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[6littlechickies]

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Find a breeder in NY that has a full charcoal hen. She will be sterile and still have that feminine appeal to the male. Should be cheap too. Some practically give charcoal females away due to the sterility.

 

[AquaEyes]

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Find a breeder in NY that has a full charcoal hen. She will be sterile and still have that feminine appeal to the male. Should be cheap too. Some practically give charcoal females away due to the sterility.

No fair....you stole my idea.

~Chris

 

[deerman]

Yes most charcoal hens don't lay.. few have but very rare.

I gave my charcoal hens away , but think most sale for 50.00 or lower.

Great thing about charcoal hens not laying , when freerange you don't need to worry about them setting, and being easy prey.

 

[AquaEyes]

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[AquaEyes]

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See? Deerman knows. And another plus...a lot of guys would love a girlfriend who's on the pill.

~Chris

 

[zazouse]

 

[RockyToggRanch]

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To the OP: If you're not interested in breeding but are looking for a companion for your peacock, you might be interested in searching for Charcoal hens. From all I've read thus far, they are for some reason unable to lay eggs, and thus can't be used for breeding. As such, many breeders sell them very cheap. Deerman should know about this more than I do, including what Charcoal hens generally go for, price-wise.



~Christopher

It's not the breeding that bothers me...my birds free range during the day. Have you ever tried to get peacock poop off of your car? Although I drive a company car and the bosses wife happens to volunteer at the zoo with the peafowl...lol, but husband and company....not so tolerant. Although when I feared Mr. Peabody had left, DH was concerned. He admitted that he likes having him around

ETA...I had originally bought 4, but the other 3 died the first week. They were fine and just dropped dead. They came from the first and only animal auction I've attended.