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Insurance policy holders in the
village and surrounding area
enjoyed the hospitality of the
Usborne-Hibbert jnsurance
Company at a beef barbecue in
the Kirkton-Woodham Com-
munity Centre Wednesday
evening of last week in
celebration of their centennial.
Mr. & Mrs. Russell Wilson and
girls returned home on Thursday
following a vacation at their
cottage at Shepherd Lake.
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Snell
newlyweds, recently returned
from their honeymoon to take up
residence in the, Hicks home on
Victoria street. Mrs. Snell is a
newcomer to the village and was
extended a welcome.
Mr. & Mrs. Wilfred Huxtable
and Bill were guests at the
Lamport-Orr wedding on the
Credi ton United Church on
Saturday.
Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Greb were
in .Windsor for the weekend mid 9
attended the Sturgeon-Davidson
wedding in the Lincoln Road
United Church on Saturday. Jeff,
Daryl and Steven Greb spent the
weekend with their grand-
parents, Mr. & Mrs. Ken Greb.
Building operations are well
under way on the new home that
John Caldwell is erecting in the
village on Elgin Street.
Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Ritchie of
Parkhill were Monday evening
dinner guests with their daughter
and son-in-law,, Mr. & Mrs.
Wayne Greb and family. Jeff
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look pretty. Petey will son begin to lose his tail feathers and by
September will have none left. By next spring they will again have
grown to full length. Photo by McKinley
Many people from Centralia district
attend Usborne-Hibbert centennial
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Playing mother isn't the easiest
thing in the world, to do, especial-
ly when the babies are five
unhatched peacock eggs, but
that is just what Barry Cleave
of Bayfield had to do.
For some reason the peacock
hen was frightened off the nest
and refused to return. In an
attempt to save the eggs, Barry
took them inside and put them
under an electric blanket, set at
7, and waited. Three days later
they hatched and Barry was the
proud owner of five tiny peacocks,
As Barry works during the day,
he was unable to care for the
peacock babies so he turned them
over to Mrs. Vyrne Weido of
Dashwood. 'The babies are doing
just fine and it is no wonder as
Mrs. Weido has been raising
peacocks for 10 years.
The four male and one female
peacocks are two weeks old now
and already they can fly right out
of the box they live in. During
the evening and nights the five
babies are kept warm by a 100
watt bulb suspended over the
television box they live in. Dur-
ing the day they are allowed to
run in the grass in a fenced in
area and this they seem to love.
The babies will be fairly well
able to take care of themselves
by the time they reach the age of
two months but it is four years
before they reach maturity.
Peacocks are raised much like
turkeys and are fed medicated
turkey mash for the first six
months, Mrs. Weido had to
teach the peacocks to, feed but
it didn't take too long.
"For a while I had to go and
pick up food and let it drop in
front of them to give them the
idea."
Her idea worked as they are
feeding well now.
After six months, they go on
straight grain only receiving the
mash once a month or so. How-
ever, medication is continued on a
regular basis as peacocks are
susceptable to blackhead which
affects the lungs killing the birds.
When they reach maturity the
danger is past and the medication
ceases. Mrs. Weido also feeds
the babies finely chopped clover
leaves and fresh lettuce which
they love.
However, the five babies are
not the only peacocks on the
Weido farm. Petey is an eight
year old male who was raised by
Mrs, Weido from the time he was
just a baby,
"Petey is a better watch-
dog than the dog," laughs Mrs.
Weido. "He hears everything
and has a very loud call. It
sounds like someone crying
"Help",
Petey has staked out his terri-
tory on the farm and he reigns
over it with an iron beak. The
area is between the house and
the barn and unfortunately in-
cludes the clothesline.
News from
Mrs. Muriel Harrison sang two
solo numbers at the Sunday
morning chapel service at
Huronview conducted by the
Chaplain Rev, McWhinnie.
Bob Heywood, of Exeter. en-
tertained on "Family Night"
singing sacred, country and
western and old tyme tunes. Bob
provided his own accordion
"If I'm hanging out clothes we
have to pen him up. The sheets
flap and he goes after them if we
don't." says Mrs. Weido. Also,
for some strange reason, Petey
has taken a certain dislike to
Mrs. Weido, While her husband
can pick Petey up and stroke him
or make him show off his tail
feathers almost on command,
Petey will peck at Mrs. Weido.
His bite isn't quite as hard as
it used to be though. Mrs.
Weido was using some shears
for trimming one day and Petey
got his bill just a little too close
and lost part of his upper and
lower bills, This doesn't seem to
have affected his eating habits
Huronview
accompaniment. By using, his
sound equipment everyone both
in the building and out on the
lawn were able to enjoy the
music.
Two sisters Grace Campbell
and Ruth Townsend sang two
sacred numbers and Scotty
Easton a long time friend of Bob
Heywood expressed the ap-
preciation of the residents,
much as he is as dainty as ever
according to Mrs, Weido;
"You wonder how they ever
get enough to eat they are so
dainty. You hardly ever see
Petey eating unless it is to have
his breakfast of scrambled eggs.
He loves those."
In another month Petey will
start losing his beautiful tail
feathers' and by September will
have little more plumage than
that his mate wears year round.
It is Christmas before the adult
male begins to grow his new plu-
meage and his tail is full size
again by May or June.
The female stays pretty much
with the offspring in a pen,
Petey is the father of four young
peacocks now two months old.
However, he pays little or no
attention to them,
When the males in his family
reach the age of four years, the
Wcido's will have to sell them or,
put up with peacock fights as
each one stakes out a territory,
Until then, the only cries of help
you will hear at the Weidos will
be Petey talking to anyone who
will listen,
Peacock leaves nest
Times-Advocate, August 12, 1976 Page 9
Hatch under electric blanket
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Greb accompanied his grand-
parents home and is remaining
with them for some holidays.
Mrs. Lorne Hicks was a guest
with Mr. & Mrs. Irvine Macaulay
in London on Tuesday.
Mrs. G.F. Penwarden of Sarnia
was an overnight visitor at the
home of Mrs. Lorne Hicks
Wednesday of last week and on
Thursday they were guests with
Mr. & Mrs. Orna Pollock in
Kincardine.
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AT TWO WEEKS OF AGE baby peacocks are fairly large and can
fly two or three feet in the air. Mrs. Vyrne Weido holds two baby
peacocks she is raising for Barry Cleave of Bayfield. Mrs. Weido
has been raising peacocks for almost 10 years. Photo by McKinley
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