My husband loves the crowing. I have used this to my advantage. I told him if he likes the noise of the roosters he will just love peacocks. Ha ha. So now I have permission to get some just gotta find some that I do not have to sell some of my organs first to afford them.
Peacocks are fantastic alert birds. My neighbor has some and I love them. They let you know whenever things are not right in the world. If an unusual truck drives down the road, they alert. If a hawk is about, they alert. The chickens learn to pay attention to the other birds' alarm calls. I was surprised that the peacocks didn't alert when my parrots buzzed right over their heads the other day. They must now know my parrots are not a threat, but it still surprised me they just calmly stood there when a huge red bird with a 4-foot wingspan swooped down inches from their heads.
My parrots pay attention, too, so between the peacocks, my neighbor's rooster and my parrots (who alert for hawks), we've got a pretty good alarm system for predators in the sky and sometimes for foxes. My own free ranging chickens are a little young to be very vigilant, but they are learning. This morning my parrots were yelling about some sort of avian monster in the sky (usually a harmless vulture) and my chickens were all on alert, looking for the danger.
The down side of peacocks is they have a call that sounds like a woman screaming, Help Me! Neighbors often really hate having peacocks around. I would love to have peacocks, but I think I've pushed the limit of my neighbor's patience with my parrots and a rooster or two.
My husband was working at our airport when the planes hit. He did not get home til very late that night. I was home, worried sick that someone would hit San Antonio's airport, pregnant with my first son. I remember hearing it on the radio right when it happened and thinking it was some kind of hoax. Thinking about it makes me cry. Now I know there is argument over what exactly went down, and who all was involved, so I don't want to debate that. I just wanted to remember all those people who died. All the firefighters like my DH who ran in without a thought for themselves and never came out. If you see a firefighter or a cop today, just say thanks. They really are the people running to save others lives when everyone else runs for the door.
I still remember that day, like it was yesterday. My heart is heavy and sad today. Please tell your husband "Thank you from the bottom of my heart for everything he does", also thank you for supporting him.
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but I still get ant bit everyday wearing the slip-on canvas shoes I use now 
