Recent content by KsKingBee

Not likely Indigo as they are still fairly rare, more likely India Blue Pied and or split Pied or White.

Yes they do.

A combination of peat moss, dirt, and wood ash is very good. I see no reason to exclude DE from the mix, you just don't want it to be the main ingredient.

The White is probably a hen.

I assume your humidity is too high causing the chick to either have too little room in the egg to swing its head and chip out or drown in excess fluid. Do some of them have their beak sticking out of the shell? That is a good indication. The better humidity control will help but you will...

With two cocks and three hens there is a good chance the eggs are not getting fertilized, crack a few open and see if they are. I use old bee boxes and make nests with hay in a safe area of the pen and place the eggs in the box. Each egg is dated and removed after they are ten days old...

Sometime around October you should pull any remaining train feathers so he grows an even full length train this winter. And no lights...

The one in the pic is a Pied WE and will have a better color than SP. When referencing SP there is no need to say WE as all SP will have two copies of the WE gene. That chick will be a very beautiful bird.

Craigs list.

Here are a few examples, the last one is a pure Green hen.

She is not high enough to be called Emerald, that is in the 75% range, what we call 'better than mid'. She is more like low to mid-range. Once a hen has a reddish neck and barring they will be considered in the upper range. The body traits like a long neck and legs, a lean and long body and a...

Agreed.

Peach is a sex-linked color so all of the hen chicks no matter what hen you use will be Peach, all of the cock chicks will be split to Peach although they will look like the normal Wild Type pattern. You mention the cock is either WE or split to WE but no mention of the hens pattern(s) so I can...

You already answered your question with the light on 24/7.

I would much prefer that than dogs chasing my peacock. Here is what you are dealing with, it is the beginning of breeding season and the cock has his breeding territory established and your dogs are invading it. He does not want 'anyone' in his area and will chase 'anyone' who violates his...