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Exotic Animals
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Aracauna
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We have both bantam and regular size Aracauna chickens. They are known for laying colored eggs and for the fluffs on the sides of their heads. |
Blue Slate turkeys
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Bobwhite Quail
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The Bobwhite Quail is a popular favorite of game bird breeders, hunters and bird lovers. The male is well known for it's call for which the species is named. The Bobwhite Quail has the most widespread range of any quail species, with over twenty subspecies, which range from Canada to Southern Mexico.
The most well known quail that are usually kept in captivity are the Eastern Bobwhite. A more rare subspecies called the Masked Bobwhite is native to the Southwestern United States. They are popular with breeders in captivity but remain on the Endangered Species List in the wild.
There have also been many mutations developed in captivity. Some of the popular colors are: The Mexican Speckled, the Tennessee Red, White and Silver Bobwhites. There are also some different strains, which have been developed for their larger size such as the Wisconsin Jumbo and the Indiana Giant.
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Button Quail
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These are actually a tiny housebird. Often referred to as "Boinkers". They have to have a lid on their cage to keep them from boinking out. |
Capuchin Pigeons
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We have several pairs of Capuchin Pigeons. |
Chukars
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Chukars are a game bird. |
Cockatiel
Cockatiels make good pet birds. They come in a wide variety of colors. This is our white pied female named MacKenzie. |
Emus
Emus are members of the Ratite family. They are generally raised for egg production, meat and feathers. They can be kept as pets if you begin with a chick and spend an enormous amount of handling and training. Emus can peck very hard with their beaks and can kick or scratch with their legs and feet. Emus as pets should be kept inside of a containment area and only be petted by children through a fence.
Female Emu hens will lay about twenty eggs per season. Some occasionally will lay thirty to forty. This is mainly determined by genetics and feed. Emus mate for life and the males will often sit on the eggs to hatch them. Emu eggs can be eaten and taste very similar to a chicken egg. The eggs of course are much larger though. Emu eggs are an emerald green color. They are often used for carving beautiful craft items or they can be painted on or decorated.
Emus can be fed a diet of specially formulated Ratite Feed. Emus will also graze on a limited basis.
Emus should be vaccinated for encephalomyelitis with an equine Triple E vaccination. This disease is not known to be contagious to humans.
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Finches
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We have several varieties of finches for sale at all times. Please contact us for information. |
Frill Back Pigeons
These unique pigeons have curly feathers on their backs. They come in various colors. |
Golden Pheasant
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The Golden Pheasant is native to China. They often occupy mountainous slopes, ledges, and rocky hills often covered with bamboo, bushes and woods. The Golden Pheasant is unsurpassed in its brilliance, beauty, and desirability as a game farm or aviary bird. The Golden Pheasant was brought into Europe by the 18th Century and George Washington was the first American known to have kept and raised Golden Pheasants.
Golden Pheasants have keenly sharp vision, excellent hearing and wariness that has helped the Golden Pheasant elude would be human observers and predators in the wild, more so than almost any other game birds.
Golden Pheasants are most closely related to the Lady Amherst Pheasant. There are mutations of the Golden Pheasant that have been developed such as: the Yellow Golden Pheasant, Dark Throated Golden Pheasant, and Salmon Golden Pheasant. Yellow Goldens are the most beautiful and popular of these pheasant mutations. Golden Pheasants are usually a good pheasant for the beginner. They are quite disease resistant and hardy in most all climates.
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Guineas
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We have several different varieties and colors of guineas. |
Jacobin Pigeons
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Jacobin Pigeons are named after the Jacobin order of monks who date from about 1100 and were know for their distinctive hooded habits. According to breeders, the Jacobin pigeon was developed from a mutation known as early as the 1500's.
The Jacobin Pigeon is a medium size pigeon, quite slender and tall, not as robust as a racing pigeon. It is characterized by a distinctive muff or cowl of feathers, which forms a rosette on both sides of the pigeon's head. It almost looks as though they have no head.
