Peafowl roaming age

[Bubbe]

I have 2 young peafowl. They are 2 months-ish old. I also have 22 chickens, and 4 guineas. I still have my peafowl in a coop, inside a run with the rest of my birds. I figured this way, they could get accustomed to one another. How long should I wait, until I let the peafowl roam with the rest of my birds?

 

[KsKingBee]

You would probably be ok after a few weeks. Be sure to coop them up at night .

 

[Midnightman14]

I would not let them mix with chickens. Chickens are kind of walking disease factories for peafowl.

 

[Bubbe]

I've read that. Some say they put them together, and some say they don't. I used to let my chickens free range throughout my property. 28ish acres. But we lost some to predators. So we only let them free range in our fenced in back yard. If I let the peafowl roam outside of the yard. Will they stay close? They are only a couple of months old. I'd really hate for them not to come back home at night.

I would not let them mix with chickens. Chickens are kind of walking disease factories for peafowl.

 

[KsKingBee]

I've read that. Some say they put them together, and some say they don't. I used to let my chickens free range throughout my property. 28ish acres. But we lost some to predators. So we only let them free range in our fenced in back yard. If I let the peafowl roam outside of the yard. Will they stay close? They are only a couple of months old. I'd really hate for them not to come back home at night.

I would do supervised excursions for a while during the day until they learn the routine.