Do peahens display tail feathers?

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Boys only fight when there are girls involved especially if they are penned. If they are free ranging the lesser can get away from the dominant one(s). I have been in a barn with over forty mature males and they did not fight because there were no females in there.
 
Deerman, I came across this form & although it's 7 years old, I'm hoping you're still on here. If not perhaps some1 else might know the answer 2 this on going question that some1 else started. I have 2 peachicks. 1 Indian Blue Shoulder, & 1 white. They r about 18 weeks old. A few months ago the Indian Blue started raising it's little tail,shaking it,& puffing up it's neck although I didn't see any or hear anything of alarm. Do 2 it's display, I assumed "it" was now a him. And the lack of display of "showing off" from my all white 1, I assumed "it"was a girl. Besides the white one, was always bailing the Indian Blue from himself. The blue would eat the hay I would lay in their coop, & 4 some reason, he'd only get the piece of grass half way down, be4 Hero (the white peachick) would step up & come peck at him & pull it out. Yet earlier this week after I fed them, they were free ranging with the chickens & both started 2 hop around each other, followed by them both lifting their little tails & shaking them. So now, I'm thinking the white peachick,(aka Hero) is male. Or do females play by lifting their tail feathers? And do I really have 2 wait 3 years 2 find out what gender they are. Their role playing won't give any kind of hints? Thanks. I'm just super curious.
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babytaker2 said:
Deerman, I came across this form & although it's 7 years old, I'm hoping you're still on here. If not perhaps some1 else might know the answer 2 this on going question that some1 else started. I have 2 peachicks. 1 Indian Blue Shoulder, & 1 white. They r about 18 weeks old. A few months ago the Indian Blue started raising it's little tail,shaking it,& puffing up it's neck although I didn't see any or hear anything of alarm. Do 2 it's display, I assumed "it" was now a him. And the lack of display of "showing off" from my all white 1, I assumed "it"was a girl. Besides the white one, was always bailing the Indian Blue from himself. The blue would eat the hay I would lay in their coop, & 4 some reason, he'd only get the piece of grass half way down, be4 Hero (the white peachick) would step up & come peck at him & pull it out. Yet earlier this week after I fed them, they were free ranging with the chickens & both started 2 hop around each other, followed by them both lifting their little tails & shaking them. So now, I'm thinking the white peachick,(aka Hero) is male. Or do females play by lifting their tail feathers? And do I really have 2 wait 3 years 2 find out what gender they are. Their role playing won't give any kind of hints? Thanks. I'm just super curious.
Sari
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Deerman is not going to answer your question as he passed away a few years ago.
 
Hello Sari,
Both peaboys and peagirls will display.
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Your Indian Blue Black Shoulder looks like a peagirl to me, but it is very hard to tell about white peas until they get older.

Also, perhaps it's not such a good idea to be giving them access to cut hay if your peagirl is eating it and getting it stuck in her throat...
 

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