Molting peacock

[shelljf]

I have a yearling peacock and a yearling peahen. They are in a large pen and seem to be doing well. But the peacock is losing his train. It seems a bit early for him to be molting. Should I be worried?

 

[allbirds4me]

it depends a lot of your circumstances...prob. nothing to worry about.
A couple mine are starting to molt now but most won't for another few weeks.

 

[KsKingBee]

Young birds molt all the time but now it the right time for the cocks to be losing their trains.

 

[allbirds4me]

My mature Java male is losing his train now...not unusual for him this time of year, their season starts and ends early.
Also...if a mature bird has been moved or otherwise disrupted greatly from his normal routine it could cause him to start the molt . But yeah, ksKingBee...it is a bit early for most to molt .

 

[KsKingBee]

My mature Java male is losing his train now...not unusual for him this time of year, their season starts and ends early.
Also...if a mature bird has been moved or otherwise disrupted greatly from his normal routine it could cause him to start the molt . But yeah, ksKingBee...it is a bit early for most to molt .

I know breeders in Tejas and in Florida that have no trains left on Greens or Blues, I have one high % cock with no train left and one Peach that has dropped about 1/3 of his train but all the rest have full trains and still going strong. Egg production is dropping and I think the end is near, very near. @barkerg