Imprinted Peachicks

[Zazzles75]

Hello,

I have 3 peachicks that are 2 months old. Hatched in an incubator and the only peafowl I have. We have hatched and hand raised chickens, ducks and quail before. I am obviously a newbie to peafowl and did not realize the error I was making at the time. They are now imprinted on me and cry when they lose sight of me. I work from home and made the mistake of keeping their cage in my office while I work. Now we are working on transitioning them to an outside enclosure. After 3 hours of constant crying I brought them back to their inside cage. They are outside everyday for hours in this area but I am with them or another family member. Any suggestions how to make this transition easier for them?

 

[KsKingBee]

Peas are like kids, they are all different in their behavior. Just because some get aggressive as grown cocks defending their territory not all do. get the White DNA sex tested and if a hen keep her imprinted. The two cocks you can just not handle and they will end up just tame where you can hand feed them. Never let a cock chick set on your lap or shoulder, that is signaling them that they are 'above' you and they will treat you like they do other birds and try to run you off by flogging you out of their perceived breeding area. Usually, the aggressiveness will only be during the breeding season but again, it depends on the bird.