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The neighbor who said I was mowing his yard owns 2?, the neighbor on the other side owns 5?, and like I said the neighbor behind owns over 10. The hwy is front of my property and across the road is a cattel farm. The property that is behind the neighbor behind me, lol, has several poultry houses with Tyson. It is not city by no means. I only have problems with 2 of my neighbors whom moved in after me and I have informed them that my lawyer and theirs is only a call away if they are confused about something. City folk buying the the county wanting city laws. I don't feel the need to ask them and the other two wouldn't care.

If I confused anyone I have had peacocks in the past. The neighbor's behind me dog had them for lunch with several of my other animals over several days and after calling the police out a few times the police told me to buy a gun. My propery is the only propery around me, except the cattle farm, that has any fence. I have about 1/4 acre behind me fenced and the sides and front is all open grass. I did not have the other peafowl in pens. I let them free range the back yard that is fenced. The neighbors dogs came onto my property and got them. This is the reason for me asking about pens. I still own the gun but wanted these to be safer when I am not at home.

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I don't know about the rest of it, but as long as your fencing has no gaps for coons to get in and out of AND your peas can't get their heads through it, you should be safe from predators. The problem with raccoons is not usually them actually getting into the pen- they walk along it, and the peas (or chickens) go over to see what is going on, and the coon reaches through and grabs their head- pulls it out and CHOMP.
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My friend lost numerous chickens to this before she figured out what was going on.

The other thing you have to be concerned about with a 'roof' is that if the peas can't see it (like they would if it was wooden or something) and it has no give, when they launch themselves up to go flying (and they really LAUNCH themselves hard to get all their weight up into the air), they can break their necks or backs. A lot of people use netting instead of wire for this reason. You can buy the netting online, it's usually sold as fish netting or leaf netting or softball netting (you have to get the thick stuff, not normal poultry netting or they can break through it... they are very strong birds).

Also, the higher you can make the enclosure, the better. Seven feet is ok, but remember the males will have a very long train and you want them to keep it completely off the ground when they roost so it stays pretty. This necessitates a high perch for them, and there has to be space above their heads after that. Our perches are about 5.5 feet off the ground- and don't be fooled thinking that's too high. Ours can get up there barely opening their wings at all.

The last thing to bear in mind is that if you're getting peachicks, they are very susceptible to disease when they are young- most people try to keep them in a coop off the ground/indoors until they are at least 3 months old and are better able to defend against disease. I don't know how cold it gets where you are at night, but they also need higher temps than outside (at least here) for some time. Depending on the age you're getting them, you may not have need of an outdoor coop just yet.
 
thanks Kedreeva,

I could buy netting and hang it between the trees (about 25ft) and use the cattle panel as intended with tpost? I will try to find what you are talking about. Would 5 ft high be enough for a strong hold then the rest to the top of the roof with the netting? If so I could make a massive pen. I have a 10x12 house they will stay in for now and they will be aprox 1 to 2 months when I get them is what the breeder told me. If they are small I will keep them in the house with my chichen chicks.
 
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We actually built our current pen onto the side of a barn with 6 foot fencing at the edges, the barn being about 15 feet high at the roof apex. We took and ran a threaded cable from the apex of the roof, down to a grounded pole halfway down the pen (30 foot pen, pole was about 15-18 feet from barn). We ran it through the pole and then down to the fencing opposite the barn. The netting drapes over that and down to the fence.

I ordered my netting from eBay, but they sell it in a lot of places. I tried to order from bfproducts.com, but they couldn't get the netting in for like 2 months so I canceled my order and tried again.

If you do get netting, look for Nylon #7 and look for 2 inch holes- this way it's less likely to hold debris and snow. You will still probably have to knock off leaves in the fall.
 
I found some Pond & Pool Netting, 28ft x 45ft $59.90 but it is 3/8". I like the look of it but your right about the leafs, I would before ever getting them off unless I put the pen somewhere beside the backyard. I will keep looking for the 2" though.
 
my pen will be 16ft x 32ft I think with the dome of the top plus the drop to the base cattle panel fence, the netting will need to be 32x46 feet to make the whole pen with one net. I could be wrong and will not buy it till I get the pen built to make sure how big I need to buy it.

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