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Re: Wounded peahen/Newbie owner

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D C T --friendly poultry orthopedist

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Date Posted: 07:54:20 09/13/08 Sat
In reply to: Johnintally 's message, "Wounded peahen/Newbie owner" on 08:12:04 09/12/08 Fri

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
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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.
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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

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Author:
johnintally
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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?

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Author:
helen
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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!