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If you want to break her, hang a wire cage from two no more than three points so it will rock as she moves, place a fan under the cage to insure she gets a breeze under her, allow feed and water of course, after two to three days she will be done.Talk about broodies... I had my share of finding dead chicks so am stealing the 'near' term eggs from my 7 ((yikes 7!)) broodie hens in hopes making chicks to stop this nonsense. I had my first chick returns to two hens last night (so now I am the 'stork') - each of them getting three chicks. Opening up the coop this morning, one of the hens had 4 chicks, one chick as lying in the area where she was nesting - apparently not as robust as the others (he came back into the brooder until stronger), so that left one. I looked the other hens nest box just in time to see her sneaking (SQUEEZING) herself behind the back of the nest box around to a neighbor broody nest to sit on THOSE eggs! .... so some mama hen (NOT!) abandoning a chick to go steal someone else's eggs. Darn. This is the hen I really wanted to start laying again too... I guess I will need to try to break her of this some other way. Oh well.... I am just happy that all six chicks are still alive and that at least one hen is off the nest. Updated: that first hen had three of her now 5 chicks stolen by another hen who I didn't know was broody. Maybe she was just babysitting!
That looks like a possible Saipan, or other oriental game, it is unlikely it will come out of that stage they are very stilty birds and look much like that even as adults just a bit heavier.
Had surgury a couple days ago and while I was laid up something killed one of my peacocks the male I think the hen is on top of one of the coops and I can't coax her down, she dosen't look to be injured just harressed a bit, the body was laying near the pond torn open but doesn't look like anything was eaten, I really need to catch whatever did it and prevent it from getting my last one...
Sorry you had to find your peacock that way. Hope all is well regarding your surgery.
Thanks, I had an Ablation done, the reovery is fairly quick just a little sore at the puncture sites still but otherwise fine, I'm pretty sure the answer to your other question Nana is Dogs, kill for the fun of it and aren't afraid of humans or other dogs so keep coming back.. which ever one(s) did it won't be going home when I catch them,Elwood...hope your surgery was minor and you are healing nicely. sorry to hear about the peacock. What animal kills and leaves the carcass?
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