peacock

[peacockfarmer1]

how old is a peacock when he is no longer fertile or how long should they be kept as a breeding cock??

what age are they the most fertile

 

[connerhills]

It is hard to say ,, a peacock can live well into his years 10-20- and some much longer and most (most) will be fertile at least to some amount.. If you have a male in with 5-6 hens will be different than one in with only 1 hen.. Many time a male with numerous hens will still pick out just a few of them to breed to and the other peahens eggs appear to not be fertile and the reason is NOT the males fertility. The best way to tell is a one on one breeding. Many males are used as breeder and are 20 yrs old or more. Their life is going to depend on their environment and care, most dont live to be old, the oldest will be free range birds with a lot of room to roam. The can start being fertile at 2yrs as a rule and most untill the day that they die . The length to keep them depends on your need for the offspring. Most fertile years would be approx. from 3 till ???? .. connerhills

 

[deerman]

Most will be fertile at 2 yr....I have never had a 2 yr old that wasn't fertile. Had a 20 year old peacock that was still fertile. Peacock trains are at their peak at 5 years and above, 2 yr old have small trains, then 3 yr reach most , 4 few inchs longer ,5 yr reach the max. lenght.

 

[jrsqlc]

Wow a 20 year old peacock?? was he a friendly one, and have you had him most of the 20?

 

[deerman]

Yes hatched him from a egg....India blue. No longer have him.