We are new owners of peacocks

[KayLove80]

We're not sure of the age or the sex
can anyone help us with this dilemma?

 

[casportpony]

Free online books:

Penn State Poultry Health Handbook
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/agrs52.pdf

Clinical Avian Medicine
http://avianmedicine.net/publication_cat/clinical-avian-medicine/

Avian Medicine: Principles and Applications
http://avianmedicine.net/publication_cat/avian-medicine/

-Kathy

 

[Birdrain92]

It seems you got 2 hens since the barring is fading out. I use medicated game bird feed for about 3-4 months but you could use Meat Bird crumbles which is 22% protein or at least that's what mine is. I used to have my adults eat laying hen crumbles 16% feed when they were with the chickens with a bit of dog food or alfalfa every now and then, but now they are on Meat Bird crumbles since they are separate.

 

[Birdrain92]

Can you please get a bigger photo I can't really see them that well in detail. From as good as what I can see they are about 5 - 6 months old

 

[KayLove80]

 

[KayLove80]

I tried to make the original pic larger and added a new one still new at this

 

[Birdrain92]

I don't know why the pics are like that. I can say the one peachick in the bigger photo is 4 to months old in that photo.

 

[KayLove80]

Thank you. I'll try to get better pics tomorrw maybe they'll be in the mood to pose better since it's christmas lol. Merry Christmas to you and your family

 

[Birdrain92]

Merry Christmas to you and your family. Though there are 2 things that must be in the photo to have 100%. The breast feathers up close and the wing tips. If you could stretch the wing out it would be perfect. The wing tip should do it but sometimes some feathers are a little misreading and then you need a back up plan and that would be the breast feathers. Get a bit of the neck with the breast feathers for the best result.

 

[KayLove80]

Will do thanks again