Peahen in tree for 2 days

[Fuzzybird1]

One of our peahens has been up in a tree for 2 days. She has not come down to eat or drink and the temps have gone down to single digits at night. Normally she roosts in the barn every night with the others and during the day when it is cold. We tried everything we could to get her down. We were finally able to poke her with an 18 ft pole while standing on a ladder. She simply flew even higher to another tree. I am worried she will get dehydrated and die. This is her 3rd winter here so she is use to the snow. I am going out to push some snow away to expose some grass hoping it might help. She is so high up now there is no reaching her. What else can I do? She sees the barn, knows where she is and has called back and forth to her flockmates. What else can I do?

 

[21hens-incharge]

Exposing the ground and maybe sprinkle some favorite treat there is a good idea.

I cannot imagine trying to poke her with an 18' pole while on a ladder. That is no easy feat.

 

[Fuzzybird1]

Exposing the ground and maybe sprinkle some favorite treat there is a good idea.

I cannot imagine trying to poke her with an 18' pole while on a ladder. That is no easy fea

Exposing the ground and maybe sprinkle some favorite treat there is a good idea.

I cannot imagine trying to poke her with an 18' pole while on a ladder. That is no easy feat.

 

[Fuzzybird1]

I already did that early this afternoon. I put a big dish she would recognize with her favorite foods in it on the exposed area. She did not come down. If she is still up there tomorrow it is supposed to warm up to 37*F. I'm hoping I can encourage her flock to leave the barn and eat on the exposed ground. Maybe that will encourage her. So poking her with the stick only got her to fly up higher to another tree. At least she is still near the barn in an area she knows well. Her flock often hangs out here when they leave the shelter of the barn. I'm also glad she flew to this evergreen as it offers her more protection than the naked tree she was on originally. It will be single digits again tonight. Any suggestions are appreciated. After the first attempt, I don't think I should try to get her down as she could fly to an area she is not familiar with. At least she is at home.

 

[cherrynberry]

I already did that early this afternoon. I put a big dish she would recognize with her favorite foods in it on the exposed area. She did not come down. If she is still up there tomorrow it is supposed to warm up to 37*F. I'm hoping I can encourage her flock to leave the barn and eat on the exposed ground. Maybe that will encourage her. So poking her with the stick only got her to fly up higher to another tree. At least she is still near the barn in an area she knows well. Her flock often hangs out here when they leave the shelter of the barn. I'm also glad she flew to this evergreen as it offers her more protection than the naked tree she was on originally. It will be single digits again tonight. Any suggestions are appreciated. After the first attempt, I don't think I should try to get her down as she could fly to an area she is not familiar with. At least she is at home.

Oh wow. Sorry, no advice here. I just wish you the best of luck! I know you must be so worried! I would too! I will be sending prayers.

 

[KsKingBee]

I find it interesting that peas can forecast the weather. They will tank up on feed the days prior to a front moving in and won't eat much at all during the worst of the cold. I had always thought that they would need to eat more while it is cold to maintain energy to keep warm but they have shown me again that they know what is best for them. I would not try to 'help' as that could lead to negative effects for both the bird and you up on that ladder. Let nature take care of them, they have been doing this for thousands of years.

 

[Fuzzybird1]

I find it interesting that peas can forecast the weather. They will tank up on feed the days prior to a front moving in and won't eat much at all during the worst of the cold. I had always thought that they would need to eat more while it is cold to maintain energy to keep warm but they have shown me again that they know what is best for them. I would not try to 'help' as that could lead to negative effects for both the bird and you up on that ladder. Let nature take care of them, they have been doing this for th

I find it interesting that peas can forecast the weather. They will tank up on feed the days prior to a front moving in and won't eat much at all during the worst of the cold. I had always thought that they would need to eat more while it is cold to maintain energy to keep warm but they have shown me again that they know what is best for them. I would not try to 'help' as that could lead to negative effects for both the bird and you up on that ladder. Let nature take care of them, they have been doing this for thousands of years.

At this point I don't think I even could get anywhere near her with a ladder and poles since she is even higher! Today is the 3rd day! How long can she survive with no food and water? It is so upsetting to maybe watch her die like this! I hesitate to do anything else to try to get her to move because at least she is still right in front of the barn and I don't want her to fly to an unfamiliar place. Today the sun is out and the other peacocks are out and about where she can easily see them. I really hope she is encouraged by this to come down.

 

[Fuzzybird1]

Oh wow. Sorry, no advice here. I just wish you the best of luck! I know you must be so worried! I would too! I will be sending prayers.

Thank-you for caring. We are now on day 3. It's difficult waiting to see what happens.

 

[KsKingBee]

Last year I shipped some birds to Puerto Rico that got lost but arrived six days later alive and well. She will come down in her own time.

 

[Fuzzybird1]

Oh wow. Sorry, no advice here. I just wish you the best of luck! I know you must be so worried! I would too! I will be sending prayers.

Thank-you for caring. We are now on day 3. It's difficult waiting to see what happens.

Last year I shipped some birds to Puerto Rico that got lost but arrived six days later alive and well. She will come down in her own time.

Thanks, I am hoping she will still be ok! We are heading into day 4! At dusk tonight she was pretty active. She went to nearly the top of the tree. It looked like she was pecking around up there so maybe she is getting a bit of something to eat. Thanks for letting me know about your birds. Did they have any food and water?