CathyJoRN - peafowl

[sourland]

Good morning, and welcome to BYC.

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Boppo]

Glad to meet you. You are a kind person to help out these abandoned peafowl. I hope you can find that lonely guy a new mate!

 

[Dr Evy]

Hi Cathy! Welcome to BYC. We’re so glad you joined!

 

[swampfox440]

Hi, welcome to BYC! pleased to meet you Cathy and thanks for joining us.

 

[Grammy60]

Hello and welcome to BYC So happy you have joined our flock.

 

[CathyJoRN]

Hi! I just joined a couple of days ago.

We were adopted by a peahen this past March. Apparently they won't stick around if there's not enough food, and we are generous feeders, mostly to compensate for what the wild birds get.

It sounds like you found the Peafowl forum, great, right? I learned a lot.


And Welcome!

Hi, sorry for the delayed response….life….it happened. After much delay, I was gifted with two adult India blue peahens. Coincidentally, from a generous lady where all of the others came from originally… what are the chances of that? After reading much here, we built a peahen enclosure , with a door. They arrived on December 14. It has been eye opening, and challenging. it was bitter and cold On and off, and we ended up putting tarps on the sides, rolling them up during the day, and enclosing them at night. They also have a chicken low voltage low temp rubber mat under hay we have in the roosting area.
Sa thing is… I now have not seen the male peacock (reason we got these birds to begin with) since December 12. So now, I have 2 hens, and no male. I’m going to make a decision on getting another male soon. Some neighbors, a mile away, say they have seen him, we have not seen, or heard him. Siggghhhh. I spend time daily looking, and playing peacock sounds, hoping he will hear, if he’s around, to draw him in. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks so much!
Cathy.

 

[janiedoe]

Hi, sorry for the delayed response….life….it happened. After much delay, I was gifted with two adult India blue peahens. Coincidentally, from a generous lady where all of the others came from originally… what are the chances of that? After reading much here, we built a peahen enclosure , with a door. They arrived on December 14. It has been eye opening, and challenging. it was bitter and cold On and off, and we ended up putting tarps on the sides, rolling them up during the day, and enclosing them at night. They also have a chicken low voltage low temp rubber mat under hay we have in the roosting area.
Sa thing is… I now have not seen the male peacock (reason we got these birds to begin with) since December 12. So now, I have 2 hens, and no male. I’m going to make a decision on getting another male soon. Some neighbors, a mile away, say they have seen him, we have not seen, or heard him. Siggghhhh. I spend time daily looking, and playing peacock sounds, hoping he will hear, if he’s around, to draw him in. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks so much!
Cathy.

I don't know anything about peafowl, however I'd wait until mid-spring to consider buying a new male. If he is around, I'm sure he will "find" your females come breeding season.

 

[CathyJoRN]

I don't know anything about peafowl, however I'd wait until mid-spring to consider buying a new male. If he is around, I'm sure he will "find" your females come breeding season.

 

[CathyJoRN]

I don't know anything about peafowl, however I'd wait until mid-spring to consider buying a new male. If he is around, I'm sure he will "find" your females come breeding season.