Peacock breeding behavior??

[loganfarms]

I am still impatiently waiting on our 1st peafowl egg at our farm, but I noticed a bit of humorous behavior today and am wondering if its normal. My bronze male was strutting and had caught the attention of a peahen. I was trying to spy on them without getting caught and making them nervous. She was pecking at his face and neck. She wasn't aggresive and he didn't seem to mind and when she would stop he would ruffle and shimmy a bit (btw..what is the correct term for that?..lol) to get her attention again. It made me laugh at the time, but then I started worrying that he might have mites or something that needs to be treated? Any comments will be appreciated.

 

[frenchblackcopper]

I witness hens in the pens with Peacocks and it seems the hens like to "groom" the male,,each taking turns.Peas are inquistive and I think they have a strong social structure within each group,,proof of that has been well documented on here when 1 bird of a pair dies or gets loose,,the lone pea cries wanting the lost one to answer.
There is a more structured order with peafowl than with chickens,,the more time I watch my individual mating penned birds,,the more this becomes evident.Mating peas is a mutual occurance in peafowl,,the hen either accepts,or declines the Peacocks advances towards mating,,where in other birds reproduction is a forced instinct as evidenced with chickens.