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Subject: Wounded peahen/Newbie owner Author: Johnintally [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 08:12:04 09/12/08 Fri I was at an RV park and some of the residents were trying to catch a peahen that had been there for several weeks. It was injured but they could not get her. I visited with my friends and went home. The next day at work I went out to my truck to get something and it wasn't until then that I discovered that this Pea hen had hitched a ride with me and was sitting in the back of the truck with a wounded wing. I tried to catch her and she ran off. I finally found her in the woods 3 days later and at 1AM threw a blanket over her and took her to the vet. Apparently she had been shot through the esophagus, through her breast and broke a wing. The vet cleaned up the wound, amputated the wing and sewed herup. She is on antibiotics andpain meds now. I'm not a stranger to chickens but I know nothing about pea fowl. She is eating cat food and bird food mix. She is in a large dog ckennel/carrier. what do I do next? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: Wounded peahen/Newbie owner Author: Johnintally [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 12:40:33 09/12/08 Fri Specific questions: what should I be feeding her? Should I worm her or let her finish healing and then worm her. If so, with what? Any other meds? etc? Should I get a maintenance dose of antibiotic for her feed or water for a while? She evidently has been handled before as she does not freak out when I pill her. She is a very pleasant bird and I think I have found a new pet. We have named her Queen Fancy Feathers. Should I consider in time getting her a buddy? Or should I keep her as a loner, considering she will be handicapped. (one wing) I do not want to build a pen until she is well past this crisis. I assume she will be ok in the dog crate for a week or two. Will she be able to jump up to a perch with one wing or will she now be limited to low perches? I guess only time will tell. Am I crazy or did she jump in the back of my truck because she knew I was a softee? (there were 8 pickups in line that night. why did she choose mine?) Should I have just had the vet put her down? I was trying to tell him to when the bird turned and looked me square in the eye and i couldn't do it. With one wing will she be ok? Is there a way to determne her age? Will she really be with me the next 20-30 years? Meaning she may outlive me? Thanks in advance. John

[> [> Subject: Re: Wounded peahen/Newbie owner Author: JAN [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 01:02:47 09/13/08 Sat >Specific questions: >what should I be feeding her? > >Should I worm her or let her finish healing and then >worm her. If so, with what? Any other meds? etc? > >Should I get a maintenance dose of antibiotic for her >feed or water for a while? > >She evidently has been handled before as she does not >freak out when I pill her. She is a very pleasant >bird and I think I have found a new pet. We have >named her Queen Fancy Feathers. > >Should I consider in time getting her a buddy? Or >should I keep her as a loner, considering she will be >handicapped. (one wing) > >I do not want to build a pen until she is well past >this crisis. I assume she will be ok in the dog >crate for a week or two. Will she be able to jump >up to a perch with one wing or will she now be limited >to low perches? I guess only time will tell. > >Am I crazy or did she jump in the back of my truck >because she knew I was a softee? (there were 8 >pickups in line that night. why did she choose mine?) > >Should I have just had the vet put her down? I was >trying to tell him to when the bird turned and looked >me square in the eye and i couldn't do it. With one >wing will she be ok? > >Is there a way to determne her age? Will she really >be with me the next 20-30 years? Meaning she may >outlive me? > >Thanks in advance. > > Looks like you have a new pet....I have a female with no feet. She flies up to a 4 inch perch to roost at night and other than being wobbley and a mediocre mother, she's ok. I would say that worming her with diatomatious earth, which is harmless to the bird would be ok to do now, even in the injured state she is in. You cn just put it on top of the food. I would think she'd be happier with a buddy. As far as flying is concerned---I think you'll have to wait and see. I can't imagine her flying too well with one wing but I just saw a video of a dog with only 2 hind legs--walk upright so....a low perch may be ok especially since she's a female and won't have too long of a tail. Good luck and blessings to you both!

