The Avairy Construction
2010.....So the construction on our new aviary started on August 21 2010 with the first digging of the "pond".... It continued on Friday August 27th and 28th as we decided to scratch what we had and...
View ArticleHow to Raise Peafowl: Information on the Basics
How to Raise Peafowl: Information on the Basics Peafowl are a beautiful bird whom people love to see. Their big, blue and green colors will take your breath away. They are one of the most detailed...
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Breeding, Hatching and Raising Peafowl
Breeding, Hatching and Raising Peafowl Just like chickens and other poultry, peafowl are addicting. Every spring we go out and buy more chicks at the farm store. Soon, we start asking the questions:...
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Caring for Peafowl
Caring for Peafowl Just like every living creature, peafowl require care and a good amount of it. They necessitate food, water, housing and space along with other things. This article covers the three...
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The Pros and Cons for Raising Peafowl
Does Good Outweigh the Bad? Pros and Cons for Raising Peafowl Peafowl are beautiful, majestic birds and can be fun to raise. They also are big, loud and require lots of care. But they also can cause...
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Peafowl History
History of Peafowl Peafowl have been around since the beginning of time. They’ve been around since the 5th day of creation! However, they have only been domesticated for the past few hundred years....
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Getting Started With Guinea Fowl
BEGINNING WITH GUINEAS In sparsley populated Wyoming guineas were not a common sight a few years ago. I had never seen... Getting Started With Guinea Fowl
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Raising The Young Guinea - 6 weeks to 3 months old
6 week old guineas exploring the outdoor pen for the first time. By the time keets are 6 weeks old they are mostly feathered although the head and neck will still be covered with down. At this age they...
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Incubating and Hatching Guinea Fowl
Incubating Guinea Fowl To successfully hatch any eggs, begin with fresh, clean, fertile eggs. If eggs are purchased by mail order, it is important to ensure that the eggs receive proper care in...
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BEGINNERS GUIDE FOR THE RED GOLDEN PHEASANT (PIC HEAVY) WITH MUTATION PICS
GOLDEN PHEASANT or the CHINESE PHEASANT (Chrysolophus pictus) (Pic below is of a two year old male) INFORMATION This pheasant is perfect for beginners and the most popular of all pheasants that are...
View ArticleThe History and Mating Behavior of Pigeons
INTRODUCTION Pigeons. When the average person hears this word, most likely the first thing they think of are the hybird "city" pigeons developed through cross-breeding of the Rock Dove. To the average...
View ArticleHow to Train Peafowl to Stay Home At Night
How to Train Peafowl to Stay Home At Night Like chickens, peafowl like to sleep in the same place each night. Unfortunately, if you don’t train them to sleep in their coop at night, they may never come...
View ArticlePeafowl 101: Basic Care, Genetics, and Answers
A collection of general and care information for your peafowl. I will edit and add information as I find it. Corrections and additions can be PM'd to me (Kedreeva). Common terms and their meanings:...
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Foot and Leg Problems in Waterfowl - Niacin Deficiency
Pic by @Quail27 A fairly common problem with growing ducklings and goslings is foot and leg problems, caused by incorrect feeding, or more specifically, lack of usable Niacin (B-vitamin) their diet....
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Hand Raising A Society Finch From An Egg - With Pictures
In October 2014 I got a pair of society finches, the male (Tweety Bird or TB) loved building and rebuilding the nest for his mate (named R). She would lay a clutch of eggs and every time they would...
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Basic Pigeon Care - Feeding And Housing
Keeping Pigeons: People keep pigeons for many different reasons such as racing/homing, breeding for shape and colors, fancy flying, pets or meat, so there are now hundreds of pigeon breeds bred for...
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Introduction to Keeping Guinea Fowl
I used to think guinea fowl were just chickens with polka dots, but nothing is further from the truth! Guinea fowl are quite a bit different from chickens in appearance and behaviour. In this article,...
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Raising Guinea fowl 101: A beginners guide to raising Guinea fowl
General info: Guinea fowl belong to the Numididae family, they are related to pheasants, turkeys and other game fowl. Guinea fowl originate in Africa and were first introduced to Europe back in the...
View ArticleThe pigeons & I
I love nature, I love gardening , I love birds and yes I love pigeons! When I care for a baby animal all my motherly instincts flourish and I become a critter mom. A couple of years ago I find a pigeon...
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What you need to know before you get your parrot.
To start, I love parrots. I am from Australia, the land of parrots and have grown up seeing wild cockatoos and lorikeets. I now have parrots of my own, all natives; cockatiels, a budgie, princess...
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