What qualifies as pied? I have a few birds that have white flights and throat latches, but they also have a small amount of white on the lower shoulders, above the flight feathers. Would these be considered pied?
How much variance is considered acceptable when weighing emu eggs weekly during incubation? First two weeks my eggs lost almost exactly the right amount of grams. Now, on the third week, they didn’t quite lose enough weight. They were about 2 grams away from the goal weight. Is a 2 gram...
I’m planning on incubating Emu eggs in a gqf sportsman 1502 incubator. Does anyone have any tips. This is my first time with emu eggs. Thanks in advance.
I have what I thought was a young peahen, but when I was looking at her yesterday I noticed that she has black feathers on her chest. I’ve only ever seen this on peacocks not the hens. Is this normal? Is she a hen?
I had a peachick hatch about 24 hours ago. Just took it out of the Hatcher and it looks like it has an umbilical hernia. It’s somewhat hard or dried out. Is there anything that I should do for this peachick? I was thinking maybe I should keep it separate from the other chicks so they...
I have someone interested in buying cameo peahens from me. They want to know what the chicks would be from mating the cameo peahens with a silver pied peacock. I want to give them more then just a guess so anyone’s expertise would be appreciated. I’m still learning the genetics side of...
I’m trying to prepare for the upcoming season and was wondering if anyone on here has experience incubating and brooding Impeyan chicks. I have had an Impeyan hen raise her own chicks, but I haven’t been successful yet myself. My biggest question/concern is what temperature to start them at...
A few days ago my 4 year old peacock got injured. I found him on the floor in my adult peacock building. His head was scraped and bloody, his wings were kind of spread out. When I got him to walk he was wobbly and had very poor coordination. He also seemed to be limping. This bird hit his...
One of my young Peacocks appears to have injured his wing. He has it hanging down, pretty much touching the ground. Is there anything I can do to help treat the problem? I don’t know how he injured it or exactly what’s wrong with it.
How do I fix a Peachick with its leg sticking straight out? The leg almost looks like it’s hyperextended. The leg bends normally when I physically move it. Hobbling the chick doesn’t seem to help as it just lays and doesn’t walk. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
I’m looking for a cameo peacock. I’m located in Alberta, but am willing to travel to pick up a peacock or have him shipped if possible. Anyone have one available or have contacts that might have one? All help in my search is greatly appreciated. Thanks
I am planning to incubate Impeyan eggs in my gqf 1502 sportsman cabinet incubator. What humidity should I aim for? I want to incubate and hatch in the same machine without increasing the humidity as I will have eggs at different stages of development. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
I hatched these from my yearling Indian Blue Peahens and I’m trying to figure out what color they are. Also, they look like peahens to me, but would appreciate if someone could confirm that.
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