chicken+peocock=peachicken?

[bobthebunny]

What if you don't have a female peafowl will the male stick around with hens or something? could peacocks live outside of a coop and like live free-range?

 

[bobthebunny]

Would the male want to stick around with female hens and bond? What if you had a free ranging female would it stay with the male?

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Here's some threads on this topic:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/875849/advice-on-free-range-peafowl
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/857099/free-range-peacocks
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/832176/free-ranging-with-other-game-birds
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/260504/do-your-free-range
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/654964/should-i-let-my-peacocks-roam-free
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/522209/how-far-will-free-range-peas-roam

 

[MinxFox]

Some people can have multiple peacocks free-ranging without having any peahens and they do fine, but some have issues with the peacocks leaving to go find a mate. If you have a peahen free-ranging she is very susceptible to being killed by predators such as raccoons and coyotes when she is nesting. Peahens are great at finding hidden places off in the woods to make a nest as member Zazouse can tell you first hand since she free-ranges all of her peafowl.

Peafowl like to stick together in groups and the peacocks would hang out with the peahens, in or out of a pen. During the breeding season, the peacock might isolate himself more from the peahens and of course during this time he would be displaying a lot and calling to attract the peahens, who will walk around him deciding if they are attracted to him or not. If you have several peacocks usually one or two of the peacocks will mate with all of the females and the other males will not get to mate.

When I first got peafowl, I got an adult pair and kept them penned for a month then I let them out. They stayed for a while until the male ran away and then after a few days the peahen ran away too but I don't think she ever caught up with the peacock. We caught the peahen and I still have her, but the peacock was long gone. So just because peafowl do seem to like to stick together I wouldn't say they always do since my peacock ran off abandoning the peahen. Perhaps he didn't like her, maybe he heard other peafowl off in the distance, etc. When you free-range peafowl you have to keep an eye on them because they are curious birds and will venture off into the neighbor's yard, across the street, etc. You will have to herd them back home probably more than once.

It is hard to say how free-ranging will work for you. It all depends on how much land you are on, etc. Everyone has a different experience with free-ranging peafowl from good to bad to in-between.

 

[MeepBeep]

What if you don't have a female peafowl will the male stick around with hens or something?

Maybe, as I have said before we had a peacock years ago and lost the peahens before we lost him, the peacock stuck around, but it was already his home for years previous so I can't say if he stuck around for the chickens or if he stuck around because it was his home...

could peacocks live outside of a coop and like live free-range?

Absolutely, but they truly FREE range, they wander quite a bit, miles in fact especially during mating season if they hear another... I would recommend you know your neighbors very well if you free range, as they will seek out treats aka your neighbors flower garden or wait for handouts from neighbors and/or perch on any parked vehicles during their wanderings... Roofs of any car in their area will be scratched to heck as they seem to adore perching on cars over anything else...

 

[bobthebunny]

Could I call them and roost them in coop? what if you had a male peacock and raised it from a chick and it knew you would it stick around? would It stick around for my little girls?

 

[MeepBeep]

Could I call them and roost them in coop?

Yes, ours would go into the coop every night since he knew there was food waiting...

what if you had a male peacock and raised it from a chick and it knew you would it stick around? would It stick around for my little girls?

Generally, but don't underestimate their desire to breed of make friends if they hear another in the distance...

 

[bobthebunny]

What if I had a pea cock and fowl and they had babies could I release the babies to free-range once they were full grown?

 

[bobthebunny]

Would anything be big enough to get them?

 

[MeepBeep]

What if I had a pea cock and fowl and they had babies could I release the babies to free-range once they were full grown?

Sure...

Would anything be big enough to get them?

You mean predators? Yes, there are susceptible to predators just like any poultry especially when young, but unlike many poultry breeds peas will roost high in trees for protection very early on... But, it's never a sure thing, nesting hens, chicks or birds that for whatever reason don't head to the heights of trees one night may be victims...