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I have realized i've got quite a lot on my plate for a beginner, So i'm downsizing to just chickens, pheasants, and ducks. I wouldn't start building anything for peafowl until next year anyways since i'm just focusing on what I have this year.. Their pen would be away from my pheasants and chickens since I try to avoid things like diseases spreading through my birds.Sounds like you should avoid the peafowl as you already have a lot going on. peafowl do require special care and attention and some diseases immune to chickens can kill your peas in just 3 days if you miss the signs. If your still intent on peas, then learn everything about them first especially the warning signs of infections, before you build your pen and way before you buy anything. If you do get them them get chicks and take the 3 yrs to work with your birds so they are tame or get adults and first break in your pen and they are gone for good . Lots of people sell them so don't expect to get rich from it at all ,but more or less end up with a bunch a birds you cant get rid of like others that are now eating them they have too many.
I certainly don't expect to get rich from raising peafowl, But I do know that they are quite popular around my area yet no one seems to sell any? Thought i'd give it a go..
I was considering buying them as juniors but that's starting to sound like a bad idea. Def want my peas to be tame.
I do know peas can be very loud as well but i'm surrounded by 40 acres of land so I don't think my neighbors would be much of a problem either. Thank you for the helpful reply~ I'll definitely be reading up as much as I can before actually buying the birds..