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06-16-2014, 01:04 PM
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Peacocks
One of my hens has gone broody.
If you want what she hatches, let me know & I'll let her continue.
If not.....I'm tossing the eggs.
Young would be available this fall.
Gives you time to properly set up for them....they need big housing & aviaries.
Black Shoulder.
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06-16-2014, 01:13 PM
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"Daddy" a couple years ago.....
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06-16-2014, 01:14 PM
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what do they taste like?
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06-16-2014, 01:18 PM
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black shoulders and guinea fowl were the best watch dogs
Knew any time anyone or thing was in the yard day or night.
Recce Of course they taste like chicken, everything does!
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06-16-2014, 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by recce43
what do they taste like?
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Members of the Pheasant family......white meat.
Males 4 years to maturity. Hens 3 years.
Expensive meal......
Tail feathers can sell for $3.00 - $10.00 each.
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06-16-2014, 01:33 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wwbirds
Knew any time anyone or thing was in the yard day or night.
Recce Of course they taste like chicken, everything does!
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Franks red hot I put that #### on everthing
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06-16-2014, 01:42 PM
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I caught my wild free ranging black shoulder peacock in Alberta
Neighbor called me many years ago to say one of my big pheasants was sitting on the seat of her tractor in her yard could I come over and catch it. net in hand I arrive to find a black shoulder peacock in the tractor seat.
Caught him and took him to my holding pen. he had 3 toes frozen off (spring) so I put out the call to see who had lost a black shoulder. Ted Braunwarth called and said he lost 2 males the summer before but could not believe one survived the winter in Alberta. kept him for summer trying to get fertile eggs from peahen I had bought at Odd and Unusual and then returned both birds to Ted as he had inside room in his barn for peafowl.
Heard the peacock that survived the winter outdoors died of pneumonia in the barn that winter.
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06-16-2014, 02:11 PM
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Why not have the worlds biggest omelet?
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06-16-2014, 07:07 PM
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School bus?
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06-16-2014, 09:03 PM
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Banned
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School bus?
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Better than a pic of a gawdalfull pinto !!!
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06-16-2014, 09:10 PM
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What do you do with those feathers that fall off?
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06-16-2014, 11:53 PM
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Let me check the by laws first
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06-17-2014, 04:06 AM
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School bus?
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Of all the vehicles he screams at, he seems to hate the school bus the most.
Couple "kids" with loud trucks like to rev their engines on the way by to get him going as well. I grin every time they do it.
Three year ago I let that hen hatch some. One is a male. His sire now is teaching him to voice his opinion of loud vehicles.....and doors closing, loud Ravins, Crows, Magpies......and many other noises.
Good thing I like their calls ! 
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Originally Posted by bb356
Better than a pic of a gawdalfull pinto !!!
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Just for you
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What do you do with those feathers that fall off?
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Wife & I collect them. She wants to sell them.....eventually.
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06-17-2014, 04:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Forest Techer
Let me check the by laws first
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If you live someplace with bylaws......odds are good they top the list of you cannot have animals.
Loud......they can be heard over 3 miles away.
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06-21-2014, 12:38 PM
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I liked having them around just for the novelty
Peacocks and guinea fowl. Just no indoor pens to keep them in our harsh winter. I over wintered about 7 late hatched wild turkeys a couple years ago because I didnt think they would make it through the winter having hatched in late July. found out the hard way that 7 big birds in a pheasant brooder 10 X 8 for almost 8 months was not a lot of fun.
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05-19-2018, 12:58 PM
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Do you have any hatching eggs this year?
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05-19-2018, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Sunnysandy
Do you have any hatching eggs this year?
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Leaving eggs with a hen this year.
If they do not sell, they'll go into the freezer as meat birds.
Get in touch later this summer...
BTW - got to drive the beast yesterday !
Stupid power .... heart rate was likely around 200 +, mouth dry, palms sweating......and a huge grin the whole time !
About 50 KM eat up about 5 gal of VP C-111 
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05-19-2018, 08:20 PM
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Ancient threads reveil much ...
So many good posters here have been banned, or no longer participate on the AO.
Sad 
Selkirk
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05-19-2018, 09:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Reeves1
Members of the Pheasant family......white meat.
Males 4 years to maturity. Hens 3 years.
Expensive meal......
Tail feathers can sell for $3.00 - $10.00 each.
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They hunt them in New Zealand apperently ,
Southerman says they are a very fast bird
Cat
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05-20-2018, 06:14 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by catnthehat
They hunt them in New Zealand apperently ,
Southerman says they are a very fast bird
Cat
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Read someplace they are hunted in CA as well.
People kick them out & down there would do well in the wild.
Two would quickly become many......and perching on roofs will cause damage.
Wife's new Kitten (10 months) is finding out about their flight as well. Charges across the yard & spooks them into flying & squawking
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