When the chicks are very young, the hen will keep them under her body to keep them warm. Don't be concerned about this, because they will be much warmer...
We had a coon one night, scared the bejewels out of me as the bird's pen is right next to the barn door. I originally thought it was one of our cats until I...
We have a chunk of area next and behind the barn that can't really be used that we are going to fence in for the birds. It won't be anything major, and their...
Ha—I guess it’s a common thing. I had to literally pull my dog off one of my birds this morning—stupid thing had gotten on the back deck and didn’t fly...
Yes, that's where it says "Achilles tendon out of the grove" but it doesn't show what to do or where to push. I think I can handle the Band-Aid to straddle...
The aviary has a bunch of mulch we get by the truck load free at the county mulch grounds. It's great for a lot of things but I'm not so sure the chicks won't...
Good morning Sherri, 2 of the chicks are doing great. One is a little slower at getting right up on it's feet and legs but doesn't look like there is any...
Hi I am feeling so sad, I just checked my eggs and now there are only nine, previously there were 14. Yesterday there were 10 and signs of one being broken,...
Hello Sussanne, a local neighbor said he had problems with 2 hens sharing a nest. When he went out and saw the eggs scattered all around the nest he decided...
Hi thanks for your advice. I think the girls may be fighting too, I have seen the one pecking the other. The boys are 2 and a bit years old so you could be...
Sussanne, "I had not realized this would be such an emotional hobby". You sure said it there!! LOL!! This is way too emotional.......I need to back off....
Hi Darlene Where we live we do not have many predators for the peafowl, just foxes really, but they are very prevalent and it is now against the law to hunt ...
I've turned on the outside lights when peas have been penned and watched coons, fox, skunk and possum trying to get in with the birds on the roost unconcerned....
Thanks for posting this Sherri. Next time I'll know to leave her alone but that will mean when a hen and chicks are safe in a pen. From what I'm being told...
Get a battery-powered radio and play music and talk radio all night. When a hen is broody, she's obsessed, but the noise and conversation should keep predators...
I forget, are the eggs candled about 10 days after the hen has been incubating them day and night? I didn't check but should have. The hen could have sat...
I just went and checked the nest as the girls had got off and now there are just 8 eggs and the shell of the broken one. I put a torch under each egg and all...
It is easier and cheaper to just pick up the eggs rather than having a hen spayed. LOL Pea Eggs: This is what I have learned about peas laying in the 30+...
Sally, I've emailed the information to the folks that were wanting eggs. One of them is leaving in a few days to vacation in Florida. darlene thanks Darlene...
What's this, LOL!! My email does things if I just breath on the keyboard. Something like a hair-trigger. Sally, I will answer this a little later.........we...
Hi I am in my first season with eggs and finding it quite traumatic. I have two hens sitting, one sitting on eggs and one sitting on nothing, right next to...
I, too, was interested in this. I have india blues and my eggs tend to be fairly consistent in color, but recently received some eggs from my brother and the...
My very first ever baby peachicks. (-: I didn't expect them to have all the dark color in them. I've been told white peafowl chicks will be a light solid...
My peahens' eggs have always varied in color, even from a single hen. The size/shape remains consistent, but the color will vary. All our hens are blue and...
Congratulations, Auntie Darlene! Yes, the IB chicks will have dark brown, and white babies are actually pale yellow. The UPA magazine just published its annual...
Hi just was wondering is there any place on this site or others that includes feedback on different breeders ether positive or negative. I have always had good...
If you purchased something from them through Eggbid or Ebay those sites have feedback. Otherwise be careful, you can easily get yourself into a situation where...
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