Peacock Issue

[georgia2]

Well I showed up to a chicken swap at the last hour. THere were two peacocks waiting to be adopted. One nice lady and I were admiring them and fell for the info they gave us on how to take care of them. I do have a small flock of hens with a small coop, average size covered run and then a much larger size open fenced run. WE let them free range whenever we can. I was told he would be fine put in the enclosed run with the hens being able to go out but not him, after two weeks I could let him out and he wouldn't take off, didn't need an enclosure and slept in the trees. He would free range with the hens and it would be as simple as that.
So now I'm educating myself on the forum and find everyone has huge enclosed runs with netting on top. THat we should keep him enclosed for at least two months! WE were (before getting the peacock) at the point of taking town the covered small run and just letting the hens out in the tall fenced run all of the time. THe enclosed one has a tarp over it and we are sick of it being ugly.

ANyone have any good news they can share? Or Should we just see if we can find a new home for the beauty!

THANKS!!

 

[wannabchick]

Can you just build.. a new enclosed run... what I am doing is putting in Tpost.. securing the 2x4 welded wire.. and then netting it.. well.. gonna add some tall post too.. so it teepees.. down...

and I am actually going to build.. and it will look like crap.. but some type of run in... so I figure.. how hard can that be.. so they have somekind of shelter over head.. and well.. if you have the room.. and few hundred dollars.. you too can do this..

I am not doing extravagent no mo.. no moo... cause I dont have the fund for it.. I used that all up with my chicken village..

and yes, I let my peahen sleep with my chickens.. she wont have it any other way.. LOL

when the other peafowl arrive next week... we will see if she wants to hang with them

xooxxo

 

[SuperPeacockman]

2 or 3 month minimum or else they will run away.

 

[georgia2]

Thanks you guys! This bird has got to go back!

My enclosed run is way to small and he started making noise at 6 that I know the neighbors will be very upset.
The people that sold him were not honest in what the requirements of keeping him were. If I'm going to have
this beautiful creature, I would have to treat him right and I can't do that!
I hope they are decent and take him!!!