Peafowl

[Peafowlphil]

Nice to meet you Phil. Have you discovered the "Peafowl thread," lots of very nice, helpful people there.

Thanks for the encouragement.

 

[Peafowlphil]

Thanks for the encouragement

 

[N F C]

Thanks to everyone. I'm still learning to navigate this forum. I'm not sure I've answered and who I haven't. I'll try everyone.

It takes some practice to get used to the site...you should have been here a few months ago when they rolled out a new format, lol. Most all of us were stumbling around in the dark

 

[Peafowlphil]

Nice to meet you Phil. Have you discovered the "Peafowl thread," lots of very nice, helpful people there.

Hello there! And It is wonderful to have you here with us, best wishes!

Thank you. Nice to meet you as well.

 

[Peafowlphil]

It takes some practice to get used to the site...you should have been here a few months ago when they rolled out a new format, lol. Most all of us were stumbling around in the dark

 

[Peafowlphil]

I'll say. I'm confused. I recently lost a peahen to egg binding. I've read and read and studied and I think I may not have been feeding enough fruits and veggies. It was horrible. I gave her Epsom salt baths to no avail. I was prbly too late in treating her. I don't know.

 

[N F C]

I'll say. I'm confused. I recently lost a peahen to egg binding. I've read and read and studied and I think I may not have been feeding enough fruits and veggies. It was horrible. I gave her Epsom salt baths to no avail. I was prbly too late in treating her. I don't know.

I've never raised peafowl (just a chicken person here) but I do know it always stinks to lose an animal you care about.

I know with chickens, it can be hard to identify exactly what is wrong and figure out treatment. That's where BYC can be really helpful...there aren't a lot of experiences with birds that someone on here hasn't already encountered.

Don't beat yourself up about it (hard, I know) just try to learn from the experience and use it to make you a better bird keeper.

 

[casportpony]

I'll say. I'm confused. I recently lost a peahen to egg binding. I've read and read and studied and I think I may not have been feeding enough fruits and veggies. It was horrible. I gave her Epsom salt baths to no avail. I was prbly too late in treating her. I don't know.

Welcome to BYC! Sorry about your hen, I know how you feel. According to my vet, dehydration is the leading cause of egg binding. Dd your hen have a stuck shelled egg, or was it shell-less? Was it hot when you lost her? Did she have access to oyster shell and layer feed?