2015 Peafowl Hatching Support Group - Eggs and Chicks!

[strawn28]

They wrap us around their little toe at a very young age! They think they own us! lol

So she will be fine and just keep hand feeding her?

 

[marchick]

So she will be fine and just keep hand feeding her?

It should be o.k to hand feed her! Then she will be very tame!

 

[Birdrain92]

O.k. Thank you! How did you get your white peafowl so tame! Thats what I try to do with all my birds! I love it when they are tame!

With my white peacock I bought him when he was a yearling and got him tame enough within three months to win Grand Champion in Showmanship and Grand Champion in Quality. It takes a while with older birds. My Spalding peahen I had when she was a peachick making it very easy. My Black Shoulder peahen I bought when she 3 months old which it was still easy with her. With my White peacock Ice it took a little bit at first but then it was a relaxing ride after that. For a week I worked on getting him used to be caught. You have to get a hold of them in the right area on them so they can't fly away or get away. After that I get them used to just perching on my arm and sitting on my arm which takes a while. Then I use a tether on their leg which they learn how it works quickly and then I train them on patients. The better they behave the faster they get to run around in the pen again. I'm going to make a video soon with my adult Indian Blue peafowl on my training lessons since my Indian Blue peafowl are only tame enough to eat out of my hand and not touch them. I might also do a video on how showmanship works starring Ice my White peacock that one Grand Champion in Showmanship.

 

[Birdrain92]

So she will be fine and just keep hand feeding her?

Hand feeding can get them really tame or just being around them and playing with them.

 

[strawn28]

Hand feeding can get them really tame or just being around them and playing with them.

Oh Good! That will be nice our others aren't tame!

 

[Birdrain92]

It's lots of fun when they are tame. Then you can relax and keep them nearby and they won't freak out like my White peacock Ice.

 

[marchick]

With my white peacock I bought him when he was a yearling and got him tame enough within three months to win Grand Champion in Showmanship and Grand Champion in Quality. It takes a while with older birds. My Spalding peahen I had when she was a peachick making it very easy. My Black Shoulder peahen I bought when she 3 months old which it was still easy with her. With my White peacock Ice it took a little bit at first but then it was a relaxing ride after that. For a week I worked on getting him used to be caught. You have to get a hold of them in the right area on them so they can't fly away or get away. After that I get them used to just perching on my arm and sitting on my arm which takes a while. Then I use a tether on their leg which they learn how it works quickly and then I train them on patients. The better they behave the faster they get to run around in the pen again. I'm going to make a video soon with my adult Indian Blue peafowl on my training lessons since my Indian Blue peafowl are only tame enough to eat out of my hand and not touch them. I might also do a video on how showmanship works starring Ice my White peacock that one Grand Champion in Showmanship.

I hope you do make a video! I would like to see how you tame them.

 

[marchick]

It's lots of fun when they are tame. Then you can relax and keep them nearby and they won't freak out like my White peacock Ice.

It's lots of fun when they are tame. Then you can relax and keep them nearby and they won't freak out like my White peacock Ice.

Very cool! I want one like that!

 

[casportpony]

Hi,I have 4 peafowl eggs in the bator and one has a hair line crack.I noticed it yesterday around 6:00 p.m and the crack is a little bigger but no external pip.Should I make it a air hole or give it time? It is on day 28. Thank you!

Have you candled it?

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

My baby pea is 17 days

! She is 95grams however she has just started not eating on her own. She was doing great and now won't eat unless it's out of my hand. She is the only chick that survived and we play with her a lot but I'm scared she isn't getting enough since she won't do it on her own. She drinks on her own and is getting bigger. Any advice would be great!

Weigh her daily! If she's not making daily gains you should be concerned. Can you post some poop pictures?

-Kathy