Housing Peafowl with other Poultry

[DylansMom]

You're funny... Way off topic, but I've been thinking about doing some BYC top ten lists and your post just made me think of another list, lol.

Top Ten Pet Peeves
Top Ten Ways to Kill Your Bird
Top Ten Medical Misinformations
Top Ten Wormer Misinformations

-Kathy

You do know you are going to get some folks seriously worked up with those don't you?

 

[casportpony]

But seriously, welcome to the best group on BYC!

-Kathy

 

[nkieler]

I live in Southern California. The fence on the diagonal side is 6-7 feet tall and covered completely with a bush so they are quite protected from the elements then the other two sides are the shorter half fences. The pond is not very large it is just one of the plastic ones you can buy at like homedepot. The rest of the area is grass and the two fruit trees. I can't really enlarge it because I have two barns on either side of the area.

Mainly will the ducks/geese and the peafowl get along with each other? I can try to post pictures later possibly.
Thanks!

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Top Ten Ways to Kill Your Bird

Hey, didn't you start this one before? Or was that Top Ten Stupid Things to Do to your Pea?

(I remember a list including a certain story about a tether...you know what I'm talking about...)

 

[casportpony]

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You're funny... Way off topic, but I've been thinking about doing some BYC top ten lists and your post just made me think of another list, lol.


Top Ten Pet Peeves

Top Ten Ways to Kill Your Bird

Top Ten Medical Misinformations

Top Ten Wormer Misinformations


-Kathy

You do know you are going to get some folks seriously worked up with those don't you?

Lol, I do. Some are quite serious, like people taking really sick birds and giving them a spa treatment. Good Lord, would any sane person give their critically ill cat or dog a bath? Probably not, so why do so many think it's okay to do with a bird? I'm not talking about people cleaning wounds or getting off mud and poop, theses people actually call it a "spa treatment"

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Top Ten Ways to Kill Your Bird

 

Hey, didn't you start this one before? Or was that Top Ten Stupid Things to Do to your Pea?

(I remember a list including a certain story about a tether...you know what I'm talking about...)

Yes, I forgot about that list!

-Kathy

 

[MeepBeep]

Mainly will the ducks/geese and the peafowl get along with each other?

The problem is that is not the main or only issue you should be concerned about...

Yes, peas will 'usually' get along with other birds but it's not a guarantee, especially during mating season... You also run the risk of cross contamination and infestations that peas have lower immunity to vs other fowl, this is a potential big issue and needs to be addressed and forever monitored or you will likely kill off the peas... There are many other just as important concerns that others are attempting to make you aware of so that you can better provide for the birds...

Peas simply are not like many other domestic fowl, they have their own unique set of needs that need to be addressed and others are just trying to point this out...

 

[Trefoil]

I live in Southern California. The fence on the diagonal side is 6-7 feet tall and covered completely with a bush so they are quite protected from the elements then the other two sides are the shorter half fences. The pond is not very large it is just one of the plastic ones you can buy at like homedepot. The rest of the area is grass and the two fruit trees. I can't really enlarge it because I have two barns on either side of the area.

Mainly will the ducks/geese and the peafowl get along with each other? I can try to post pictures later possibly.
Thanks!

I have both ducks and geese. But I don't usually pen them together,emergency only. I think it might become a problem during breeding season, the only way to really know is to try it and see. Usually a better mix would be with birds that require a similar habitat and give them lots of room with no corners to get trapped in.

 

[MeepBeep]

give them lots of room with no corners to get trapped in.

Very, very good point, birds being corned in corners can be very bad mojo...

***EDIT

Something to really consider based on the size of the proposed run... This is a to scale graphic based on the numbers given for the run size, and also shows the space a peacock in full train display will require...

 

[DylansMom]

Very, very good point, birds being corned in corners can be very bad mojo...

***EDIT

Something to really consider based on the size of the proposed run... This is a to scale graphic based on the numbers given for the run size, and also shows the space a peacock in full train display will require...

Very good graphic, I wish I were more computer savvy. I just accidentally figured out how to post links a couple of weeks ago!