yea I wouldn’t want that for her…rather have her own flock.

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello and welcome to BYC!

Best wishes with all your flocks! If you have any questions about anything along the way, be sure to ask.

Welcome to our community!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Jenbirdee]

 

[casportpony]

Hi! I’m new both here and to the flock world. We live on forest land in south central PA. Arwen is our peahen and is 7 months old. We got her from a farm north of us and she seems very weary of humans. So far her favorite treats are walnuts and blueberries.

This week we will be adding 3 Cayuga ducklings and then 3 Welsh Harlequins in May. So far we are doing an all female flock for eggs and enjoyment .

We have two small streams and plan to free range everyone once they are settled. Inside, we have two zebra finches, a canary, an America short hair cat, long haired German Shepherd, and a staffy-lab-boxer-etc. mix (the latter three spend much of their time “free ranging” already to the deers’ dismay.

Highlights from the wild bird pop are the classic PA woods birds including a very loud pileated woodpecker, two day-time active Barred Owls, a tiny crested kinglet going three years strong, two fox sparrows, and our favorites: the blue jays. Our jays are the alarm bells for all of the predator birds and keep everyone safe and sound.

Thanks for already being welcoming! Hope your flocks are staying warm and safe.

Here’s Arwen .

She’s been with us for four days (looks like she’d been getting pecked by her barnmates and I don’t think had the best nutrition given what I’ve read about feathers).

Welcome to BYC! I have peas & ducks too! (and geese, turkeys, pigeons, & chickens)

Arwen is beautiful!