Do peahens display tail feathers?

[juliawitt]

Both my peafowl....Lucy and Desi...display! I was worried that I had a "funny" Lucy....Thanks for the info! My peafowl are 12 weeks old, and they have big differences. Desi's little crown of feathers are much bigger and thicker and his flying feathers are different. He is also much more adventerous. Desi heads to investigate first and then Lucy will run over to be involved also! Peafowl are very interesting!

 

[Strausd02]

Anatomy: The male peafowl, the peacock, is about 7 feet long with a full train. The female, the peahen, is about 3 feet long. Both have a fan-shaped crest on the head called the corona. The peacock has a long, brilliantly colored train of feathers that grow from its shimmering green back. He can raise the train of feathers, forming a stunning display. The peahen does not have a train; her plumage is gray-brown, green, white, and black to camouflage them from predators while sitting on their nests.

 

[fowlwoman]

I purchased a peafowl that I was told was a female but it's head and neck are blue. Can Peahens have blue heads?

 

[casportpony]

I purchased a peafowl that I was told was a female but it's head and neck are blue. Can Peahens have blue heads?

Welcome to BYC! You probably have a male.

-Kathy

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Could you post a pic??

 

[fowlwoman]

 

[fowlwoman]

 

[fowlwoman]

Also he/she is huge. Bigger than my three year old male.

 

[new 2 pfowl]

@fowlwoman ...that is definitely a very pretty boy you have there!

If you take a little browse on our BYC Peafowl Image Database you can get an idea about the difference between the guys and the gals: http://peafowlimagedatabase.weebly.com/

 

[fowlwoman]

@fowlwoman
...that is definitely a very pretty boy you have there!

It's frustrating because I was told it was a female and was laying eggs. I didn't have much experience so I didn't know any better since it didn't have tail feathers. Ugh but the blue head should have told me something. Now I have three males and three females. I think the males will fight. Two already do but this one is left alone. Any advice?