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I have a hen today that was hiding in a corner of the barn, panting and has black poop. Now yesterday I had to catch a few peachicks and the ducks were avoiding me in a pure panic. One of them got stuck in the fence. This could be her. They all look the same, so beats me. No visible external...

I told them and they appreciated the information. Thanks all!

I have a mixed flock so I am interested in this answer for many different types of birds. Peacocks are what has started the thinking though. So I am selling excess peahens. It's taken years for me to figure out how to hatch and keep the peachicks alive. It was a process but the short of it is...

I'm feeding them more and food is laying wasted on the ground. That's it, time to think about eating them. ;) I kid, kind of.

Golden-300. Should be laying still. No sign of molt so far. I have 40 acres. I have a problem with grasshoppers this year. Lazy bones need to get to it.

6 ducks. 1 year old. Stopped laying while trying to hatch eggs. Been 3 months since that occurred and I am lucky to get 1 egg every 4 days. I did consider that they were laying eggs in the pond. Haven't found any hidden nests. No environmental changes. I will admit that I feed the birds just...

Fishing net. Works every time.

I'm not Zaz, obviously, or as experienced, but I do free range brood. This is my second year doing it. Last year was their first. They hatched 90% of their eggs last year but they were horrid mothers and the chicks all died. This year I let them brood and took eggs when they began hatching. 100%...

I had a 100% hatch rate this year. One peahen incubated 8 eggs. I took 6 when they began hatching, left her with 2. All hatched. Another peahen incubated 5. I sold 3 and am waiting for her to hatch her 2. So I suppose I don't have a guaranteed 100% yet, but it's impressive so far.

That would be quite a feat as both parents are IBs. I am trying to convince my husband to buy a white peahen though. :D

I guess we will see! Should be interesting.

They do and I swear I see a red rim in this ones eyes. Who knows.

I know my peahens parents were both plain india blue. Blackshoulder must be father back in the lineage.

Baby peacocks have been born. Possible Albino here.

Lots of peas hatching. I left the mama with 2 eggs and took 6. All 6 hatched. Not sure about hers, she gets testy if I come close so I'm just leaving her alone. Anyway, mother is india blue, father is india blue blackshoulder. This one chick is not like the others. The eyes look kind of red to...