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[R2elk]

I'm assuming that they're ok for the time being feeding chick starter, but should I switch them to game bird food at any time? Our peafowl have always had just Flock Raiser, and seem fine with that.

Flock Raiser is fine for the adults but you really need to get the pea chicks on a good game bird starter as soon as possible. Chick starter does not have the levels of protein, lysine, methionine or niacin that the pea chicks need to do their best.

 

[chicknmania]

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This summer my hen Bessie hatched 3 peachicks. I sold 2 of the chicks at less than a week old and let her keep one that I thought was female. She has been a great mother and is very protective of her little girl. When the chick was 6 weeks old I let her start taking it out to free range. She never allowed the pea cock or any chickens or guineas around the baby. The chick is almost 3 months old now and they are inseparable. They still don't go very far from the henhouse. Bessie instinctively knows that her chick is too little to free range out in the pastures.
Pea chicks are easy to sell for $25 each around here.

Thank you, I think I might try that too, we'll see how it goes. I think I'd like to have another peacock to replace our other peacock who died last summer.