down2earth
In the Brooder
I raised 2 peacocks together from chicks. Ive separated them at 2 1/2yrs old and got them each 2 peahens last month.
The one white peacock does not like the hens and is constantly chasing and trying to pull at their feathers. One is an older 5yr old and one 2yr old. They have plenty of room to get away from him the peahens are always being chased away from perches and food. I actually had to make a divider on the perch for the poor 2yr old just so he would leave her alone.
We just built a 10x10 shed for them they also have their aviary still 10x30.
Never did this before but I locked them in the new shed for two days during this cold spell no outside time. 2 degrees at night. The older peahens head is bald and bleeding and her side wing feathers are bleeding. I separated the two hens into a small enclosure temporarily. I keep checking her she seems ok. I want to wait until her head heals. How am I supposed to re introduce them?
He was attacking them both right in front of me in the shed. I made areas blocked off to hide behind and run thru but he just doesnt leave them alone. The older peahen was up on my tiny shelf over my food bins she was so scared. Until he jumped up with her and attacked her.
Does this mean they are not meant to be together? This is my 1st attempt of getting hens for them for breeding in the spring.
My husband wants to split the 10x10 shed in half. They are usually free to go in and out of their aviary and shed all day and At night I lock them in the shed. This was I guess a bad idea to lock them in because of the cold.
My other peacock is not hurting his new girls.
How should I handle this? Is this to be expected? Ive only split up the peacocks for a little over a month now. They can see each other and call to one another.
One more thing my peacocks never lost their long tails this fall. And they are displaying every time I let them out.
The one white peacock does not like the hens and is constantly chasing and trying to pull at their feathers. One is an older 5yr old and one 2yr old. They have plenty of room to get away from him the peahens are always being chased away from perches and food. I actually had to make a divider on the perch for the poor 2yr old just so he would leave her alone.
We just built a 10x10 shed for them they also have their aviary still 10x30.
Never did this before but I locked them in the new shed for two days during this cold spell no outside time. 2 degrees at night. The older peahens head is bald and bleeding and her side wing feathers are bleeding. I separated the two hens into a small enclosure temporarily. I keep checking her she seems ok. I want to wait until her head heals. How am I supposed to re introduce them?
He was attacking them both right in front of me in the shed. I made areas blocked off to hide behind and run thru but he just doesnt leave them alone. The older peahen was up on my tiny shelf over my food bins she was so scared. Until he jumped up with her and attacked her.
Does this mean they are not meant to be together? This is my 1st attempt of getting hens for them for breeding in the spring.
My husband wants to split the 10x10 shed in half. They are usually free to go in and out of their aviary and shed all day and At night I lock them in the shed. This was I guess a bad idea to lock them in because of the cold.
My other peacock is not hurting his new girls.
How should I handle this? Is this to be expected? Ive only split up the peacocks for a little over a month now. They can see each other and call to one another.
One more thing my peacocks never lost their long tails this fall. And they are displaying every time I let them out.
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