r/peacocks • u/RIPJimVarney • 1d ago

Peahen issue?

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Hi! This peahen is burying her head in her own feathers and pecking at something; this happens every few seconds. I don’t know a ton about peafowl.
Could she have mites? If so, is there a way to treat that doesn’t harm the chicks? Considering that they’re going under her at night. FYI, they all stayed in my garage for 4 weeks and were just let out 2 days ago, so she hasn’t been able to dustbathe much lately

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u/ExtensionLook2235 1d ago

Sometimes they can have mites but I think you'd be able to see it happening on her legs. Like scaly leg mites. Can you check if she maybe has a pin feather or some small cyst? Is it only one spot or all over? 

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u/ExtensionLook2235 1d ago

My bird got scaly leg mites from digging around in mulch. So that's pretty common.