Hi Sally Thanks for the reply, the hen with chicks is worse than the males, she flies at the new peahen in full fighting mode. I will move her to my new pen...
Sussanne, when I bought 3 peahens over a year ago, one of them evidently hadn't roosted in trees. She would hesitate and fall trying to get up and for the...
I was wondering if their is an experienced breeder that may be able to post photos of best practice for correcting spread feet and trimming the birds beak....
I am getting ready to move my peas to my new home. The winters there get about 3' snow. Can the peas do well without heat lamps if they have a secure house to...
I live in Northern Ohio we get quite a bit of snow & cold weather. We just have uninsulated sheds with straw on the floor. We use 2"x6" untreated lumber laid...
Brrrrr Trina, you're moving to a colder climate? As you know I'm new at this so don't have an answer but did want to extend my best ..........hope the move...
How cold does it get there Roger? What would you do for 4 or 5 month old peachicks? Could they be housed in the same circumstances? Thanks, darlene ... From:...
Hello Darlene, Last winter we had temps below zero without any losses. I use heater bases under the 5 gallon waterers from http://www.cutlersupply.com/cart/...
Has anybody ever noticed how social they are? Yesterday we put our youngest pair of Emerald Spauldings outside for the first time in our "maturnity pen" with 7...
absolutely one of my favorite thing about peas is their social nature,unlike say chickens who can and do turn on each other for no apparent reason.even their...
My DH just gave me my first peafowl - a 5 month old peacock and a 5month old peahen. The breeder suggested keeping them in an enclosed pen at least for a...
Judy, That's how it starts..... a pair of pea's....then a trio...... then a quad..... then a different color. :) When we got our first pair I was scared to...
Boy isn't that the truth lol I started out with 2 chicks and now I have 12 adults, Blue, BS, Pieds and whites ha ha ha ... hubby is adding on to the shelter...
I am fairly sure I have sexed my Peachicks. They have changed so much in the last week. Now I have 2 that are heavily barred with reddish flight feathers and...
It is just the same for me. I started with 4 a pair of IB and a pair of BS, I now have seven and getting some spaulings and whites over the next two weeks. ...
There is just something about them, the pea's are night and day different from our other birds. We started with a pair of IB's, that went to a trio pretty...
Our do when they are eating or preening. I'm sure that is feed dust or dander. This time of year the leaves are falling pretty heavy that might be the cause...
Does anyone have grass in their peafowl pens/aviaries? If so what kind did you plant? Construction is finished .... getting it ready for occupancy of my 3 -...
Hey Darlene It's been a few weeks since I've read the posts here. Our aviaries are KY Tall Fescue because it's very hardy and can take the heat. The peas don't...
Hi Sherri, thanks for the reply ... I'll make note of what you use and see if I can find some in the future. We stopped by a place that sells sod and they...
About time to remove somebody from the group don't you think? myblogger <aymanmo60@...> Â http://www.sandspoultry.com ________________________________ ...
I believe you are correct, Steve. Hope it is taken care of. ... From: Steve <nc_hick1@...> Subject: Re: [peafowl] Just Smile !! / Time to remove somebody...
We have a trio of White pea's about 3 months old - ish. Does anybody have any tips on sexing them? The only thing I have noted so far is one has thicker legs...
hi steve, Â i was speaking with a friend who breeds pea fowl and other pheasants. he said that you can sex them at about 1 year; the difference being their...
My peachicks aren't white. One IB and 2 Pied but I was able to tell some time ago by the size of their feet and the males legs being a little longer. Now it's...
Carla is correct. At about a year the males' tail will look different than the females. Otherwise if you 'just have to know' sooner, you can send of a feather...