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  1. Pfauenfreund

    Java Green peafowl questions

    They are Indian blue or low % spalding, I'm not 100% sure in this, But no Java green. It is a male and a female see the comments to the Pictures I made.
  2. Pfauenfreund

    Java Green peafowl questions

    Zazouse, when I saw the first icture my first impression was too, there is something wrong. The neck color is not ok especially when I look on the bird on the back side.
  3. Pfauenfreund

    Java Green peafowl questions

    This is a correct mark when the birds are older but, as chicks all are having barred primary feathers and some young males will have up to 12 months barred primary feather too. But as I mentioned the breast (neck) feathers are showing clear the gender with approx. 6 month.
  4. Pfauenfreund

    Java Green peafowl questions

    I don't know what you mean with orange feathers. I never have seen orange feathers on my greens. The only clear mark to see the gender with approx. 6 months are the light bordered breast (neck) feathers of the hens. As you can see on the picture, on the left side it is a male and on the right...
  5. Pfauenfreund

    Java Green peafowl questions

    As I mentioned I don’t know if she did it already bevor you got her. If she were picking already before, she looks still ok but all other birds around her were damaged. I’m afraid that it is already an inveterate bad habit. In this case, only another male could solve the problem. If you have a...
  6. Pfauenfreund

    Java Green peafowl questions

    In more than 90% of all cases feather picking starts when the birds are juvenile. When it starts, it is combination of boredom and play instinct. If you will not stop it immediately in this age, it will become to a bad habit and it is nearly impossible to stop it anymore. My experience is, the...
  7. Pfauenfreund

    Java Green peafowl questions

    I try to go into the aviaries always at same time and use the exact the same routine to do my work. Same working ways and steps. Then they know exactly what is coming next. This they learn more or less to accept. Then it is a little bit when in the wild another animal is coming and going. With...
  8. Pfauenfreund

    Java Green peafowl questions

    Green peafowl are not so much domesticated as the Indian blues or all mutations. What I can observe on my imported green Imperators is that each bird has his own special character. There is a big variation, between the different blood lines. When I compare the males I can see that brothers are...
  9. Pfauenfreund

    Java Green peafowl questions

    Many questions, I try to give you some answers. 1. If a heating is needed I cannot say. I don’t know what low temperature you have in winter. Inside of the barn you should have minimum +5°C. If you have a well isolated barn, a small electric heater 500W with a thermostat will be enough. I had...
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