Peafowl Standards

[Birdrain92]

I guess that is a good thing with that in mind. I just thought of it since some people were curious as well as I about a standard for peafowl and I couldn't find one I thought it would be a good idea but with your input as well as others it seems it would be best not to. They keep record of what peafowl they breed. I've already set up a chart to show the genes and family line of my 2015 peachicks and to see how many Sage lays and how successful my ability as well as her ability to hatch out peachicks.

 

[KsKingBee]

JMO - Right now, and maybe forever, pea breeders are trying for new colors. If there was a standard, that would make all "off color" peas culls, which I think would put a damper on breeders being able to get the birds they depend on to breed new colors.
A confirmation standard would be very helpful. Confirmation standards cannot be arbitrary, they must be based on what makes a bird sound.

Can you give us an example of confirmation? I am not sure but I think you mean body shape.

 

[Trefoil]

angle of hock, at what ° the crest is held, wing placement, stuff like that.

 

[Birdrain92]

I wasn't going to go that specific. Especially not like pigeons were certain breeds must have a certain number of tail feathers. Body shape, colors was basically it.

 

[KsKingBee]

I think it would be quite helpful if there was an accepted manual that would spell out what the different types LOOK like. There are accepted colors, why not a definition of what they are?

 

[Garden Peas]

They are defined by species

 

[zazouse]

They are defined by species

 

[connerhills]

To ask some questions,, Who is going to say what is a standard bird of any color,, someone that has 20 Indian blues ? Who is going to pay for a printing of a standard ? Some time ago this was on a forum and I didn't think it would work then. The UPA has tried this and had trouble getting enough photos of better quality to use in a standard, although there are better cameras and a new generation trying . Read about the standard of perfection by the bantam association . This is what will need to be done. The UPA does have a standard of peafowl now but was never completed more of less for the want of someone to complete it.. Dennis Erdman of the UPA was working on it and it kind of dropped as the newer digital camera was up and coming.. I don't want to discourage any one, but don't start something that will not be finished .

 

[KsKingBee]

They are defined by species

Could you point me to where it is? I would like to study it.

 

[Garden Peas]

Could you point me to where it is? I would like to study it.

"The Indian peafowl was one of the many species originally described by Linnaeus in his work, Systema Naturae, in 1758 and it still bears its original name of Pavo cristatus.[3] The Latin genus name Pavo and the Anglo-Saxon pawe (from which the word "peacock" is derived) are believed to be echoic in their origin and based on the usual call of the bird. The species name cristatus refers to the crest.[4]"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_peafowl