Brand NewPeafowl owner adopter

[zazouse]

hello, my peacock is in a nice 10'x10' cage now, but I noticed that for the first 3-4days he moved in there, he kept walking 3-4ft all in one side for next to the fence. He walked so much he made all the dirt in that 3-4ft.

Is that normal when they move to a new place? They walk all time from the daytime?

we thought that maybe he was looking for a way out, but he just walked the 3-4ft area.
thanks
gary

If it was free ranged then it will do this for sure, it does not understand why it is limited to that little area, how long could you stay locked in your bathroom before the walls started closing in and you wanted out, animals are no different.

 

[MeepBeep]

No way of knowing that. They can cover some serious ground and they fly very well. He could have come from right down the road or 25 miles away.

I have some inside info from a friend that volunteered at a nearby zoo that has a few free range peas, she told me that every spring when breeding kicks into gear new peas all the sudden show up at the zoo, we are talking about a zoo in a big city not a rural area so they have probably traveled many dozens of miles to get to said zoo... Of course when I contacted the zoo to inquire about potentially re-homing some of these 'stray' peas that show up at the zoo they adamantly denied (to the point they were rude and accused me of spreading false rumors) it ever happens...

I'm guessing that in reality a radius of at least 10 miles is not out of the question when it comes to roaming peas, easily several miles...

 

[DylansMom]

I have some inside info from a friend that volunteered at a nearby zoo that has a few free range peas, she told me that every spring when breeding kicks into gear new peas all the sudden show up at the zoo, we are talking about a zoo in a big city not a rural area so they have probably traveled many dozens of miles to get to said zoo... Of course when I contacted the zoo to inquire about potentially re-homing some of these 'stray' peas that show up at the zoo they adamantly denied (to the point they were rude and accused me of spreading false rumors) it ever happens...

I'm guessing that in reality a radius of at least 10 miles is not out of the question when it comes to roaming peas, easily several miles...

Over the years we have had numerous stray Peas show up here, drawn in by the calls coming from ours. I have no clue where most of those came from, a couple we did manage to find their owners and return them. Several years ago there was a big news story in the neighboring county about "Big Blue" and "Little Blue" 2 male Peas that wandered off from the farm they had been raised on. All summer long they eluded capture and continued their cross-county journey, probably looking for mates, sightings were updated on the evening news every week. They were eventually corralled and returned home, but all told I believe they had traveled over 20-some miles.

 

[sasglm]

ok, we have build a nice 10'x10' and 6'high cage for this Pea.
we also have a 5ft high roof from the 6ft cage. So he has 11ft high roof in the middle.

I put a 2x4 board in the middle cage, and he loves that board. He gets up on the board every night now.
we also put 4ft roof under tins, and we built a little nest under that tin roof so is he want to get under that so he won't get wet and cold.

 

[zazouse]

ok, we have build a nice 10'x10' and 6'high cage for this Pea.
we also have a 5ft high roof from the 6ft cage. So he has 11ft high roof in the middle.

I put a 2x4 board in the middle cage, and he loves that board. He gets up on the board every night now.
we also put 4ft roof under tins, and we built a little nest under that tin roof so is he want to get under that so he won't get wet and cold.

Looks very, very nice

Just want to mention a few things, i see woods in the background and if the area is not protected with hot wire or a good dog a coon could easily climb up the side and rip that plastic fence at the top right off and get to your pretties other animals including coons can dig under the pen also to gain access as well a 2 foot wire apron around the bottom of the pen will help stop this, Coons will work in groups many times where one scares the birds off the roost while the other or others will reach thew the fence and grab the bird, covering the chain link with a layer of chicken wire or hardware cloth will help stop this

Those cinder blocks stacked like that can be a hazard to your peas, they have a very powerful takeoff and could easly tip them if they are not on a very flat level surface and if there happens to be a pea standing near that if it happens they could get hit by a falling block

You may already know all this stuff but i have no way of knowing if you do so i just wanted to run it by ya just in case

 

[zazouse]

I have some inside info from a friend that volunteered at a nearby zoo that has a few free range peas, she told me that every spring when breeding kicks into gear new peas all the sudden show up at the zoo, we are talking about a zoo in a big city not a rural area so they have probably traveled many dozens of miles to get to said zoo... Of course when I contacted the zoo to inquire about potentially re-homing some of these 'stray' peas that show up at the zoo they adamantly denied (to the point they were rude and accused me of spreading false rumors) it ever happens...

