Peahen showed up!

[Kalimak]

Young cocks tend to get chased off during breeding season by the dominant cocks. Young IB cocks are fairly common and inexpensive, so if you find the owner they may give him to you or at a very low price if you want to keep him. As far as being ok to keep penned with your chickens it is more likely that the chickens pass worms or cocci to the pea than the other way around. If you get to keep him you will need to learn how to deworm him at least twice per year. It would also be a good idea to get a companion eventually, for when he matures he will start looking for love and maybe in the wrong places. Oh, and NEVER clip a pea's wings! It is their greatest defense against predators.

Thanks a lot for the info! This morning he wanted out of the chicken area (high fencing) so I opened the gate for him. He ranged for a bit, sat in the shade for about an hour, then flew away and out of my sight, hasn’t come back since then. Now I’m worried about him going somewhere where he’s unwanted.

 

[Sea Wolf]

Ooops. Every possibility of that.

 

[Kalimak]

Now 2 of my chickens have swollen eyes...one of them has white stuff on it, and the other looks like she has a stye..

 

[KsKingBee]

Bacterial infections take more than a couple of days to develop. If the peacock was in good health and not showing signs of sickness I wouldn't consider him the source.

 

[Sea Wolf]

Won't be the peacock. Takes several days for things to develop and he just got there. Might be from a peck in the eye or a scratch from something.

 

[Kalimak]

I'm starting a thread with pictures on that.

Link to thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/please-help.1306487/