How loud is one Peafowl raised from a chick?

[jenbright9999]

Peafowl are quite loud. They’re even louder when they’re unhappy because they are in a poor environment. And even louder when they are alone, because they will be calling for friends and feeling lonely and distressed.

I will be raising one pea chick so that it can imprint on me as its flock. I want it to view humans as other pea chicks.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I will be raising one pea chick so that it can imprint on me as its flock. I want it to view humans as other pea chicks.

And when it's alone in it's soundproof room?

 

[jenbright9999]

And when it's alone in it's soundproof room?

I will have the TV on and have the window open so that she can see the outside world. I might install a pet camera so I can live stream her onto my smart phone.

My co-worker says he leaves his television on for his dog and cat.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I will be raising one pea chick so that it can imprint on me as its flock. I want it to view humans as other pea chicks.

It is not realistic that it will view you as a member of its species. They can’t connect with you and can’t perform natural behaviors such as mating, preening, communicating, and other basic forms of same-species interaction.
They’re also smarter then you think. It may form an attachment to you, but it will not view you as a member of its species. It’s not accurate to think it’ll be like a dog.
It will also become distraught when you leave, as the only other being it knows will have left, it all by itself.
It will be lonely. And loud.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Okay. I’ll never get one of those then.

Yeah, unless you enjoy three-year-old children/teddy bears that throw fits and cry/scream and constantly want attention I'd not do it.

have the window open

So the room wouldn't be soundproof if there's a window open. Is the soundproofing for yourself? Or your neighbors?

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

I don't understand. Aren't electric chainsaws silent?

Gasoline chainsaw.
I can hear those things the next street over, through several hundred feet of forest.

 

[jenbright9999]

Yeah, unless you enjoy three-year-old children/teddy bears that throw fits and cry/scream and constantly want attention I'd not do it.

So the room wouldn't be soundproof if there's a window open. Is the soundproofing for yourself? Or your neighbors?

I agree. I'd rather have a bird as a pet than having a child. A child is cute at five, but they have tendencies to revolt and rebel as teenagers and can end up in trouble.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I agree. I'd rather have a bird as a pet than having a child. A child is cute at five, but they have tendencies to revolt and rebel as teenagers and can end up in trouble.

Okay...?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

It is not realistic that it will view you as a member of its species. They can’t connect with you and can’t perform natural behaviors such as mating, preening, communicating, and other basic forms of same-species interaction.
They’re also smarter then you think. It may form an attachment to you, but it will not view you as a member of its species. It’s not accurate to think it’ll be like a dog.
It will also become distraught when you leave, as the only other being it knows will have left, it all by itself.
It will be lonely. And loud.

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

I guess you could get a peacock if the noise doesn’t bother you, but getting just one probably isn’t a good idea.

People that have peacocks, can you clarify if it is ok to keep just one? Or are they flock animals like all other poultry?

If peafowl are anything like chickens as far as being gregarious goes, then yes, having at least two peafowl would be wise.
Birds need socialization -- they cannot be left alone. A human could theoretically substitute for another bird of the same species in some cases, but only if said human has all the time in the day to spend with the bird.

Well, we don't have those here where I am located, San Francisco. I have a sound proof room that can reduce noise leak.

Peafowl shouldn't be kept in a regular human house -- they belong in the outdoors or in a very spacious run/aviary, not on hard flooring and surrounded by thick walls, and certainly not all alone in such a room.
Are peafowl even legal in whatever part of San Francisco you live in? Always check your local zoning laws before investing in any sort of project, living or not, especially an expensive one involving exotic birds such as peafowl.