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[Garden Peas]

well not going to get the five peafowl...the owner with the buddy birds...I just don't have good vibes everytime I talk to him there a different story..but the plan is on Monday I am getting one male and two female ib peas that are four years old...so ill post some pics...and they will be getting wormer right when they get here...no chances to be taken

hi Birdman - not gonna second guess you, cuz you gotta go with your gut. Maybe worth mentioning that if this guy is as elderly and frail as he's been portrayed, he may have significant level of cognitive impairment. If so, he may be unable to maintain a stable story, and may be gap-filling where his brain draws blanks.
If you won't have to continue to deal with him, maybe you can rescue the peas and quarantine them till you are sure they are healthy.
But sadly, sometimes it is just not possible to work through the issues with someone who is badly impaired.
Best of luck... I know you were trying to do the right thing for the birds

 

[KsKingBee]

Cocci doses too? Does anyone else give a coccidiastat when you first bring a new pea home? Or just me? I know they say different ground they have to adjust all over again to organisms in your soil as opposes to what they were on before, everyone's soil is a little different.

No, you are not alone. Quarantine and full gambit of treatments right off the bat.

 

[Garden Peas]

No, you are not alone.  Quarantine and full gambit of treatments right off the bat.

X2 that's wise.
Also, it seems to me that even if the soil & parasites were somehow exactly the same, it would STILL be wise advice. The stress of moving could lead to the bird's immune system being somewhat suppressed and a bird could get sick from the stress of moving, even if it ordinarily would have been able to resist the coccidia

 

[DylansMom]

X3, If they are fairly young when I bring them home I'll even put them back on medicated chick starter for the first couple weeks, I am totally cocci paranoid.

 

[margaret8]

X3, If they are fairly young when I bring them home I'll even put them back on medicated chick starter for the first couple weeks, I am totally cocci paranoid.

Join the club!

 

[thndrdancr]

I think anyone is who has had a chick die in their arms of the crappy stuff!

 

[KsKingBee]

I think anyone is who has had a chick die in their arms of the crappy stuff!

No kidding, the last time that happened to me I went into a funk that lasted for days.

 

[thndrdancr]

hi Birdman - not gonna second guess you, cuz you gotta go with your gut. Maybe worth mentioning that if this guy is as elderly and frail as he's been portrayed, he may have significant level of cognitive impairment. If so, he may be unable to maintain a stable story, and may be gap-filling where his brain draws blanks.
If you won't have to continue to deal with him, maybe you can rescue the peas and quarantine them till you are sure they are healthy.
But sadly, sometimes it is just not possible to work through the issues with someone who is badly impaired.
Best of luck... I know you were trying to do the right thing for the birds

Birdman, maybe you can leave it by telling the man you are interested if he ever changes his mind. That way if his health deteriorated more he has an out. Tell him to keep your number, etc. he could just waffle between loving to watch them yet knowing he can't do it. I imagine it would be a rather hard fact to accept. Would be for me!

 

[ellymayRans]

well not going to get the five peafowl...the owner with the buddy birds...I just don't have good vibes everytime I talk to him there a different story..but the plan is on Monday I am getting one male and two female ib peas that are four years old...so ill post some pics...and they will be getting wormer right when they get here...no chances to be taken

I know you're more local to me if you want some IB chicks this coming Spring let me know.

 

[cajunfowl0]

Well I haven't seen one my males for about a month now...guess he's gone and another one might die soon sadly...