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 Post subject: Unusual Behavior
PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 4:04 pm 
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One of my boys have isolated himself from the leak (gang) of peafowl, he has sat in party covered bush all day, it has rained and he still continued to sit there rather than move to sheds where they usually are able to keep dry. He is free range.

Feed time he has been and gone with no response from him.

I can only get say 1.5 meters close to him as he thinks I can't see him!

I haven't seen him stand to roost as it has just happened today....

We have a allot of rain for the past week.

Narrowed it down to three things I believe (without catching him just yet)-
A paralysis tick is on him somewhere and he is unwell.
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Coccidiosis (emieria ) has set in with this peafowl & as its ben very wet
OR
Baiting? which I have had NO experience in a bird being baited before

All the other birds are fine.

Im hoping its just a tick which I can catch and treat as I have done it before! (to another bird)

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK?


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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Behavior_INJURED PEACOCK
PostPosted: Thu Jun 13, 2013 5:50 pm 
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INJURED WE HAVE CAUGHT IT AND IT CAN BARELY MOVE! I think a car has hit it or its bruised himself while flying down in the morning!

Any pain relief advice at all?


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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Behavior
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Does he have any obvious injury, broken skin ect..? can he move his legs and feet? have you completely checked him for a tick? Is he breathing normally? is he eating and drinking?

As for pain relief only a vet can help there

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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Behavior
PostPosted: Fri Jun 14, 2013 10:17 am 
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He is totally alert, we caught him on dusk and felt him for a tick.
Checked his legs, are fine when we tried to catch placing a blanket over him) he didn't fly straight up but sort of hoped up so I think his wing is broken.?? No bleeding that I can see around his legs etc or wing. If he has internal hemorrhaging he wound not have lasted all this time.

We have him in a caged penned out of the rain! With water near him and food not that he is not eating.
Breathing is normal! He is just sitting there sleeping as they do, we have reduced his stress levels by being in the cage. (predators) The others can see him but are not in the cage. (They can visit him.)

His wing seems to be folded out a little bit as he tried to move during the night, off the blanket...

I have not seen him drink water or eat....however he seems to be near the water while sitting he would just have to stretch his neck out.

Unfortunately vets around here just want me to bring him to their surgery, but the stress of that would be too much for him as in the past I have had them die. So getting a vet to visit will be a very hard option!!!!!


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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Behavior
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Oh dear I hope your peacock recovers I will say a little prayer for him tonight


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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Behavior - UPDATED
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He is eating!!!! BUt not moving so much- I called another vet today, of course they want me to bring him in (40 mins there and back + waiitng + catching = death by stress), So I will wait until Monday for the regular vet (whom does house visits) My boy allowed me to get close to him and to feed him blueberries, egg and biscuit mix. I have placed water near him and he can drink if he stretches his neck out.

I am excited he is eating but no doubt in some pain, with that wing ! Its the best I can do..... [smilie=a_doh.gif]


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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Behavior
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Its all you can do for now. As Colin asked can he actually move his legs? Also does he have good body weight? or is he light? As he's now eating feed him up especially with boiled eggs and if you can mix in some vitamin E even better

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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Behavior
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Sorry Colin and Tolmie ...
Reluctantly he will stand on his legs, for example he limped away from us when we tried to catch him rather than fly up.

Today I did not see him use his legs however he had moved and turned himself around to look at nature ( when i was away from him) so reluctantly he can or will use his legs as a last resort.
He prefers to sit on the ground like they tend to do.

Tolmie-thanks YES- I will feed him up! Blueberries dry cat food and egg and biscuit mix.. tomorrow is another day! .....
What type of vitamin E do you suggest or use? He is approximately 2 years old and weighs 3.5kg with shorter tail eye feathers about (say 40cm long)
Obviously,now his feathers have started to look a bit disheveled however he did start to try and preen himself a little today...
No blood-that i have noticed, no cuts no bleeding.

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 Post subject: Re: Unusual Behavior
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Quikon Vitamin E if you can get it

Thats good he can move his legs it means he's not paralyzed so he should recover. I would not make him use his legs if possible let him rest them and help heal.

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3.5kg is ok they should be around 4kg at 2 or 3 years old

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