So I have 4 ducks which are about 2-3 months old. They have been in an outdoor pen for the last month or so. I just started to free range them and my peacock (about 1 year old) has been following the ducks around and almost seems to corral them. When I pulled in the driveway today he made sure none of them were in the way of my car where he used to be the first one to block my path!
He also gets extremely agitated if we mess with them at all (one had angel wing that we had to wrap) and cries when we put them back in the pen without him.
Are peacocks normally this protective of young? He's got two peahen mates, which he is now ignoring while the ducks are out. And the peahens could care less about the ducks...just curious how normal this is. I do believe he is the reason I have not lost any of my flock lately. Not one loss since they began free ranging (knock on wood!!!)
He also gets extremely agitated if we mess with them at all (one had angel wing that we had to wrap) and cries when we put them back in the pen without him.
Are peacocks normally this protective of young? He's got two peahen mates, which he is now ignoring while the ducks are out. And the peahens could care less about the ducks...just curious how normal this is. I do believe he is the reason I have not lost any of my flock lately. Not one loss since they began free ranging (knock on wood!!!)