wild peacock's/peafowl in my back yard

Tavian1309 said:

Really cool! my mom was walking out of work one day, and found peacock feathers in the field behind Fedex right outside of Grand rapids michigan. They survive the winters and thrive!

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zazouse said:

The rains can wash feathers into the ground so if you found a bunch a feathers it is more likely a peacock did not survive  But they can survive your area if someone feeds them when weather kills their food source or covers it up with snow..

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denduma said:

I also live in eastern michigan, near the bay. I have also got wild peacocks in my backyard. We live in the country near woods and these peacocks, one male, one albino female and two chicks have been living in the tree-line adjacent to our property. Every day they come out and eat from near our pond. Can these peacocks survive outside during our tough Michigan winters? I've been hearing more stories of people seeing "wild" peacocks in Michigan. Can a few escapees suddenly thrive and create a "wild" community of peacocks in an area they're not native?

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denduma said:

The peacocks have been sticking around thankfully. We have been feeding them torn up pieces of bread and they seem to be getting used to finding food in my yard. They are even walking up on the back porch. Should I start feeding them birdseed or is bread ok? (my wife works at a restaurant and gets old dinner rolls for the pond turtles). Will they end up getting comfortable around us enough to feed them close up? The white one is beautiful and I would like a close enough encounter to take a good picture.

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