my peacock had 41 train feathers pulled out will he still breed?

[KWAK]

he is new here and is my only male...

a few days a go he flew over me when i opened the door to feed him (around 9am) i followed him and attempted to catch him several times befor he flew onto a building... after 3 or 4 hours he flew off and i couldnt find him... after a few more hors i found him in a pine tree but when i went to grab him he flew!!! i jumped and tried grabbing him befor he went to high and grabbed his tail by accident

he lost 41 eye feathers...


will the female still breed with him?

 

[Choctaw Valley Farm]

Not for sure if the hen will breed him

but he will breed her even without a tail.

Steve

 

[KWAK]

so he will still mate with her?

 

[Choctaw Valley Farm]

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The males don't have to have a tail to breed just be old enough (so, yes he will still breed the hen). A friend of mine cuts all the tails off of his White males to sell to a taxidermist and he still uses the birds for breeders.

Steve

 

[KWAK]

than why do they display? i thought that the female chose the males to mate with by the tail feathers?

 

[KWAK]

than why do they display? i thought that the female chose the males to mate with by the tail feathers?

 

[Choctaw Valley Farm]

If you only have the one MALE, Who else would she choose????

 

[deerman]

Yes he will still breed, and be fertile. Now a peacock that drops his train in the fall(molt) will not be fertile.

His feather should grow back in about 8 weeks.


Yes a peahen does chose the peacock , but if he is the only one, then she will pick him...

 

[KWAK]

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Like i said im new to peacocks.... how am i supposed to know?

 

[KWAK]

thanks steve and deerman