bantam peacocks?

[Shadow920]

hey anyone know if it is scientificly possible to breed peacocks down to a bantam size?

 

[Trefoil]

Its possible. Time,cost, and interest are all that's stopping it.

 

[Dany12]

Looking for two peahen not too wild!

http://img05.deviantart.net/c06e/i/...wl_in_scale_1_12_by_janniskernert-d9050lu.jpg

 

[dheltzel]

Unless you are going to somehow stunt them physically (which does not change the genotype), you will need a dwarf mutation. That is a chance thing with any organism, so unless someone discovers that sort of mutation and propagates it, I think you are out of luck.

 

[Arbor]

I have seen a dwarf male. At age 3, he had no train, but at 4, he seems to have one starting to come. He is approx 2/3 size (maybe a bit less?)

 

[Shadow920]

what about runts? i get runts in chickens. could i breed a smaller variety of peacock using runts?

 

[casportpony]

Its possible.  Time,cost, and interest are all that's stopping it.

X2.

-Kathy

 

[Dany12]

I would rather want to increase the volume of peacocks ... select larger individuals!
The Spaldings are bigger!

http://i68.servimg.com/u/f68/13/37/26/01/a6298810.jpg

 

[Shadow920]

the problem with larger peacocks is space. i want a peacock flock that can fit on almost any property.

 

[Dany12]

Solution :
1 - expect .... THE spontaneous mutation one on millions of birth.
2 - a genetic transplantation ... long time .... lots of money !
In the genome of Chihuahua find the gene responsible for dwarfism and inject them into the genome of the peacock.

or ....