Show off your Peas!

[msmolly]

Thanks I feel better knowing other hens drop weight. Your right though, when mine nested outside the pen- They were so mad when I brought food to them....I would not leave it down for long since I figured I was inviting trouble. But this year she chose to nest in the hen house, right next to the feed, and still dropped weight. I'm thinking I should worm her, but not sure how soon with the chicks so apt to get it- and she is clearly not taking any treats from me right now. I'm even concerned about putting any supplements down, as maybe it would be to much for the chicks if they got it???

 

[zazouse]

My peachick Pi again. Are all peachicks so "snugly"? I wish I had a sibling for her/him.

Very pretty baby

i hatched out 8 and they are very needy and will follow me everywhere when they get out for a walk about. bad thing they are so small i could easly step on one or run into something myself trying to get where we are going without stepping on one as we walk.

 

[msmolly]

Yes, I've always been warned of blackhead, but never in 15 years, had a problem. Now and then I've added medication to the water just to be safe. Every one here free ranges at day, in at night, but plenty of room, low number of birds, and fairly clean housing. Maybe that makes a difference. But I really love having my chickens and Peafowl together- for me its definetley worth it. The peafowl protect the chickens-they're the "Brawn" and the chickens guide the peafowl, they're the"Brains". When a hawk grabbed one of my chickens two years ago, my peacock screamed for two days, trying to call her home. He considers all the hens on the property under his protection, and takes his job very seriously.

 

[Mmmatt13]

I was mostly referencing Christabelle. In case she didn't know. I'm sure a lot of it depends on where you live and where you're keeping your birds. As with horses; horses that are kept at large boarding facilities are more susceptible to parasites because they are within close proximity of each other, whereas keeping a few horses on your own farm with plenty of space, they are less likely to get worms. I'm sure the same goes for birds, or any animal for that matter. Medicating them "just in case" never hurts anything, so I figured I'd throw it out there.

 

[MinxFox]

Thanks I feel better knowing other hens drop weight. Your right though, when mine nested outside the pen- They were so mad when I brought food to them....I would not leave it down for long since I figured I was inviting trouble. But this year she chose to nest in the hen house, right next to the feed, and still dropped weight. I'm thinking I should worm her, but not sure how soon with the chicks so apt to get it- and she is clearly not taking any treats from me right now. I'm even concerned about putting any supplements down, as maybe it would be to much for the chicks if they got it???

I put only a few pieces of food next to my peahens when they are nesting. Normally they don't like to eat it when you are watching but after a while they will eat the food. The first peahen I ever got is now so used to me being around her when she is nesting that now when I come to feed the peafowl, when she sees me start to throw out food she gets off of her nest and comes to me for some food. I guess she figured out I won't mess with her nest or the eggs so she feels comfortable getting off of the nest with me around. I try to give her big pieces of lettuce and stuff to fill her up because you can definitely tell that they do get thinner looking.

 

[furbabymum]

My one year olds hanging out on our front porch.

 

[casportpony]

Lol, looks like my porch.

-Kathy

 

[zazouse]

Sure is alot cleaner than my back porch, it has lots of fertilizer on it

good thing we never use those doors

 

[casportpony]

It's way cleaner than mine, lol.

-Kathy

 

[destinduck]

Pretty birds Westknollamy. And the pics of the baby under the wing is precious Ms Molly as well as the pocket pet Christabelle.