Giving peacocks a pill makes them stop reproducing?

[The Chicken Lady]

Apparently, there is a pill that can be given to peacocks to curb their reproduction. This means fewer peacocks and less screaming.

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/723768.html

It's an interesting story; I suggest checking it out.

 

[hatchcrazzzy]

i dont like the idea of the pill because getting into our drinking water better to farm them out

 

[silkiechicken]

Well, if it is a huge problem, a pill might be more "ethical" than capturing them. I don't think the amount of drug given to the birds is anywhere near what humans are consuming artificial hormone wise. The estrogens and other drugs of human consumption often float right though waste water treatment plants.

 

[deerman]

Easy just remove eggs and replace with fake ones. Same with the geese. They will set on the fake eggs as long as the non fertile eggs.