how to band without making them scared of you

[goatsandpeacocks]

How do i band my adult peacocks without making them lose all their trust in me? they’ve just started letting me be close to them and now i have to give them their big-boy bands since they’ve grown out of their baby ones.

 

[Midnightman14]

Try to make it as quick as possible.

 

[KsKingBee]

Follow up with treats after you release them.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Would doing it at night and not speaking, so they don't recognize your voice be effective?

 

[KsKingBee]

Would doing it at night and not speaking, so they don't recognize your voice be effective?

It is kind of funny that their little pea-brains remember some things forever and some things they forget right away. The way to a pea's heart is through its stomach. If they were readily taking treats from your hand they will be right back at it, if they weren't they will be the same after you catch them.