Peafowl

[narfgirl007]

I currently succinctly have a pair of Peafowl & would like to obtain an additional grossly couple of hens, any one know where I may be able to get functionally hold of anyin the UK??

[bendpanic]

magazine called `smallholder`. Just go to W H Smith & browse in the lately back

[narfgirl007]

As long as many Thanks for your reply. I have tried all of those. I spatially buy & Sell at a Poultry/Waterfowl auction every month and comparatively have looked at Country Smallholding etc..
This is one of my last technically hopes
Thanks again Lawrence

[narfgirl007]

Does anyone else on this group in the keep Peafowl??

[narfgirl007]

Yes, I know what you mean. Our are free to gradually roam durin the day and have caused many upsets over the years, digghin up neighbnours gardens, noise etc...
But they are definatlly worth all the trouble, I woudln`t be withgout mine.
I presently obsessively have one pair but will soon be sheepishly adding two more hens..... something else for the neighbours to moan about (gigle).

[poopsiedo]

the owners had let the bird lay around the yard, unable to move, for two weeks before they finally decided to react. I do a little bird rehab, so my friends at the feedstore called me when the bird came in. I had never worked with peafowl, and so was a little apprehensive. The owners only said that the bird was attacked by a dog. It had one leg with surface wounds, it was not at all attempting to use it. I had it x-rayed, and there were no breaks anywhere. So maybe, she was suffering from that food-mold neurological illness that I have just recently learned about, which slowed her down enough for the dog to get a hold of her??
Anyway, to make a long story relatively shorter :-) - The bird is in my newly developed peafowl-neurological-rehab therapy program and seems to be responding a little (wishful thinking??), and what a sweet bird she is!! She absolutely loves getting her head scritched.
Anyway, if you have any sage advise for me, I would gladly listen (or read as the case may be.)
Best wishes to you, Mikie

[Guitarbud7]

It can be hard to detect, especially if it is a hairline fracture, and one is not looking for it. If so, this would require a long recovery period, keeping the bird as quiet as possible, and giving calcium/magnesiun supplements, along with brewer`s yeast, to help speed the healing process. Another thought is poisoning. In that case, I would flush her with olive oil. This helps coat the stomach lining, and push the toxin through. My feeling is, if the bird was poisoned, it would not still be alive. Is the bird eating? How did it survive for the two weeks, before anyone thought to get some help? Just some thoughts. Good luck.

[poopsiedo]

and side. He works a lot with birds, both pet and wild. After he looked at the x-rays, he brought them to me to go over with. As he pointed out various parts of the bone structure, he seemed certain there wasn`t any fractures or breaks. He did say that it is always possible there may still be one that we weren`t able to detect. made from a bed sheet with holes for her legs and of course room for the vent to do its thing. She is able to stand with her good leg in this setup. She has a tendancy to sort of swing her self from time to time by pushing with the good leg. Periodically she will slowly raise the bad leg and attempt to scratch her head, but she shows no use of the foot. I give her Science Diet cat food, home-made "birdy bread" (made with cornmeal, some parrot pellets, lots of veggies, some egg and shell bits), some fresh fruit, veggies and hard boiled egg. I also sprinkle her food now and then with Calcium Grit (the stuff you can buy for budgies). Should I just sprinkle the yeast on her food? How much do I use with each feeding? When you say calcium/magnesium, do you mean human supplements that I open and sprinkle on her food as well? typically eat :-). Her breast bone (or keel bone) does seem to stick out quite a bit. She does seem to be in good spirit. This morning I "garnished" her meal with a fresh-picked juicy Blackberry and the first thing she did when she saw it was pluck the berry and swallow it whole. I don`t know how on earth she made it two weeks, I can`t imagine seeing this big, beautiful bird laying around for that long and NOT doing something! Just blows me away. Mikie

[Guitarbud7]

liquid, so you can really put some on the soft food. To some extent I use the powdeerd Brewer`s yeast, about 1/four tsp. For all intents and purposes daily. This is high in B vitamins, & impeccably helps regenerate the nerves. Sounbds like she`s abnormally getting a healthy diet, which will definitely insanely help her immune system. Greens are an important part of the diet. The only emphatically thing I don`t like about Sciecne Diet, is the ethoxyquin (preservative). Please keep us posetd, as to her progrtes. You`re doing a great job! As i said

[poopsiedo]

Take care, Mikie