I was supposed to get some peafowl in June but the hatchery never shipped them. They just kept making up excuses until we demanded a refund. Next June I am going to try and get peachicks again from a different hatchery. This hatchery, McMurray, sells them in assortments so I do not get to choose which varieties I get. Here is the list of colors and patterns that I could get-
I have never heard of Buff Spalding or Cameo pied so I need someone to confirm that those are actually real varieties of peafowl. I am assuming that the Cameo pied is just Cameo in color and pied as it's pattern, but what the heck is a Buff Spalding?
I also wanted to know what kind of winter housing I would need for peafowl. Would I need a heated area if I got spaldings? If I do I could use one of my dog kennels, we heat them up to 70* F during the winter, would that be alright or do they need it to be warmer?
I am hoping to just get all Indian peafowl colors, what kind of housing will they need as adults during the winter? I have a insulated coop and just from the body heat released from the chickens and turkeys in the other section it usually stays above freezing inside. I could also keep heat lamps on them if they need it. I could also put up some wind blocking panels on the run if they needed it, if I got spaldings I would be keeping them in a dog kennel in our barn that has 3 sections. There is a section in the back of the barn that is heated and insulated and that one has a dog door that leads into a old horse stable inside the barn that is not heated or insulated but has walls on all 4 sides. The horse stable has a dog door that leads to an outside run. I was thinking I could just have the heated area be the coop and the stable be the run for the spalding in the winter and block off the third part so they cannot get outside.
I live in southern wisconsin so it gets below 0* F here during the winters pretty often.
I have never heard of Buff Spalding or Cameo pied so I need someone to confirm that those are actually real varieties of peafowl. I am assuming that the Cameo pied is just Cameo in color and pied as it's pattern, but what the heck is a Buff Spalding?
I also wanted to know what kind of winter housing I would need for peafowl. Would I need a heated area if I got spaldings? If I do I could use one of my dog kennels, we heat them up to 70* F during the winter, would that be alright or do they need it to be warmer?
I am hoping to just get all Indian peafowl colors, what kind of housing will they need as adults during the winter? I have a insulated coop and just from the body heat released from the chickens and turkeys in the other section it usually stays above freezing inside. I could also keep heat lamps on them if they need it. I could also put up some wind blocking panels on the run if they needed it, if I got spaldings I would be keeping them in a dog kennel in our barn that has 3 sections. There is a section in the back of the barn that is heated and insulated and that one has a dog door that leads into a old horse stable inside the barn that is not heated or insulated but has walls on all 4 sides. The horse stable has a dog door that leads to an outside run. I was thinking I could just have the heated area be the coop and the stable be the run for the spalding in the winter and block off the third part so they cannot get outside.
I live in southern wisconsin so it gets below 0* F here during the winters pretty often.
I'm a newbie but instead of ordering from a hatchery I decided on a couple reputable breeders that raised colors I liked and went with that. (didn't want to chance not getting the colors I wanted) If you're on facebook check out the group Peacocks only theres a lot of breeders out there that ship all over the US. or check out the UnitedPeafowlAssociation.org for breeders, colors & info.