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Wounded peahen/Newbie owner Author: helen [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 03:43:41 09/13/08 Sat Well, what a fortunate bird to have picked your truck! You have saved her life more than once! And, what a wonderful heartwarming story. I live in the uk and have only had my two peas for a year so i am still learning - if someone with more experience says i am wrong on something, i probably am! I think they need about a 20% protien food; that's not as complex as it sounds, it's just a gamebird feed. i beleive corn / maize is good to keep them warm in he cold. I also feed mine mixed wild bird seed. Also they love black sunflower seeds and cut up vegetables. For a real treat, grapes (especialy black)and peanuts. I have heard hat panacur 10% (i think safeguard in the US) is a very safe wormer and worming is very important - ask your vet about how soon after her injuries. If you look back through previous questions you will see that the D' earth needs to be food quality if you are using that not a regular wormer. There is another lovely forum: united peafowl association - go to the bottom of their home page for a link to the forum. i don't know how long they live - 20 - 25 years i woud think would be a good age??? ... so you may have a new friend for life!!! Thank you for sharing your lovely story with us, good luck and keep us posted >>Specific questions: >>what should I be feeding her? >> >>Should I worm her or let her finish healing and then >>worm her. If so, with what? Any other meds? etc? >> >>Should I get a maintenance dose of antibiotic for her >>feed or water for a while? >> >>She evidently has been handled before as she does not >>freak out when I pill her. She is a very pleasant >>bird and I think I have found a new pet. We have >>named her Queen Fancy Feathers. >> >>Should I consider in time getting her a buddy? Or >>should I keep her as a loner, considering she will be >>handicapped. (one wing) >> >>I do not want to build a pen until she is well past >>this crisis. I assume she will be ok in the dog >>crate for a week or two. Will she be able to jump >>up to a perch with one wing or will she now be limited >>to low perches? I guess only time will tell. >> >>Am I crazy or did she jump in the back of my truck >>because she knew I was a softee? (there were 8 >>pickups in line that night. why did she choose >mine?) >> >>Should I have just had the vet put her down? I was >>trying to tell him to when the bird turned and looked >>me square in the eye and i couldn't do it. With one >>wing will she be ok? >> >>Is there a way to determne her age? Will she really >>be with me the next 20-30 years? Meaning she may >>outlive me? >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >> >Looks like you have a new pet....I have a female with >no feet. She flies up to a 4 inch perch to roost at >night and other than being wobbley and a mediocre >mother, she's ok. I would say that worming her with >diatomatious earth, which is harmless to the bird >would be ok to do now, even in the injured state she >is in. You cn just put it on top of the food. I >would think she'd be happier with a buddy. As far as >flying is concerned---I think you'll have to wait and >see. I can't imagine her flying too well with one >wing but I just saw a video of a dog with only 2 hind >legs--walk upright so....a low perch may be ok >especially since she's a female and won't have too >long of a tail. Good luck and blessings to you both!

[> Subject: Re: Wounded peahen/Newbie owner Author: D C T --friendly poultry orthopedist [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 07:54:20 09/13/08 Sat I tried to post last night but the computer ate my reply so am trying again this morning There is a vast store of peafowl information on the UPA (United Peafowl Association) website and a link to a moderated forum where you do not have to put up with spammers in India trying to sell you weird things www.peafowl.org ======= I would suggest that you begin building a nice covered flight pen. Even if she can not fly there is always danger of a hawk or owl flying in. I worm my peafowls with Levamisole hydrochloride soluable pig wormer but would suggest waiting until this bird has had time to heal injuries. I do not worm my adults if they are not having a problem but my juveniles MUST be wormed within a few weeks of first touching the ground. But I often keep them off the ground for as long as possible unless they are with a peahen mother. ===== NO way to tell her age. Yes, they can live thirty or more years. I have two peacocks that were hatched in 1989 and one that I bought that year that seemed to be around two years old at the time. "Get her a buddy?"---now that IS a loaded question--and if there is violence between room mates you will then have to build yet another pen in a big hurry!!!! I have had to stitch torn skin which is NO fun for me or the victim. If you want to e-mail me BE CERTAIN TO PUT "POULTRY" IN SUBJECT LINE --or your message WILL BE DELETED WITH THE SPAM townsend@pineland.net

[> [> Subject: Re: Wounded peahen/Newbie owner Author: johnintally [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 14:35:18 09/18/08 Thu Queen fancy feathers is doing well. The vet has her on antibiotics for another 2 weeks since she had a chest full of maggots and bugs before the surgery. She stay in the large dog crate and doesn't seem too miserable but I would like to fix a larger pen for her to stay in. My wif is looking at elaborate designs for an "aviary". We agree she can't run around the yard as there are dogs and foxes and coyotes int his area and without the wing she can't go up, which I presume is her primary form of defense. She eats like a little piglet but lost weight. We chalked it up to the amputation as the previous weight was taken before the amputation. We go back in 2 weeks. I am afraid to get her a buddy as one of them would have to be the dominant of thepair and I fear that, being handicapped, she would be the underdog. Question: Would she be happy with a bird of another species? Perhaps a chicken or a pheasant? Do they socialize?

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Wounded peahen/Newbie owner Author: helen [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 01:22:58 09/19/08 Fri Great news! I believe it to be the case that peas can catch diseases from chickens, that they have less of a natural defence too??? Therefore, i think that when people keep both; some keep them seperately - but only some; i know loads of people that keep them together with great success. Indeed, some people use chickens to hatch out peas. My peas are free range and LOVE my chickens (that are penned). They spend a lot of the day lying down next to them (separated by wire). Becasue i keep peas, chickens and cats, i am very particular about wormng them all regularly. A partucularly helpful and knowledgable man - DCT - i know keeps both, so he wil be able to help you here more than me. The other place to look / ask is the international peafowl association. Go to the bottom of their homepage and click on the link to their forum - there are loads of people there who keep peas with chickens and pheasants - that would be a great place to ask your question - good luck!

[> Subject: POULTRY ROOM MATES OR NEIGHBORS Author: D C T --friendly poultry orthopedist [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 08:30:48 09/30/08 Tue Any new bird that comes to your place from somewhere else may bring disease germs or parasites (internal or external). --------- Recently I put a young blind chicken (raised on my property) in with an old blind peahen of mine. So far no problems have occurred but I do keep an eye on this situation. --------- I have peafowls in flight pens. Most of these pens have "visual barriers" to prevent males from fighting through the wire. But you could put a female in a neighboring pen. ---------- If your peahen has been loudly calling for other peafowls-- be advised--my peafowls penned with plenty of suitable companions, still make these loud lonely calls. I love my birds AND the noise that they make!!!