Male or female

[Audreecole28]

Do I have a male I hope?!?

 

[nchls school]

Yes, you have a male. How old? Any indigo blue and barred back with rusty flights indicates a male. Are the flight feathers a rusty-red? The picture looks like a male but photos can be deceiving. A female's blue is quite greenish and the back lacks the barring after its juvenile stage.

Check the flight feathers as that's a give-away; rusty-red/male.

 

[Audreecole28]

Yes, you have a male. How old? Any indigo blue and barred back with rusty flights indicates a male. Are the flight feathers a rusty-red? The picture looks like a male but photos can be deceiving. A female's blue is quite greenish and the back lacks the barring after its juvenile stage.

Check the flight feathers as that's a give-away; rusty-red/male.

1 year my neighbor had a beautiful one that started coming over and he had the big beautiful spread and then he quit and my husband told him so he gave us a small one. I love them I hope he will do well here. Thank you for reply

 

[nchls school]

I was just outside shooing my peahens out of the way. No way is yours female. Be aware it takes three years for a peacock to get his most beautiful tail. By two years his tail will be pretty and more of his face and chest will be the bright blue.

I am envious. My peacock died during the horrid cold and wet. He went very fast and I didn't have much of a chance to help him overcome respiratory distress. Now I have just the two peahens. I'm hoping to find someone close who will trade a cock bird for one of my peahens.

 

[Audreecole28]

I was just outside shooing my peahens out of the way. No way is yours female. Be aware it takes three years for a peacock to get his most beautiful tail. By two years his tail will be pretty and more of his face and chest will be the bright blue.

I am envious. My peacock died during the horrid cold and wet. He went very fast and I didn't have much of a chance to help him overcome respiratory distress. Now I have just the two peahens. I'm hoping to find someone close who will trade a cock bird for one of my peahens.

Awww sorry to hear I hate losing anything. I was hoping his white would turn blue. They take so long to become so pretty I’m impatient lol

 

[casportpony]

I agree, boy.

 

[KsKingBee]

Yes, you have a male. How old? Any indigo blue and barred back with rusty flights indicates a male. Are the flight feathers a rusty-red? The picture looks like a male but photos can be deceiving. A female's blue is quite greenish and the back lacks the barring after its juvenile stage.

Check the flight feathers as that's a give-away; rusty-red/male.

It is a cock but definitely not Indigo, it is an India Blue yearling.

 

[Audreecole28]

It is a cock but definitely not Indigo, it is an India Blue yearling.

What are the differences? He left so I guess it didn’t want to stay he’s back at the neighbors

 

[KsKingBee]

What are the differences? He left so I guess it didn’t want to stay he’s back at the neighbors

India Blue is the standard color/pattern that you will see in zoos and other animal exhibits. Indigo is a newer color mutation and is not common at all, there are very few to date. I have no Indigos so I do not have any photos for you.

 

[KsKingBee]

Hens can also have rusty red flights.