Small peahen

[peafowl_Lover]

Hi,
My 2 year old peahen seems more skinny than my 3 yearlings, she still hasn't laid eggs so getting a bit worried, she is free-range while the other 3 are penned, does she look small to you?
Thanks

 

[peafowl_Lover]

She's the one in the front, I'm trying to integrate her with the others.

 

[peafowl_Lover]

 

[Waterfaery]

She looks fine to me. If she's free ranging, how can you be sure she's not laying somewhere you don't know about?

Otherwise, she could be only getting ready to lay. It's early days in terms of her age and in terms of the season.

All of my peahens have only started up in the last week or two, which is later than usual. I put it down to the crazy cold and wet spring we had. It's been a slow start for lots of the plant and animal life this year.

 

[peafowl_Lover]

Yes it has been very cold and wet, very thankful for the nice weather now, she probably did lay outside as recently she has started exploring a lot, I put her in with them every second day or so but she has to go back to the hen house to sleep as she shouts if she's not, the aim is to get her to sleep in the shed with the others. Yes hopefully she'll lay soon or I don't mind if she waits till next year as I have no mature cocks yet to breed with her.

 

[Midnightman14]

when did you last deworm her?

 

[peafowl_Lover]

Would ivormectin work?

 

[KsKingBee]

Would ivormectin work?

Not as well as fenbendazol or albendazole.

 

[peafowl_Lover]

OK thanks, would a vet have it?
Does it go in their food or water I'm asking this because I wouldn't be able to catch the 3 yearlings to worm them aswell.

 

[KsKingBee]

Safeguard can be bought at most any farm store, called Safeguard for Goats. Soak pieces of bread and toss to the birds. They need about two ml per bird and do this at least twice in ten days.