Birds
There are almost over 200 birds that live at the farm, including doves, chickens, peacocks, peahens, ducks, emus, geese and pigeons.
There are almost over 200 birds that live at the farm, including doves, chickens, peacocks, peahens, ducks, emus, geese and pigeons.
Lian & Peng are two of the five beautiful Chinese swans residing at the farm. They were going to be eaten. A kind samaritan was determined to save them. She called Winslow Farm and explained if she purchased them, she could save them, but didn’t have the accommodations for them. Lian and Peng, with their three other friends, now enjoy a permanent home at the farm.
Orion is one of several peacocks, along with peahens, at the farm, but he is the only white peacock. A white peacock is a color variation of the Indian Blue Peacock. He is not an albino peacock, which is a rare occurrence, but he is what is called a leucistic peafowl, meaning he has a reduction in pigment and has blue eyes, not the albino's red or pink eyes. Orion's white plumage makes for a truly elegant and magnificent sight.
Pinti was found as a young chick wandering around the main street in Mansfield. She was rescued and brought to the farm. She was brought up the doves. Once old enough she joined the other chickens.
White Pigeons look like doves, but are actually a specialty breed of a homing pigeon. White doves had been used for release during events, but were then left unable to care for themselves. Winslow Farm is home to a number of white pigeons, as well as several doves.
