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Breeder of Indian and Green peafowl, pheasants, jungle fowl, Sumatra, Silkie and Japanese Phoenix bantams. Contact Information:

Mr. Kelly J. Michael. When Mr.
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Wheelbarger
2033 Broyles Lane
Roanoke, VA 24012
Phone: (540) 520.1885

e-mail: [email protected]

My fascination with animals, birds, (and peafowl) began as a child. After seeing the green peafowl for the first time (an immature pair at the Honolulu Zoo in 1994) I knew that I would some day make it a priority to breed these beautiful and endangered birds. My first 'green' peafowl were obtained fro

m a number of sources. Though 'green' they were obviously hybrids and I got rid of them. I visited Rodney Michael of Riverview, Florida who then was this country's most respected importer/breeder of Pavo muticus muticus. I acquired a couple of pairs from Mr. Michael sold his birds to Mike Johns in Oklahoma, I bought a pair that Mike raised from his acquired Florida birds. Additional birds were purchased from Lewis Eckard (North Carolina) and Charles Hill (Georgia) who also keep and breed the Rodney Michael stock. Breeding Green peafowl can be challenging. They are quite large and require plenty of space. Being less hardy than the common peafowl they need adequate protection in sub freezing remperatures. They tend to not be as prolific as their Indian cousins and low fertility proved disappointing. Getting the birds off feed containing soy helped.* Many more birds were reared with the current feeding program than with the commercial feeds (whose main ingredients were corn and grain waste products). Also, most P.m. muticus in the states are quite in**ed and new blood to revitalize the gene pool was important (if not necessary) to rear quality birds in number. In January 2011 I acquired a very fine juvenile male from Josh Nelson (Rocking B-A-B Ranch) in Florida. The parents of this bird were European imports from the race of P.m.muticus indigenous to Malaysia. The coming two year old male was placed with three of my best 'Rodney Michael' peahens. This mating produced 2 males and1 female in 2011! I welcome inquiry about the birds I keep and enjoy discussing with others these unique galliformes. In addition to green peafowl I keep a small number of ornamental pheasants, junglefowl, wild turkeys (the Rio Grande subspecies), and ornamental bantams - Sumatra, Japanese Phoenix, and Black Silkies.

* Breeding and other problems related to soy is well documented in animals (and humans). Among suggested reading = The Weston A. Price Foundation

An Article on soy and reproductive health:

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2011/11/17/sex-and-soybean-health-caution.aspx

06/14/2024

06/14/2024

06/01/2024

Indian Peafowl 2023 hatched pairs 250.00 a pair. Extra males available. No shipping.

05/10/2024

04/23/2024

Both species - comparison shot.

03/05/2024

Female

03/05/2024

Male

02/23/2024

The photo that was the real kickstart for my backyard bird photography journey - 10th February 2018 - was on the balcony drinking coffee - saw the potential of this interaction about to happen, I put the coffee down grabbed a camera - and shot a series of photos - leading me to edit this into the double photo - that proved so popular and my first photo to really go viral.

01/23/2024

P. cristatus. No mix, no split, no junk - just wild type Indian Peafowl. Only the green peafowl rival the beauty. ✅✅✅

01/17/2024

Winter. :-(

01/12/2024

10/18/2023

2023 hatched Sumatras headed to New Mexico:

09/29/2023

So, I’ve had many show up with open wire cages in the back of a pickup to transport birds. Please remember peafowl and pheasants can be skittish and frightened by capture. A terrified bird can beat themselves to death trying to escape or injure themselves trying to crash out of a cage. Here’s the best way to calmly transport birds. One can go a step further by covering the entire crate with a sheet to keep them as calm as possible en route to their new home. Temple Grandin would approve of this method. :-)

09/26/2023

Sumatra bantams

09/20/2023

2022 hatch Sumatras.

08/22/2023

Temple bamboo (Semiarundia fastuosa). $75.00 for this clump which could be broken into three. I cut it down to have the house painted and new guttering installed. It is trying to regrow. Now is a great time to get it established elsewhere. Evergreen. Makes a nice addition to bird aviaries/landscapes. Very straight and dense growing to 20’ tall.

Address

2033 Broyles Lane
Roanoke, VA
24012

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 8pm
Tuesday	9am - 8pm
Wednesday	9am - 8pm
Thursday	9am - 8pm
Friday	9am - 8pm
Saturday	8am - 8pm
Sunday	9am - 8pm

Telephone

+15405201885

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