Very Happy, New to Peafowl Person With Questions

[Haunted55]

Rub it in, little girl. 40 did hurt 50 left me in awe that I was a half a century, but I turn 60, 60, 60 in March and that is getting darn right old, this last year my body has just fallen apart in the anticipation of it, I guess. The grand kids sure don't help, they think I was born with the dinosaurs, but at least they think I'm smarter than their Moms and Dads.

Grand kids? Oh don't I wish!!! My son is 26 this year and not showing any signs at all of making me a mother-in-law let alone a grandmother. Jees, probably why I got so many birds, lol. On the other end of the scale my son still seems to think I can do the work of a 25 yr. old. I don't think we can win with kids, grand or otherwise.

 

[Haunted55]

Haunted55 you asked about different food in winter. I have read that we should give them a little corn with the appropriate food for peafowl during the winter months as it puts a little more fat on them and fat helps keep them warm. I also have trouble with feed in my area. I talked to local feed mill and I have a small bin. They are going to mix me the ingredients I need and deliver it. I got the bin real cheap some years back as we had a corn stove. In our area they have a couple big farm auctions about 2x's a year and some things like that can be picked up pretty cheap. (that is unless I want it). I have to drive to the city to get a bag of feed and it still isn't ingredients recommended by Craig Hopkins. If I breed them I want to use the right food as they say it is important for fertility and healthy birds. I also was getting feed at one place and then the other I guess just a little alteration can make a big difference during breeding season.

Lil Zoo, I am going to look into this....Basically around here I have my choice between Dumor, Blue Seal and another I just found, Shur Gain. I have no idea about the latter one. I bought some of the medicated turkey starter and am trying it out now. If they have gamebird food I will give it a try because I'm not that fond of Blue Seal and Dumor doesn't have what I need. I'm using Flock Raiser for my ducks, geese, BB turkeys and now the peafowl but mixing in the gamebird food as well. I am really going to have to search to find what they need. Good luck with the cheaper!!! The way things are going, the prices are going to make things interesting.