Quiet Peafowl, Anybody interested???

[Katherine Ramirez]

Hey everybody. Heres my introduction. Im a veterinarian in eastern OK, I have worked up a procedure to lessen the volume that a rooster has when he crows. My mentor who taught me this procedure says the anatomy of pea fowl is the same as in chickens. He told me this procedure works to quieten down pea fowl. I have heard of people interested in this, some of the zoos actually.

Anyway, I have never tried this on a peacock but have been successful with roosters. So, Im posting this question to see if there is any interest in offering this procedure. If somebody is interested and willing, I would do the surgery on a bird for free to see how well it works.

Any opinions are appreciated. You can check out my decrowing thread here on BYC too.

Thanks heaps.

Dr. James

Are you still doing decrowing for peacocks? we are looking to buy a victorian house in Redlands, California on an acre of property, but it is in the city, I don't think that the neighbors would like a loud peacock.

 

[casportpony]

Are you still doing decrowing for peacocks? we are looking to buy a victorian house in Redlands, California on an acre of property, but it is in the city, I don't think that the neighbors would like a loud peacock.

Welcome to BYC! Before you commit to buying one, make sure your new neighborhood is not in the Newcastle quarantine zone.
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_Health/newcastle_disease_info.html

 

[Dany12]

They speak somewhere ... of spalding peacocks which would be less noisy!

 

[shana007]

I was just wondering if there are many pea-pet owners. I figure most that have them are very serious about them, where as alot of chickens are pets. What book describes the procedure? Id really like to read it. I've never really understood the declawing cats analogy. The number one killer of domestic cats in this country is euthanasia due to behavioral problems. Zoos are where I was told the interest would be for this procedure. Thanks all.

Dr. James

I know I'm a decade behind on this post, but I happen to be researching de-vocalizing peafowl in hopes of taking my pet peacock, Sprig (and his sister, Pea Girl) with me to the city.
Sprig's egg was one of 4 abandoned eggs. He was hatched in our house and was raised in the house. Because we live where winters are severe, Sprig got to live with us (and the dogs and cats) in the house for his first nine months. He thinks he's a dog. He used to race back and forth through the house with his piece of toast, making sure no one else could grab his "prize". Sprig sat on our shoulders or desks while we were in zoom meetings or classes. He knew how to go into his crate at night and be quiet. Finally, because his poops got so big and stinky, we had to put him outside when the weather got warm enough.
After 14 years in the countryside, we are moving to the city. I sold or gave away my guineas, ducks, turkeys, pea fowl, and some chickens. We're taking just 6 chicken hens with us. They'll be backyard chickens.
We want to take Sprig and his sister with us but they'd need to be quiet. I've got one friend who says she can take Sprig but he'd have to live in gen-pop with the rest of her peafowl. Sprig will hate that and I'm afraid he will lose his sweetness and friendliness. He'll also be lonely because he loves attention and loves being scritched under his chin.
So, I'm just looking up what's involved in de-voicing Sprig because it crossed my mind. I know his call is part of who he is. Yet, I also know that he would want to come with us. We are his family. He gets excited when he sees us in the yard. He wants us to come pet him.
I did have the thought this week that maybe he could go to a petting zoo. That would be awesome for him and for kids.
I'm expressing my wish for Sprig to come with us to the city, but the reality is that we will leave his voice alone and keep looking for a good home for him.

 

[KsKingBee]

I know I'm a decade behind on this post, but I happen to be researching de-vocalizing peafowl in hopes of taking my pet peacock, Sprig (and his sister, Pea Girl) with me to the city.
Sprig's egg was one of 4 abandoned eggs. He was hatched in our house and was raised in the house. Because we live where winters are severe, Sprig got to live with us (and the dogs and cats) in the house for his first nine months. He thinks he's a dog. He used to race back and forth through the house with his piece of toast, making sure no one else could grab his "prize". Sprig sat on our shoulders or desks while we were in zoom meetings or classes. He knew how to go into his crate at night and be quiet. Finally, because his poops got so big and stinky, we had to put him outside when the weather got warm enough.
After 14 years in the countryside, we are moving to the city. I sold or gave away my guineas, ducks, turkeys, pea fowl, and some chickens. We're taking just 6 chicken hens with us. They'll be backyard chickens.
We want to take Sprig and his sister with us but they'd need to be quiet. I've got one friend who says she can take Sprig but he'd have to live in gen-pop with the rest of her peafowl. Sprig will hate that and I'm afraid he will lose his sweetness and friendliness. He'll also be lonely because he loves attention and loves being scritched under his chin.
So, I'm just looking up what's involved in de-voicing Sprig because it crossed my mind. I know his call is part of who he is. Yet, I also know that he would want to come with us. We are his family. He gets excited when he sees us in the yard. He wants us to come pet him.
I did have the thought this week that maybe he could go to a petting zoo. That would be awesome for him and for kids.
I'm expressing my wish for Sprig to come with us to the city, but the reality is that we will leave his voice alone and keep looking for a good home for him.

Sprig has no fear of people and loves attention, maybe a petting zoo sounds like a good idea but be prepared with an alternative plan when you get the call about him flogging the kids. As he matures and gets hormonal he will start protecting his perceived breeding territory and will not want anyone else invading it.

 

[shana007]

Sprig has no fear of people and loves attention, maybe a petting zoo sounds like a good idea but be prepared with an alternative plan when you get the call about him flogging the kids. As he matures and gets hormonal he will start protecting his perceived breeding territory and will not want anyone else invading it.

Yeah, I already decided against the petting zoo because I don't want any kids getting an eye pecked out.
He's from my breeding pair I've had for the last decade. They and their babies have all been friendly and never territorial. I've been surprised that I've never once been threatened by any of the males, including Daddy Peacock.
I've found new homes for everyone except Sprig and Pea Girl.
Unfortunately, Sprig has decided that the chickens are easier to mount than a pea hen, so he's only spending his nights safe in the coop and then has to go to his own pen during the day, where he gets lonely. So I'm going to send him to my friend where he'll stay in gen-pop until a separate pen is built for him. Then my friend will give Sprig his very own girlfriend.

 

[minhhuynh74]

Hey everybody. Heres my introduction. Im a veterinarian in eastern OK, I have worked up a procedure to lessen the volume that a rooster has when he crows. My mentor who taught me this procedure says the anatomy of pea fowl is the same as in chickens. He told me this procedure works to quieten down pea fowl. I have heard of people interested in this, some of the zoos actually.

Anyway, I have never tried this on a peacock but have been successful with roosters. So, Im posting this question to see if there is any interest in offering this procedure. If somebody is interested and willing, I would do the surgery on a bird for free to see how well it works.

Any opinions are appreciated. You can check out my decrowing thread here on BYC too.

Thanks heaps.

Dr. James

I just happened to see this post when I tried to look how to quite a peacock. This post is long time ago, hope you will read this. I’ve always loved and wanted peacock. I just got a Indian Blue but when I research I kinda get scared that I can’t keep my becaI live in a neighborhood. Please email me so we could talk more. Thank you! [email protected]