I'm guessing that in reality a radius of at least 10 miles is not out of the question when it comes to roaming peas, easily several miles...

One could never know for sure how far a pea can travel when turned aloose and gets lost or takes off , there is no magic number when it comes to their walking, if they are happy where they are they will stay if not they will keep going till they find what they like a safe place with food as you said they can cover 10 miles rather easily.

I once read that a peacock had flown 13 miles over water to get to the other side, i am thinking Resolution posted it back in 2011 or 12 but it could have been someone he knows also

 

[sasglm]

Looks very, very nice

Just want to mention a few things, i see woods in the background and if the area is not protected with hot wire or a good dog a coon could easily climb up the side and rip that plastic fence at the top right off and get to your pretties other animals including coons can dig under the pen also to gain access as well a 2 foot wire apron around the bottom of the pen will help stop this, Coons will work in groups many times where one scares the birds off the roost while the other or others will reach thew the fence and grab the bird, covering the chain link with a layer of chicken wire or hardware cloth will help stop this

Those cinder blocks stacked like that can be a hazard to your peas, they have a very powerful takeoff and could easly tip them if they are not on a very flat level surface and if there happens to be a pea standing near that if it happens they could get hit by a falling block

You may already know all this stuff but i have no way of knowing if you do so i just wanted to run it by ya just in case

Thanks
yes the wooded is back there, but 270deg back from the pic is open more and our house and driveway.
the plastic on the front is very heavy, it what they use to put under new roads for keeping the rocks from the dirt.
it's very hard to cut with very sharp scissors, the plastic is also sharp and will cut your fingers if you get it in those holes the wrong way. yes coons may get in there but not in one night, on the back side we now have 3/8" plywood siding like this ^ triangle.
While I have caught a few raccoons on my critter cam over the years, I've caught as many coyotes too.
Also I dug a 2ft depth trench around the exterior bottom fence and hog tied 24in wide hardware under the dirt. if something want to dig under it they'd better get a backhoe

I'm sure that if coons do come for him, his Hooking will wake up everyone, so I think the coons have better dinner menus than this Pea.
there is one thing that I don't understand, that when our dog looks at him from 60ft away and he's up on that 2x4, he fly's down to the ground where he is very vulnerable for grounded critters, dogs/coons/coyotes. I would think he would try to get as high up as possible?

those blocks haven't moved the whole time they've been in there, but the 2 bricks on top have shifted a few inches at times, he usually jump up to the 2x4 from those blocks.

thanks for looking
gary

 

[KsKingBee]

To save you some work and to create a better perimeter barrier you don't have to dig two feet down to burry your wire. Next time only go six inches down and then bend the wire out another eighteen inches then cover the wire. Normally a critter will dig right next to the fence not out away from it. Some people will go down about a foot but some critters will dig that easily especially in sandy soil, but if the wire extends behind them they will never figure it out.

 

[sasglm]

To save you some work and to create a better perimeter barrier you don't have to dig two feet down to burry your wire. Next time only go six inches down and then bend the wire out another eighteen inches then cover the wire. Normally a critter will dig right next to the fence not out away from it. Some people will go down about a foot but some critters will dig that easily especially in sandy soil, but if the wire extends behind them they will never figure it out.

well I had a 16" wide backhoe bucket , and I wanted to dig the tree roots also so it was easy for me to dig down. and also if the wind gets blowing I know that all those wires aren't going to let this cage move 1inch.

gary

 

[dheltzel]

I just lay a 2 ft apron of wire on top of the ground, all around the perimeter. Nothing has ever thought to start 2 feet back and start digging. I leave sharp ends on the wire out there too, so they will probably get poked in the eye if they tried it.