Show off your Peas!

[Peafowlssssssss]

I forgot to mention the part that will make all your jaws hit the floor. She sells her Javas for $150 each.

Adults or chicks?

 

[Birdrain92]

Yearlings coming on two. She was trying to convince me to buy a Silver Pied instead of a White since I could get different colored chicks with one bird but I stuck with a White peahen. I asked her what her birds cost for each color and she said she sells all her birds for the same price. $40 for peachicks, $150 for yearlings.

 

[Peafowlssssssss]

Yearlings coming on two. She was trying to convince me to buy a Silver Pied instead of a White since I could get different colored chicks with one bird but I stuck with a White peahen. I asked her what her birds cost for each color and she said she sells all her birds for the same price. $40 for peachicks, $150 for yearlings.

If i were you i would get silver pied peahen, don't worry most chicks will be whites, but also you will get very nice pied white eye birds.

I would get greens for this price without thinking.

 

[Birdrain92]

If i were you i would get silver pied peahen, don't worry most chicks will be whites, but also you will get very nice pied white eye birds.

I would get greens for this price without thinking.

I was about to ask if she could reserve me some Greens but I don't have enough pen space. Maybe when I get my own peafowl farm I will get Greens. Though I will need to get some from different areas because this lady only had 2 pairs and I would like to have as much variation in blood lines as I can. I was also thinking Silver Pied but I was thinking I can get those later in the future. My main focus was getting at least a pair of Whites and pair of IBs was my goal ever since I started raising peafowl but now I have a new goal for when I own a farm of my own. I'm hoping to have a lot of peafowl.

 

[Birdrain92]

I hope to have IB, IBBS, IB Pied, IB Silver Pied, White, Peach, Purple, Opal, Java Green, Bronze, and maybe Charcoal if they fix some of the health problems in Charcoals. Have 3 males for each variety and 2 or 3 hens for each male. That's going to be 81 to 132 peafowl. Just a dream

 

[Hollis dollis]

Hello, I know this is an ancient thread, but I was wondering if anyone raises peafowl up north? I'm in New York and am thinking about getting some this spring/summer. If so, what size pens do you have and is a heat lamp adequate or do they need a heated shelter. Thank you for any info.

 

[new 2 pfowl]

Hello @Hollis dollis and

!!!

This may be an ancient thread, but it's very much alive!
I wonder if @DylansMom might have some good advice for you? She's in PA...

 

[Hollis dollis]

Thank you very much

 

[DylansMom]

Hello, I know this is an ancient thread, but I was wondering if anyone raises peafowl up north? I'm in New York and am thinking about getting some this spring/summer. If so, what size pens do you have and is a heat lamp adequate or do they need a heated shelter. Thank you for any info.

Hello @Hollis dollis and

!!!

This may be an ancient thread, but it's very much alive!
I wonder if @DylansMom might have some good advice for you? She's in PA...

This is an ongoing thread which never gets old! As long as you stay away from the Green Peafowl, you will not need any additional heat. A good shelter is important, in my opinion anyway. We have a huge barn that used to be a chicken barn, it has double walls with insulation, so it makes for a nice winter shelter. As far as pen size, 100 sq ft. per bird is a good rule of thumb.





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[Frenchman Creek]

Hello, I know this is an ancient thread, but I was wondering if anyone raises peafowl up north? I'm in New York and am thinking about getting some this spring/summer. If so, what size pens do you have and is a heat lamp adequate or do they need a heated shelter. Thank you for any info.

I live in Northern NY near the Vermont border and have Indiablue peafowl. The IBs can be safely kept anywhere in New York State. As Dylans Mom says the greens are not as hardy and will need supplemental heat. Some things to keep in mind is a good winter shelter with roosts wide enough so that their toes do not freeze in the winter. Another thing is to have a deep layer of straw on the shelter floor to prevent bumblefoot and also it gives them a way to snuggle in the straw if they do not want to perch. Your pen should be as large as you can possibly afford. My pens are set up at around one thousand square feet each. A hundred square feet per bird is adequate but you will find that you will want them to have more room. Heated water systems work good for me but water needs to be replaced each day. Good luck with your future birds.