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bronskibeat
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 Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject: Peafowl chick |
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OK, my first peafowl chick has hatched out (great excitement!!) and its yellow........with feathers on its wings...........
Are all peafowl chicks yellow to start with?? Need to know or I'm going to pop with excitement in case its going to be a white one   |
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Pekinout
Joined: 29 Apr 2008
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Location: Cornwall
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:17 am Post subject: |
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Are they white peafowl or Indian?
White peafowl chicks are all yellow, Indian Peafowl (peacock stylee) are yellow fronts and beige or brown heads and backs.
Just found this link, gives the colours of chicks, any help?
Chick Colours |
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bronskibeat
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:41 am Post subject: |
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WOW!! Thanks pekinout, what a fabulous site  I especially love the white peacock with the blue chest, absolutely stunning!!
I'm not sure, he said that the hen had hatched a white chick out, but she had wandered off and lost it  I assumed they were blues but I suppose they could be carrying the white gene. The chick is yellow but the ends of its wing feathers are a sort of deeper yellow colour, more a sort of pale amber. I know my yellow turkey poults turned blue so its anyones guess!! |
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Pekinout
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We had peacocks for a while and hatched a few broods, but the chicks were all beige/brown. They were Indian Peafowl. We got shot of them after a little while cos they're such noisey devils.  I think they're as bad as gleenies (guinea fowl) for making a racket. |
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chicky
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
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Location: hereford
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:58 am Post subject: peababy |
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Hi, i have peacocks and i would think it is a black shouldered chick as they hatch yellow and as they mature the hens stay light (they are sort of white with black/grey marking down there back and wings, the cocks turn very dark (darker the the indian blues and are stunning) here is a link with some pics.
www.peacocks4u.co.uk |
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Elly
Joined: 18 Apr 2008
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Location: Norfolk
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:45 am Post subject: Re: peababy |
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| chicky wrote: | Hi, i have peacocks and i would think it is a black shouldered chick as they hatch yellow and as they mature the hens stay light (they are sort of white with black/grey marking down there back and wings, the cocks turn very dark (darker the the indian blues and are stunning) here is a link with some pics.
www.peacocks4u.co.uk |
Oh wow, what beautiful birds. The white ones are magnificent 
Trouble is now I want a wallaby
Keep smilin
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bronskibeat
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| Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| Hi Chicky, I think I emailed you about some white peafowl chicks a few weeks ago!! I'm still interested by the way, just up to my eyeballs trying to move the parents at the moment |
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