Peafowl and Pheasant care in the cold

henbit

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Hello,

I will be hatching pheasant and peafowl eggs this year and I'm curious if these birds need extra care in the winter. I live in upstate NY where it can get very cold. My chickens handle in quite well with no supplemental heat. Thank you.
Georgina
 
I have raised peafowl for the past five years in a snow belt in NW PA.
They handle the cold well if they can get out of the wind. They do not take the ammonia odor of a chicken coop well. If you don't teach them to come in and clip their feathers you are apt to find them on your roof or high up in a tree. Mine receive no supplemental heat once they feather out, however I have found that they are like turkey poults or guineas when they start out and need extra care. Good luck with your new peafowl!
 
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It depends on the species you are planning to keep. Green Peafowl will require extra protection from the cold as will peacock-pheasants and some species of Lophura.

Dan
 
Mine do fine in Ohio winters, with just a barn, no heat. Like Dan said the greens will need heat.

All mine are The India Blues(in lots of colors)
 

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