The Australian Jacobin comes in black, white, red and yellow. Many breeders have now been able to breed for other very interesting colors such as Andalusian, Opal, Cream, Silver and Blue to name a few. Their lifespan is about 10 years. They are one of the oldest of the Fancy Pigeon breeds. They don't make very good house pets however, and are more for the pigeon enthusiast.
Jacobins will require a little larger space than a normal pigeon. They are quite hardy however. You have to be very careful when breeding a pair of Jacobins. They should be completely separated from other birds as they can become quite aggressive. They will need a fairly large cage, a nest box and a place for the babies to "get away" after they are born. The female will generally lay two eggs a few days apart. Sometimes the Jacobins do not make good mothers because they have such large feathers and short beaks that they cannot see their babies and it is hard for them to feed them. Often, you might want to use racing homers or American show racers to hatch the eggs.
Jacobins will eat pigeon feed but also like lettuce, grass clippings, beet tops or alfalfa. They should be vaccinated against Paramyxovirus each fall. |
Mexican Speckled Partridge
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Also known as Mexican speckled quail. These are a colorful small bodied little bird. We will have photos posted soon. |
Parakeets
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We have all colors of parakeets for sale. Please contact us for specific information. |
Peafowl
Peafowl are originally from India, Burma, Java, Ceylon, Malaya and Congo. They are very large relatives of the pheasant. Peafowl have beautiful plumage. They can live up to forty or fifty years with proper care and handling. Peafowl are often referred to as Peacocks, however that is not correct. A Peacock is the male of the species and a Peahen is the female. Young offspring are called Peachicks. They are the largest member of the pheasant and turkey family.
Peafowl can come in a variety of colors including blue, green, white, light brown and purple. The India blue and the Green Peafowl are the most common raised in captivity.
The Peafowl are not finicky eaters. They will eat shelled corn, cracked corn, oats, rabbit pellets, dog food, trout chow, sunflower seeds, grass, dandelions, insects and many other foods. They also enjoy eating the occasional snake, even poisonous ones.
They make a very loud honking noise as a warning to each other of danger. They live in the wild in small family groups and prefer dense, hilly jungle near water. They are one of the oldest known ornamental birds. They have been around for more than 4,000 years. They are one of the most colorful and strikingly marked birds, especially the males. They are most well known for their long train of feathers on their tails. They can grow to be several feet long, and are shed each year. They can also make a large fan with their tails to attract the female Peahen.
They require a large pen, at least six feet tall and ten feet wide, especially for males, so they can spread their large fantails.
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Red Golden Pheasant
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The Red Golden Pheasants come from the mountains of Central China. The male and female are highly dimorphic, which means that their plumage and features differ greatly between the sexes. The most obvious difference is the adult males' gorgeous plumage. It serves as a beacon to predators and an aphrodesiac to females during courtship. The female will lay between 8 and 12 eggs and sit on them for 22 to 23 days. After hatching, the young will stay under the hen for a few days then begin to go out searching for food. The mother will teach them to peck and will sometimes fed them from her beak until they get the idea. The young can fly at about 10 to 14 days. |
Showgirl Chickens
This photo is from Feathers.com but it shows what our Showgirl chickens look like. One of our photos will be coming soon. |
Swinehoe Pheasant
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These birds are a larger variety of pheasants. Their coloring is especially beautiful and looks almost irredescent in the sunlight. Photo coming soon. |
Valley Quail
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Also known as the California Quail, Catalina Quail, Crested Quail, San Lucas Quail, San Quentin Quail and Top-Knot Quail. The Valley Quail have an extensive range, which extends from British Columbia, through much of Washington and Oregon, Idaho and Nevada and along the Pacific Coast in California south through Baja. They have also successfully been introduced into all the main islands of Hawaii.
The male Valley Quail has a tear-drop shaped, black crest on the top of the head. The face and throat is black, bordered with a white stripe above the eye and along the throat. There is a small patch of yellow feathers at the base of the bill. The back of the neck and head is finely mottled with black, gray and white. The breast and upper back is bluish gray. The belly has a blackish chestnut patch that is surrounded by black buff feathers that give a scaly appearance. Hens are smaller and are a lighter gray overall.
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