Peafowl 101: Basic care, genetics, and answers.

[praejones]

 

[VickiG74]

My mother rescued this Peahen that was roaming around the neighborhood. She will be bringing to live with me, my chickens and Guinea fowl. not sure if she has been wormed. I doubt it but do I need to quarantine her from my other fowls. They all Free range during the day and share a coop at night. Please Help.

 

[casportpony]

Welcome to BYC! What do you need help with?

-Kathy

 

[uzisuzuki]

My mother rescued this Peahen that was roaming around the neighborhood. She will be bringing to live with me, my chickens and Guinea fowl. not sure if she has been wormed. I doubt it but do I need to quarantine her from my other fowls. They all Free range during the day and share a coop at night. Please Help.

From my limited experience in having a peacock adopt me and buying 2 peahens last month to keep him company, I would deworm her just to be safe. The info I've gotten here and from my recent vet visit with one of my peahens, peas are more susceptible to diseases/parasites that chickens carry. Better safe than sorry.

 

[VickiG74]

Thank You Very Much. I will definitely make sure she is wormed.

 

[casportpony]

Great article on treating slipped tendon!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/treating-a-chick-with-a-slipped-tendon-one-chick-s-story

-Kathy

 

[weasel killer]

Question,i have two young males and three hens in a pen the males have been raised together do i have to seperate the males and if so what age. Thanks
Dennis

 

[casportpony]

Question,i have two young males and three hens in a pen the males have been raised together do i have to seperate the males and if so what age. Thanks
Dennis

They might be okay together, they might not... time will tell.

-Kathy

 

[KsKingBee]

They may or may not get along, it kind of depends on how much area and how many hens they end up with. I do not let two cocks of three years or older bunk together. One mature male and a yearling usually get along but junior can cause problems when the birds are mating.

 

[Frenchman Creek]

Happy New Year to all. Hopefully 2017 will be a good year for all.

I do have a genetics question for those familiar with cameos. This year I got quite a few cameo chicks and though most have been sold I am keeping four until Spring. My question is since I used a IB male split cameo with IB hens then these four chicks plus all the other sold ones are all female. Do I have this correct?