Looking To Buy....Peafowl(2016)

[Birdrain92]

Here's what I think is a 50% Spalding hen. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
The hen in the front. She used to have a crest that would stand straight up but the Black Shoulder peahen is aggressive and picks out crest feathers on my other hens.

 

[barkerg]

The black shoulder  spaldings I've seen (in pictures) have not been very pretty- so maybe I haven't seen good ones. Now the 50% spaldings- are they as nice as your avatar? I'm also thinking if I found a Spalding hen, I would be happy, as I need another hen- and spalding hens are still quite pretty aren't they?  Or is that the green hen I'm thinking of. When I look up these birds on the internet- I'm getting all sorts of things. I currently have an IB male split to white, a IB male, and anIB female split to pied.  So a spalding hen would be my answer, yes?

Green hens are almost as colorful as the males without the train and a little subdued. Blue hens are almost the opposite of the males so when it comes to a spalding you never know how she will look because of the contrast between the hens in the species. The purity of Greens will definetley show in the hens colors and patterns and its the hen that I look at when considering a good pair of Greens. I will guarantee that you will love whatever you get as they are amazing birds with great personalities.

Gerald Barker

 

[msmolly]

Green hens are almost as colorful as the males without the train and a little subdued. Blue hens are almost the opposite of the males so when it comes to a spalding you never know how she will look because of the contrast between the hens in the species. The purity of Greens will definetley show in the hens colors and patterns and its the hen that I look at when considering a good pair of Greens. I will guarantee that you will love whatever you get as they are amazing birds with great personalities.

Gerald Barker

Great info, thanks. So if I had a green hen and she bred with my IB male, (several years down the road), I would have a 50/50 spalding? I've never been very good with the peafowl mix/terms.

 

[barkerg]

Great info, thanks.  So if I had a green hen and she bred with my IB male, (several years down the road), I would have a 50/50 spalding?  I've never been very good with the peafowl mix/terms.

If you had a pure green hen yes the chicks would be considered 50/50 spaldings. If you put a spalding hen under him then your chicks will have less green blood and so on. Still gorgeous birds regardless.

Gerald Barker

 

[BigWeenMachine]

I'm looking for a midnight cock that is 2-3 years old. That or any purple cock variety would interest me. My wife is a purple fanatic and we bought 3 peacock chicks last year hoping to get at least one male. Turns out they are all hens so I need a male to stick in with them. the three hens free roam, do you guys think a male would stick around to free roam with the females?

 

[barkerg]

I'm looking for a midnight cock that is 2-3 years old.  That or any purple cock variety would interest me.  My wife is a purple fanatic and we bought 3 peacock chicks last year hoping to get at least one male.  Turns out they are all hens so I need a male to stick in with them.  the three hens free roam, do you guys think a male would stick around to free roam with the females?

Yes, he will stick to them like a magnet and wow are you lucky to get 3 hens, the common ratio is 2 to 1 or all 3 roosters. Contact kskingbee as Im pretty sure he has what you need and he ships, there are several on here that can help but he's the only one I can remember right now. Others will chime in soon, good luck,

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Gerald Barker

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

The black shoulder spaldings I've seen (in pictures) have not been very pretty- so maybe I haven't seen good ones. Now the 50% spaldings- are they as nice as your avatar? I'm also thinking if I found a Spalding hen, I would be happy, as I need another hen- and spalding hens are still quite pretty aren't they? Or is that the green hen I'm thinking of. When I look up these birds on the internet- I'm getting all sorts of things. I currently have an IB male split to white, a IB male, and anIB female split to pied. So a spalding hen would be my answer, yes?

No, they will not even be close to my avatar, %50 spaldings are the first cross with greens, %75 is second cross, 7/8 is the third cross, 15/16 is the fourth cross, the bird in my avatar is something around 15/16, and these birds can't be free ranged. A %50 spalding hen will not be much different from your hens.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Here's what I think is a 50% Spalding hen. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
The hen in the front. She used to have a crest that would stand straight up but the Black Shoulder peahen is aggressive and picks out crest feathers on my other hens.

She looks less than %50.

 

[Birdrain92]

Great info, thanks. So if I had a green hen and she bred with my IB male, (several years down the road), I would have a 50/50 spalding? I've never been very good with the peafowl mix/terms.

A pure Green hen and an IB male would produce a 50/50 Spalding. Not sure if this will help but if you want to figure out how much of a percentage the chick will be you take the two percentages of he parents, add them together, and divide by two. That's how registering animals works with other species. For example: you have a mare that is 25% Appaloosa and 75% Quarter Horse. You breed her to a Full Blood (100%) Quarter Horse stud. You will add the Quarter Horse % (175%) then divide by two. You would have a foal that is 87.5% Quarter Horse and 12.5% Appaloosa. Another way is knowing what each ancestor is. In theory if your bird had 15/16 of it's ancestors Green you should have a Spalding that is 94% Green and 6% Blue.

I'm looking for a midnight cock that is 2-3 years old. That or any purple cock variety would interest me. My wife is a purple fanatic and we bought 3 peacock chicks last year hoping to get at least one male. Turns out they are all hens so I need a male to stick in with them. the three hens free roam, do you guys think a male would stick around to free roam with the females?

He should stick around if the girls stick around.

 

[barkerg]

Three year old with his first train. I also got my fist egg from him last night.

Nice going Kingbee! Gerald Barker