India Blue split to white not growing eye feathers?

[blondie34]

Hi everyone!

One of my peacocks, an IB split to white (he has white flight feathers and white throat latch) is 2 years old now and has yet to grow any eye feathers.. my other peas his age do have their first real trains coming in this Spring but he just has these green sheen feathers with no eyes

has anyone ever experienced this before? Is he just not going to get any eye feathers?

 

[enola]

Do you have pictures of him?

 

[blondie34]

Do you have pictures of him?

I will take some tonight when I get home from work!

 

[blondie34]

Do you have pictures of him?

Here is a picture of his front .. he's the bird in front .. you can kind of see the green sheen on his back but I'll have to get a good picture of his "train" when I get home from work tonight

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

That's normal, next year he will get his first real train.

 

[blondie34]

That's normal, next year he will get his first real train.

Dang, I thought by two years he should at least have a few eyes like his "brothers"

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Dang, I thought by two years he should at least have a few eyes like his "brothers"

Some could have long trains almost like adult trains at 2 years old and some wouldn't have any single eye feather at that age, its normal.

 

[barkerg]

Dang, I thought by two years he should at least have a few eyes like his "brothers" 

If he was hatched later than the others he might get a couple within a few months but, dont count on a 2yr old to have eyes most will have a couple but Ive had quite a few not get them until 3yrs old. At 3yrs old he should have most of his eyes maybe with a few juvenile eyes and at 4yrs+, full train no excuses.

Gerald Barker

 

[blondie34]

If he was hatched later than the others he might get a couple within a few months but, dont count on a 2yr old to have eyes most will have a couple but Ive had quite a few not get them until 3yrs old. At 3yrs old he should have most of his eyes maybe with a few juvenile eyes and at 4yrs+, full train no excuses.

Gerald Barker

I see so it seems like I just have a late bloomer on my hands

 

[Birdrain92]

Rule of thumb with trains is you can expect a full adult train when they are 3 years old. Some males will get it sooner some will get it when they are three.