first peacock....UPDATE NEW PIX

[RockyToggRanch]

I bought the three birds today. Two are very different. They have a lot of white. Can you tell the breed? Do they look like males?

Thanks


Also the two whiter ones wings hang lower than the darker birds.

 

[Kev]

The two are black shoulder and the third is a blue, either dark pied or split white- white on chin and wings.

They also have tight crests, one has a tall crest too.. makes me think they may have spalding blood. However the blue boy also has tight crest yet his color is same as a normal blue young boy, shrug.

One of the black shoulder(with the shorter crest) is a male, the other one might be a male too however if it's a spalding, could be a female and only looks dark due to the spalding blood.

 

[deerman]

Yes all three look like spalding. Dark one lot of barring plus green in neck, think male spalding on darker one. Lighter ones Blackshoulder spalding. Spaldings harder to sex for me.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

I am so in love with these birds!

Is there a site for beginners or a book or something? I need knowledge. I guess I want a "pea brain".

I've found info on building flight pens and such. But what about general care?

Thanks so much guys!
Cindy

 

[deerman]

Cindy, best site, also check the breeder section lot of the breeders have web sites. Please your welcome to join. PM me your address will sent a sample of Peafowl Today

http://www.peafowl.org/

 

[Paganbird]

Being new to peafowl also... I've compiled a list of websites in my "favorites" folder. Here's some of mine:
UPA knowledge base: http://www.peafowl.org/ARTICLES/index.htm
Feathersite's Peafowl info page: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Peafowl/BRKPeafowl.html
Legg's Peafowl site... lots of history, care, gen info: http://www.leggspeafowl.com/
Lots of pic of different peafowl types: http://www.coxfowlfarm.com/Peafowl.html
Lots of pics & info: http://www.medicinetreefarm.com/
This site has informative articles, pics, & info on wing clipping: http://www.hopkinslivestock.com/peafowl.htm
Here's another link to Legg's. It's the photo page: http://www.leggspeafowl.com/photogal.htm
Enjoy!!

 

[RockyToggRanch]

Awsome! Thanks again.
Cindy

 

[Kev]

Psst! In regards to wing clipping.. the hopkins website says to clip the whole wing, this is unnecessary. Only cut the primaries(the orange/rust colored ones on blue and black shoulder males.. do not cut the solid colored black ones or barred feathers on the wing).

 

[Paganbird]

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Yeah, i thought it looked a bit excessive! I did think it was informative, though.
I don't think I could (if I wanted to) clip my birds' wings, but at least the information was presented in an easy-to-follow format.

 

[Kev]

Right, yes informative site. Just that wing clipping- their advise to clip the whole wing is waaaay off is all.. I'm very surprised they advise that, seeing how well informed they are about most other things.. Like to mention it so that "whole wing clip" meme does not get spread around TOO much!