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Subject: Re: Peahen leaves the nest

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Janet: Another update

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Date Posted: 10:18:39 08/19/08 Tue
In reply to: Janet 's message, "Peahen leaves the nest" on 09:58:46 06/23/08 Mon

Two months later: interesting developments with my 2 adopted peachicks: the original mother returned. Now she, the adoptive mother and the 2 former "foundlings" are a family. The "auntie" who adopted them originally had one, slightly younger chick of her own-- but that unfortunate one disappeared shortly after the "adoption." Our neighborhood of free-roaming peafowl is experiencing a "bumper crop" of chicks this year-- they are everywhere! Two chicks appear in my front yard several times a day, peeping desperately for their mama. They seem to be motherless. Each time a peahen appears with her own set of chicks, these two scramble and follow. Sometimes the other chicks will peck at them, trying to chase them off. Not sure what they do at night.. but they reappear each day, sometimes more than once and the drama is reinacted. Very distressing. Glad I only had one child myself... Ye Gods! I guess I shouldn't worry... these 2 apparent orphans live to squawk another day...
Janet

>Neighborhood has a bunch of peafowl who have lived
>here for years-- and thrive. A penhen nested in my
>fenced back yard this spring and 2 peachicks hatched 3
>weeks ago. Plenty of bugs/worms in my backyard... I
>supplemented with wild bird seed & water. Mama has
>pretty well scoured the premises... wonder if there's
>enough food for her here.
>Then, this AM, I watched her take off, leaving her
>chicks for the 1st time -- up to the roof and onto the
>front lawn. She sat there for awhile, then took off.
>That was over 4 hours ago (keep in mind the peafowl
>roam our gated community freely). Would a mother
>leave her chicks for that long at 3 weeks of age?
>Needless to say, they are frantic. Any ideas?
>
>Janet

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