Please help identify

[crittercasa]

Can anyone help identify what variety of peafowl these are? They are juveniles (4-5) months old. I was told Spaldings, but they didn't know what type of Spalding.

 

[zazouse]

Black shouldered males looks to be a little older than you were told

 

[zazouse]

 

[DylansMom]

Can anyone help identify what variety of peafowl these are? They are juveniles (4-5) months old. I was told Spaldings, but they didn't know what type of Spalding.

Definitely older than 4-5 months. Definitely Black shoulder as well, with that much blue they probably hatched last May or June, so closer to 11-12 months would be my guess. They look close to Margaret8's bs boys. From these pics I cannot see any obvious indications of green blood, better pics would help though, as Zaz said.

 

[crittercasa]

Here is a closer picture of the three. Do they still look like black shoulder males? What other signs can I look for to determine sex for sure? New at this, thanks for your help!

 

[crittercasa]

Here is a little better picture, do they still look like black shoulder males?
Thanks for the help!

 

[Lanicus]

This is my black shoulder male at about one year old I believe

 

[DylansMom]

Here is a closer picture of the three. Do they still look like black shoulder males? What other signs can I look for to determine sex for sure? New at this, thanks for your help!

They are black shouldered, the other patterns don't get that black & white spotted look. They are boys because black shouldered hens do not get the blue/green necks like these, they may get a tiny patch of green right behind the head, but not on the front. Now, telling if they are spaldings is more difficult. A spalding may only have a small % of green blood and then you don't see many green traits, the higher the percentage of green DNA the more it is visible. Here is a pic of a bs hen and her 3 chicks, 2 chicks are male and 1 chick is female, notice the lack of green color?

 

[crittercasa]

Thank you! He looks exactly like these three. This help a lot!

 

[crittercasa]

Thank you! I have not had much experience as you can tell. Thank you for taking the time to explain what to look for, it's truly appreciated!