Getting Peacocks, Looking To Buy!?

[Beastonnn]

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[Beastonnn]

Thanks! I also have some more questions? What is your enclosure made of and how high is it? What do you feed your peas? Can you keep two males together? Lastly, are you willing to sell any India Blue or White chicks?

 

[MinxFox]

There are many peafowl varieties to consider, although sometimes what varieties you can get are restricted to you depending on what varieties nearby peafowl breeders have. Here is an illustration showing basic peafowl varieties:

Taupe, Violete, and Hazel, the last varieties to the right, are probably going to be expensive since they are newer varieties, so I wouldn't go with them. I would stick with India Blue varieties (listed on the above image) as green peafowl and high % spaldings will definitely need a heated indoor shelter for the winter.

 

[nevsma]

My enclosure is made of 4x4 treated posts and framed with treated 2x4s. I used to use chicken wire, but I found it rusts really fast. I now use green coated welded wire (buried into the ground to keep out predators). I use a flight netting on top. I don't recall where i bought it. It just needs to be heavy duty to keep the snow from collecting on it and pulling it down. I did get it online, I think Cutlers Supply?

The shelters are buildings I built using 1/2" treated plywood. They are 8' tall sloping to 6.5' tall.

The outside enclosures are 7' tall on the sides with a 12' tall pvc post in the center of the pen pulling the netting up. The birds have a 7' tall roost connecting to the center pvc pole. This is where they roost every night.

I feed my birds a game bird flight developer, which has higher protein than chicken feed. I also supplement lots of vegetables and fruit and for treats, they love bread and popcorn. During the summer,the enclosures also have grass growing. If you feed a lot of veggies over the winter, it helps to keep them from destroying your grass while it is dormant. Chicken feed will work, you will just need to supplement more to add more protein.

If your enclosure is large enough, two males should be okay, I keep two males with 3 hens in my pens with little to no problems, but it depends on the bird. Some can put up with other males, others cannot. I do not have experience with just a male pen. I don't know how they would act with no peahens.

 

[DylansMom]

My enclosure is made of 4x4 treated posts and framed with treated 2x4s. I used to use chicken wire, but I found it rusts really fast. I now use green coated welded wire (buried into the ground to keep out predators). I use a flight netting on top. I don't recall where i bought it. It just needs to be heavy duty to keep the snow from collecting on it and pulling it down. I did get it online, I think Cutlers Supply?

The shelters are buildings I built using 1/2" treated plywood. They are 8' tall sloping to 6.5' tall.

The outside enclosures are 7' tall on the sides with a 12' tall pvc post in the center of the pen pulling the netting up. The birds have a 7' tall roost connecting to the center pvc pole. This is where they roost every night.

I feed my birds a game bird flight developer, which has higher protein than chicken feed. I also supplement lots of vegetables and fruit and for treats, they love bread and popcorn. During the summer,the enclosures also have grass growing. If you feed a lot of veggies over the winter, it helps to keep them from destroying your grass while it is dormant. Chicken feed will work, you will just need to supplement more to add more protein.

If your enclosure is large enough, two males should be okay, I keep two males with 3 hens in my pens with little to no problems, but it depends on the bird. Some can put up with other males, others cannot. I do not have experience with just a male pen. I don't know how they would act with no peahens.

These 2 boys have grown up together, they have never been with hens and so far they have gotten along fine I think they are about 6 years old now.




If you plan on having only males, you probably should not free range them, many people who do, find hat their males will leave in search of a mate when they reach sexual maturity at 2-4 years of age. I get calls from people every year in the spring(breeding season) because a stray Peacock has shown up in their yard and they think it is mine or that I may want it. These are almost always young males who are searching for females.

 

[Beastonnn]

These 2 boys have grown up together, they have never been with hens and so far they have gotten along fine I think they are about 6 years old now. If you plan on having only males, you probably should not free range them, many people who do, find hat their males will leave in search of a mate when they reach sexual maturity at 2-4 years of age. I get calls from people every year in the spring(breeding season) because a stray Peacock has shown up in their yard and they think it is mine or that I may want it. These are almost always young males who are searching for females.

I was aware of this and was not planning on free ranging them beside their "peacock run" if you want to call it that. And their cage with have part of a tree enclosed so they can perch on branches. Overall I think the plan for the enclosure is pretty good.

 

[zazouse]

My enclosure is made of 4x4 treated posts and framed with treated 2x4s. I used to use chicken wire, but I found it rusts really fast. I now use green coated welded wire (buried into the ground to keep out predators). I use a flight netting on top. I don't recall where i bought it. It just needs to be heavy duty to keep the snow from collecting on it and pulling it down. I did get it online, I think Cutlers Supply?

The shelters are buildings I built using 1/2" treated plywood. They are 8' tall sloping to 6.5' tall.

The outside enclosures are 7' tall on the sides with a 12' tall pvc post in the center of the pen pulling the netting up. The birds have a 7' tall roost connecting to the center pvc pole. This is where they roost every night.

I feed my birds a game bird flight developer, which has higher protein than chicken feed. I also supplement lots of vegetables and fruit and for treats, they love bread and popcorn. During the summer,the enclosures also have grass growing. If you feed a lot of veggies over the winter, it helps to keep them from destroying your grass while it is dormant. Chicken feed will work, you will just need to supplement more to add more protein.

If your enclosure is large enough, two males should be okay, I keep two males with 3 hens in my pens with little to no problems, but it depends on the bird. Some can put up with other males, others cannot. I do not have experience with just a male pen. I don't know how they would act with no peahens.

How long is your run where the roost set at 7 foot high It will require about 20 feet of run for a peacock with a train to fly down adequately with out smashing into a wall, i am going by what i have observed from my peacocks flying down from the trees the higher up they are the farther out they fly coming down.

 

[Beastonnn]

How long is your run where the roost set at 7 foot high It  will require about 20 feet of run for a peacock with a train to fly down adequately with out smashing into a wall, i am going by what i have observed from my peacocks flying down from the trees the higher up they are the farther out they fly coming down.

Everything is currently being drawn up. Will keep that in mind!

 

[nevsma]

My run is 24', with the perch being at the 18' mark. I have not had any issues with the males flying down and hitting the sides of the pen. If they go down on the side with 6' of clearance, they hop down to the lower perches instead of just jumping down to the ground.

 

[Beastonnn]

Thanks for the i

My run is 24', with the perch being at the 18' mark. I have not had any issues with the males flying down and hitting the sides of the pen. If they go down on the side with 6' of clearance, they hop down to the lower perches instead of just jumping down to the ground.

My run is 24', with the perch being at the 18' mark. I have not had any issues with the males flying down and hitting the sides of the pen. If they go down on the side with 6' of clearance, they hop down to the lower perches instead of just jumping down to the ground.

Thanks for the info!