sexing white peafowl

[Kev]

Every chick and juvenile I saw mounting another or attempted to turned out to be males. Never saw a female mount another. One season I decided to tag all baby peachicks caught in the act of mounting or trying to(making a run at another and trying to grab/climb onto them)... all of them turned out to be males.

IMO they do it as a form or play.. or they simply like it. Some girls do not want to play that and refuse him.. a few girls do like it and willingly squat and they go through the complete motions of breeding same as the way adults breed. Many forms of young animal play is doing the same adult behaviors but for "fun". Just like kittens doing the crouch, stalk and "killing" another kitten.. that is play but it is same range of behavior the adult cat uses to stalk and kill prey. Same thing.

8 months is excellent age to compare the legs and toes. Female toes are also much skinnier and shorter than males. If the toes seem very skinny and short on the other two compared to his toes. you most likely have 2 females. I would agree that if you are not in hurry to sell or want to get mates asap, just enjoy them especially if their size in body and legs/toes are pretty different.

 

[vtfarma]

I'm new, I tried 7 months ago to post, don't think I did it right, never any response back, so I stopped. I thought I will try once more to see if there are any persons out there, that belong to BYC, and what is Golden Feathers?
Your white male peacock is probably, around 6 years of ago, they mate a whole lot early than the younger males, for some reason. Even before chickens start to lay which is able now they should start laying eggs. I think it's the 3 year old hens that are laying early this yearI have me a bunch of them there peacocks and peahens. I have Green Emerald Java from Paris Texas. This year she will do me right. Last year she had only 6 eggs, the male was to young, to know what to do. This year he is 4 so he should now what is what. Anybody, out there can help me work on getting me one of those so called web-sites? I have pictures and can really make a clean wording. Will, it was right nice e-mailing everybody, I live out here in California, I'm a Nothern California girl, with a whole lot of Bison, and grandchildren to feed. Keep writing me, I check this web-page soon. Take care. Also, before I sign off, I'm looking to purchase a nice incubator, no foam, the good stuff, out of wood, you know. If you have anything that has a automatic egg turner, fan, and in good shape e-mail me, I give you my number. Thank you, and real nice chatting.
Margarita

This is vtfarma - rkent1 emailed me directly - I am working with her to post directly but here is her reply to me...

 

[rkent1]

I'm new, I tried 7 months ago to post, don't think I did it right, never any response back, so I stopped. I thought I will try once more to see if there are any persons out there, that belong to BYC, and what is Golden Feathers?
Your white male peacock is probably, around 6 years of ago, they mate a whole lot early than the younger males, for some reason. Even before chickens start to lay which is able now they should start laying eggs. I think it's the 3 year old hens that are laying early this yearI have me a bunch of them there peacocks and peahens. I have Green Emerald Java from Paris Texas. This year she will do me right. Last year she had only 6 eggs, the male was to young, to know what to do. This year he is 4 so he should now what is what. Anybody, out there can help me work on getting me one of those so called web-sites? I have pictures and can really make a clean wording. Will, it was right nice e-mailing everybody, I live out here in California, I'm a Nothern California girl, with a whole lot of Bison, and grandchildren to feed. Keep writing me, I check this web-page soon. Take care. Also, before I sign off, I'm looking to purchase a nice incubator, no foam, the good stuff, out of wood, you know. If you have anything that has a automatic egg turner, fan, and in good shape e-mail me, I give you my number. Thank you, and real nice chatting.
Margarita

 

[vtfarma]

Yeah,

Glad you are here Margarita...
Laurie - vtfarma