Show off your Peas!

[Birdrain92]

hey guys does any of by chance know the breed of this pea hen and maybe age? The guy I bought her from said shes an IB but if she is then shes real old, any ideas would be great!

That's a confusing peahen. I've always been lead to believe if it has barring on the shoulder it's a male. It has the brown around the face like a hen and the green and white lacing like a hen. That's a really weird peahen. I've never seen an IB like that. I hope someone else will be better help then me.

 

[DylansMom]

That's a confusing peahen. I've always been lead to believe if it has barring on the shoulder it's a male. It has the brown around the face like a hen and the green and white lacing like a hen. That's a really weird peahen. I've never seen an IB like that. I hope someone else will be better help then me.

She is a Spalding Peahen. Look at that forward pointing crest on the second picture. Spalding hens will also have more striping/barring than the IB hens have. Can't really say much about age, a good close up of her feet and toes may help. Like human hands Pea toes tend to get kind of bumpy and crooked when they get old.

 

[Shay1Bear]

she sure is beautiful!

 

[Shay1Bear]

her feet look the same as my 3 year old IB's so im thinking shes anywhere from 3-5 years. What do u think?

 

[DylansMom]

her feet look the same as my 3 year old IB's so im thinking shes anywhere from 3-5 years. What do u think?

Her toes look really good, my old gals have awful looking toes, on some the nails are growing upwards now instead of downwards.

I would guess anywhere from 1 year to 5 years, is there any visible yellow on her cheek? At a year old my spaldings didn't have much yellow on the cheeks, but as they get older I see it more. And yes, she is very pretty!

 

[Shay1Bear]

I can see a tint of yellow but thats all

 

[DylansMom]

I can see a tint of yellow but thats all

This is a spalding hen at 1 year and 5 months, just seeing a trace of yellow on her cheek, she also has red flights (like your girl) which is a spalding thing, on India blue hens the flights are dark brown.

 

[ellymayRans]

This is a spalding hen at 1 year and 5 months, just seeing a trace of yellow on her cheek, she also has red flights (like your girl) which is a spalding thing, on India blue hens the flights are dark brown.

They are both so very pretty!

 

[DylansMom]

They are both so very pretty!

Thanks, she is pretty, but she is a bit of a nutcase!

Very high strung her name is Crawford.

 

[thndrdancr]

Very pretty girls for both of you!