Peachicks of 2017, Show Us Your Babies!

[casportpony]

Here is my last of the year.

it's a peachick that hatched without most of it's feathers.

 

[Argus]

Yikes! I had one born with the skull slightly turned under the skin/scalp, so that the eye didn't match up to where the hole for the eye was. Was off about half way, and looked really creepy for a couple of days! Fine now, thank goodness, because I don't think I could look at that for long.

 

[KsKingBee]

You must have run out of feathers by the end of the season. I bet it fills in in time.

 

[PhilMitch]

Unfortunately our one little pea chick has been snapped up by what i think to be a Tawny owl.

All the Peafowl sleep in this one tree and though i didn't think any thing of it at the time they all made noises at around 3 am which is unusual. The next morning i went to feed the Peachick and there was only the Peahen calling for her Peachick i suppose.

Even the other Peafowl were no where to be seen until around 5 pm later that day, which again is unusual. I walked around the meadow, land and gardens and couldn't see any of them so who knows where they actually went.

Really sad as he/she was just about to turn one month old today. RIP little one.

 

[KsKingBee]

Unfortunately our one little pea chick has been snapped up by what i think to be a Tawny owl.

All the Peafowl sleep in this one tree and though i didn't think any thing of it at the time they all made noises at around 3 am which is unusual. The next morning i went to feed the Peachick and there was only the Peahen calling for her Peachick i suppose.

Even the other Peafowl were no where to be seen until around 5 pm later that day, which again is unusual. I walked around the meadow, land and gardens and couldn't see any of them so who knows where they actually went.

Really sad as he/she was just about to turn one month old today. RIP little one.

That is sad to hear. One of the trade-offs of free-ranging is that they get to live a more natural and healthier life, but it does come at a cost.

 

[PhilMitch]

The Peafowl were just here when we moved in. A couple of years ago two females had a couple each and they were fine. I guess she was just unlucky this time round.

I couldn't imagine having them caged as they cover so much land and eat such a variety of wild foods. The Peacock was just eating the wild blackberries this morning in the meadow, which he just wouldn't be able to do in a cage.

Anyway better luck next year.

 

[Pyxis]

Pretty sure of my six chicks, five are boys I'm gonna have to sell some for sure

But, one little one made me laugh today. He started displaying. He was so silly with his little display, shaking his 'tail' and all.

 

[casportpony]

Pretty sure of my six chicks, five are boys I'm gonna have to sell some for sure

But, one little one made me laugh today. He started displaying. He was so silly with his little display, shaking his 'tail' and all.

All boys sucks... hope you're wrong. Looks like my little Kojak is probably male, so I feel your pain.

 

[casportpony]

You must have run out of feathers by the end of the season. I bet it fills in in time.

He's missing lots of feathers, including his primary coverts.

 

[Pyxis]

Last call on gender on these guys, because I need to sell some tomorrow. They are nine weeks old.

Pretty sure this one is a male, he's set to be sold tomorrow if so:

Purple with green band:

Purple with orange band:

These next I think are definite males.

Purple band male:

Blue band male:

If this is at all helpful, here is a purple next to the blue band male:

Don't worry, they don't live in that tiny cage, that was just for wrangling them while changing their leg bands.