Those who need help in sexing peafowl

[zazouse]

Just be on the lookout for that white boy, wished you lived close i have one i would part with.

 

[Birdrain92]

I decided to look at a few websites for sexing methods so I can use them with Thor. The things all 4 websites had in common were: Primary feathers look like the adults primaries of the same sex, Thor has male primaries, other is the appearance of their leg, males have long legs compared to females, Thor's legs are bright like Colbolt's while Calypso's are dark like Jadea's I highly doubt that counts I haven't really taken a long look at their legs I just realize color difference. males have long skinny neck females have short necks, Haven't really taken a long look.breast on males are bigger than a female. Thor's breast is wider and more plump than Calypso's and they are only 3 weeks apart.

 

[Birdrain92]

Thank you for the website I appreciate it a lot. The person I got Thor and Calypso from had 2 white peachicks. My dad says I'm not getting anything until next year. He also mentioned since I have Colbolt I can just breed the Pieds to Colbolt. I wonder what the offspring would be. Not Pied I bet nor white.

 

[zazouse]

Does Colbalt have any white or white flight feathers? if he does you can get pied, my male is IB split white and i got pied chicks with my pied hen.

 

[Birdrain92]

Nope Colbolt is all IB. Same way with Jadea. What I learned about Pied peafowl was any color so long as it has white in splotches. Is that correct?

 

[Birdrain92]

I also heard that yearling peahens can lay a fertile egg only if there is a mature male that breeds her. If so maybe I should take Calypso to the person I got her from and get her breed with a male and then bring her back with her eggs.

 

[Birdrain92]

According to those sexing methods Thor is half male and half undetermined.

 

[Birdrain92]

Thor is getting more barring

Thor's male primary feathers.

Thor's long skinny neck.

Thor barring and male primary feather

Thor's male primary feathers

Thor's males primary feathers with new ones coming in

Calypso

 

[Birdrain92]

I took a look at Jadea, Colbolt, Calypso, and Thor's leg. I didn't realize any difference except color until I looked very, very close. Males you can see after the hawk while the females can only see to the hawk. Thor and Colbolt's legs I could see after the legs while Calypso and Jadea, I could only see the hawk. That must be what they mean by longer.

 

[Birdrain92]

Colbolt is beautiful!

Colbolt is beautiful and must be happy.