- Mar 30, 2011
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Hello,
I am a new peacock owner, he is 8 months old beautiful pied emerald something.
When I bought him, the guy at the farm said he can live alone or live with a hen, whatever. My vet(avian and exotic specialist) also said that it does not matter whether he lives alone or with a hen, as long as I play with him daily, to socialize him. Now, when I called the farmer to ask for my peacock's birth date, he screamed at me, saying: " Do you want a hen? He needs a hen!"
I am puzzled. I know they are social animal, but I got him, because I like playing with him, and we entertain him daily. Yes, we work all day, but after work we have fun, and 3 days a week I stay at home with him. He seems delighted when we spend the weekends with him. I could get him a hen maybe in a year, once I know that caring for him is done deal, and I can take on another animal. But right now it is so much work. Also I live in a suburbs, and wanted to eliminate the amount of noise. Does he scream without a peahen? Or only when peahen is present?
Please advise me from experience, whether he really NEEDS a hen for life, or he will be fine with us humans. He dances a lot and humps his toy monkey, so I assume he is horny, but is it harmfull, when he does not lay with hen?
Thank you
K
I am a new peacock owner, he is 8 months old beautiful pied emerald something.
When I bought him, the guy at the farm said he can live alone or live with a hen, whatever. My vet(avian and exotic specialist) also said that it does not matter whether he lives alone or with a hen, as long as I play with him daily, to socialize him. Now, when I called the farmer to ask for my peacock's birth date, he screamed at me, saying: " Do you want a hen? He needs a hen!"
I am puzzled. I know they are social animal, but I got him, because I like playing with him, and we entertain him daily. Yes, we work all day, but after work we have fun, and 3 days a week I stay at home with him. He seems delighted when we spend the weekends with him. I could get him a hen maybe in a year, once I know that caring for him is done deal, and I can take on another animal. But right now it is so much work. Also I live in a suburbs, and wanted to eliminate the amount of noise. Does he scream without a peahen? Or only when peahen is present?
Please advise me from experience, whether he really NEEDS a hen for life, or he will be fine with us humans. He dances a lot and humps his toy monkey, so I assume he is horny, but is it harmfull, when he does not lay with hen?
Thank you
K