Peafowl will go feral - there are areas of Florida where they are considered pests as they run loose and are breeding like rabbits. This guy should be fine in Georgia running loose - they are very good at fending for themselves.
They eat vegetation and insects/frogs/small animals, etc. They do have a higher protein requirement than chickens, but I feed my guys chicken layer pellets with a handful of cat food thrown in for extra protein and they seem to do very well.
They like to roost up high when running free - they can fly up pretty high and will roost in a tree at night to protect themselves. They can be the devil to catch too if they are loose - if you want him to hang around I'd not spook him at this point by trying to catch him - keep feeding him and wait until he becomes comfortable with you before even attempting to catch him, or try to lure him in a covered pen with feed, rather than going after him with a net, etc.
You can also catch them at night if you can figure out where he's roosting - they are very strong though and will defend themselves by kicking and flogging you with their wings, so trying to pluck on off a roost at night up in a tree on a flimsy ladder isn't such a great idea either...
If you want him to hang around, throw some scratch or layer feed out in the area and he'll figure out where to get an easy meal. I'm sure he'd appreciate that come winter time when feeding himself won't be quite so easy.
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They eat vegetation and insects/frogs/small animals, etc. They do have a higher protein requirement than chickens, but I feed my guys chicken layer pellets with a handful of cat food thrown in for extra protein and they seem to do very well.
They like to roost up high when running free - they can fly up pretty high and will roost in a tree at night to protect themselves. They can be the devil to catch too if they are loose - if you want him to hang around I'd not spook him at this point by trying to catch him - keep feeding him and wait until he becomes comfortable with you before even attempting to catch him, or try to lure him in a covered pen with feed, rather than going after him with a net, etc.
You can also catch them at night if you can figure out where he's roosting - they are very strong though and will defend themselves by kicking and flogging you with their wings, so trying to pluck on off a roost at night up in a tree on a flimsy ladder isn't such a great idea either...
If you want him to hang around, throw some scratch or layer feed out in the area and he'll figure out where to get an easy meal. I'm sure he'd appreciate that come winter time when feeding himself won't be quite so easy.
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