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[ellymayRans]

2 green peachicks:

Made me giggle...so adorable! Great pics!

 

[margaret8]

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If I remember correctly you got him as a yearling and is not an imprinted bird. Is he more 'wild' than your Blues? My Spauldings, even my lower percentage ones, seem to be more standoffish and harder to get close to.

 

[margaret8]

He eats out of my hand but other than that he won't let me get close to him!

 

[KsKingBee]

He eats out of my hand but other than that he won't let me get close to him!

I have two older hens that I got from Brad that will eat peanuts from my hand, the other seven young birds will not get within arms length of me.

 

[DylansMom]

He eats out of my hand but other than that he won't let me get close to him!

I have two older hens that I got from Brad that will eat peanuts from my hand, the other seven young birds will not get within arms length of me.

I wish I had taken my camera to the barn yesterday, I was showing the birds to some egg customers and they had 5 kids along. I went into Chirpie's pen to show them how tame the imprinted ones can be and before I knew it a little 3 yr old girl was beside me reaching for him. He was taller than her and she had her little tiny index finger stretched out and wiggling like an inch worm. I thought sure he would try to eat that little finger, but he actually lowered his head and let her scratch his forehead. And yes I was poised to tackle him if he had acted the least bit aggressive. He is the imprinted spalding and is 2 now, still sweet and making his momma proud.

 

[ellymayRans]

I wish I had taken my camera to the barn yesterday, I was showing the birds to some egg customers and they had 5 kids along. I went into Chirpie's pen to show them how tame the imprinted ones can be and before I knew it a little 3 yr old girl was beside me reaching for him. He was taller than her and she had her little tiny index finger stretched out and wiggling like an inch worm. I thought sure he would try to eat that little finger, but he actually lowered his head and let her scratch his forehead. And yes I was poised to tackle him if he had acted the least bit aggressive. He is the imprinted spalding and is 2 now, still sweet and making his momma proud. 

So sweet.

I'm already getting concerned about our lone chick. He is 4 weeks and if he's being aloud to run around the house a bit and we go to eat he will fly onto my plate or try taking things from me. My 6 year old was asleep on the couch and he jumped up and within seconds was pulling his hair and pecking his fingers. I quickly snatched him up and put him on my lap.

I have upgraded him from a brooder box to a large dog crate. Put in several different height roost bars, added a mirror and picked up a few hanging bell toys for birds at petsmart. I'm considering slipping him under my hen when her eggs hatch in a couple of weeks but I'm worried he will be too big and afraid of her. I make sure to bring him to the door and the other 3 Peas are beaks against the glass door checking him out but the chick isn't too impressed by them. ??

Do you think the newly hatched mates will help or am I too late?!

 

[thndrdancr]

Well I can say that unless you have an exceptional hen, she won't accept him. Usually mine won't accept anything past 3 days, except for my blind ones. Then I can sneak things under her without her knowing.

He might accept a young one but he might pick and hurt it too, being jealous etc. good luck, a singleton without a momma is rough.

 

[DylansMom]

So sweet.

I'm already getting concerned about our lone chick. He is 4 weeks and if he's being aloud to run around the house a bit and we go to eat he will fly onto my plate or try taking things from me. My 6 year old was asleep on the couch and he jumped up and within seconds was pulling his hair and pecking his fingers. I quickly snatched him up and put him on my lap.

I have upgraded him from a brooder box to a large dog crate. Put in several different height roost bars, added a mirror and picked up a few hanging bell toys for birds at petsmart. I'm considering slipping him under my hen when her eggs hatch in a couple of weeks but I'm worried he will be too big and afraid of her. I make sure to bring him to the door and the other 3 Peas are beaks against the glass door checking him out but the chick isn't too impressed by them. ??

Do you think the newly hatched mates will help or am I too late?!

Well I can say that unless you have an exceptional hen, she won't accept him. Usually mine won't accept anything past 3 days, except for my blind ones. Then I can sneak things under her without her knowing.

He might accept a young one but he might pick and hurt it too, being jealous etc. good luck, a singleton without a momma is rough.

I'm afraid I'd concur with thndrdancr here, at 4 weeks integration may not be possible. Any chance you could borrow a chicken chick from someone for a while, to keep him company and give you a break? My Chirpie is imprinted, but he had other chicks with him within a week of hatch, so he has always been used to being with both humans and other Peas.

 

[MinxFox]

Peachicks sometimes go through a phase where they try to eat hair. When Peep was a peachick he would try eating hair and we had to get hair un-tangled from around his tongue. Also we had that problem where Peep jumped into some food once. Eventually you start to understand peachick behavior and can predict what they are about to do and then stop them before they do it such as putting your hands under them before they poop on the rug!

If I can't help this younger peachick I have that has a leg problem, my green peachick Raptor will probably grow up alone. I am not really sure if that is okay or if that is not okay. Peep was introduced to young peachicks when he was maybe 3 times their size and he picked on them and later he ignored them and always pretty much ignored them. If you get another peachick or any kind of chick to keep your peachick company I would try to find one around the same size to help prevent your peachick from picking on the new chick. Raptor has already pecked at the new peachick and so I have to keep them in separate places or else Raptor would bully the younger peachick and since it can't walk well or eat well yet it isn't a good time to put them together and let them work out their differences.

 

[Birdrain92]

Peachicks sometimes go through a phase where they try to eat hair. When Peep was a peachick he would try eating hair and we had to get hair un-tangled from around his tongue. Also we had that problem where Peep jumped into some food once. Eventually you start to understand peachick behavior and can predict what they are about to do and then stop them before they do it such as putting your hands under them before they poop on the rug!

If I can't help this younger peachick I have that has a leg problem, my green peachick Raptor will probably grow up alone. I am not really sure if that is okay or if that is not okay. Peep was introduced to young peachicks when he was maybe 3 times their size and he picked on them and later he ignored them and always pretty much ignored them. If you get another peachick or any kind of chick to keep your peachick company I would try to find one around the same size to help prevent your peachick from picking on the new chick. Raptor has already pecked at the new peachick and so I have to keep them in separate places or else Raptor would bully the younger peachick and since it can't walk well or eat well yet it isn't a good time to put them together and let them work out their differences.

Blue and Charlie were only 1 week old and they would pick at Echo and Delta's egg tooth. Other than that Blue, Charlie, Echo, and Delta get along great.