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Subject: Peacock doesn't have usual eye feathers
Author: Judith	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 16:07:52 07/07/14 Mon My peacock doesn't have the normal beautiful eye feathers I don't know how old he is as he was mature when I got him could he be ill? Can you help please [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Peacock doesn't have usual eye feathers
Author: D C T -friendly poultry orthopedist [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 19:05:51 07/07/14 Mon It could depend on the season where you are. A peacock will lose train and grow new feathers at end of breeding season. Individual peacocks molt at different times even if they all live on the same farm. Here where I live one peacock will molt in May while another may keep full train almost until October [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Peacock doesn't have usual eye feathers
Author: Judith [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 02:22:34 07/08/14 Tue I have had him a couple of years and previously he has been beautiful but this year he has never had the beautiful eye feathers but he does have all the others - he is fanning and chasing his ladies he seems fine but something is not right. We live in the UK. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> Subject: Re: Peacock doesn't have usual eye feathers
Author: D C T [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 21:02:05 07/09/14 Wed Perhaps an animal grabbed him by tail feathers. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> Subject: Re: Peacock doesn't have usual eye feathers
Author: Judith Thorpe [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:32:49 07/10/14 Thu He is kept in an enclosed area - he has never grown the feathers [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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D C T
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Date Posted: 16:47:19 07/10/14 Thu

Strange things do happen. Some years ago I found evidence
that MICE were clipping tips of peacock train while those
peacocks were sleeping on perches in my coops.
I have had peacocks that would destroy thier own feathers.
Right now I am experimenting with feeding (as a treat) some
dry cat food to provide extra protein for a white spalding
who had been making himself look like a frizzle chicken. I
think that this has helped but will not be certain until he
grows his next train

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Author: Judith Thorpe [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06:12:38 07/12/14 Sat I have just started feeding cat food as a treat they used to have peanuts but they are soooooooo expensive here now. I will have to hope he has his lovely feathers next year - here they seem to drop their feathers about August sept [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Author: Judith Thorpe [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 06:14:58 07/12/14 Sat ps - WHEN i USED TO COME ON TO THIS SITE A FEW YEARS AGO THERE WAS A REGULAR "POSTER" CALLED GRANNY PAT SHE WAS VERY VERY HELPFUL DOES SHE STILL POST? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Author: D C T [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:11:35 07/12/14 Sat I rembember her very well. First she posted that she lost 26 peachicks when a storm uprooted a tree. But after Hurricane Hugo several years ago nobody has heard from her. I had her email address and sent a message but NO reply. So I do not know if she is dead or just no longer is on internet. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Author: Judith Thorpe [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:37:54 07/17/14 Thu Oh dear thats a shame- she appeared to be really nice - if she has gone to a better place perhaps shes looking after peafowl up there :-) Thank you for bothering to reply to me [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Re: SAD NEWS ABOUT GRANNY PAT

Author:
D C T
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Date Posted: 14:45:01 07/18/14 Fri

>Oh dear thats a shame- she appeared to be really nice
>- if she has gone to a better place perhaps shes
>looking after peafowl up there :-)
>Thank you for bothering to reply to me
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You are welcome. I am the "friendly poultry orthopedist"
and have my own forum now but I check on this one just to
clean house on spammers. This used to be a nice forum and
I do miss GrannyPat.

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Author: judith thorpe [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 03:31:24 11/05/15 Thu thank you I dont come on here very often but could i join your new page please is there a link perhaps [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Author: D C T - friendly poultry orthopedist [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 16:35:14 11/09/15 Mon >thank you I dont come on here very often but could i >join your new page please is there a link perhaps --------------------------- There is very little action at my forum but here is the link: <a rel=nofollow target=_blank href="http://www.voy.com/194762/">http://www.voy.com/194762/</a> [ Post a Reply to This Message ]