Those who need help in sexing peafowl

[casportpony]

Peahen's will lay eggs in February.

Not usually. Most don't start until late April or May.

Males usually breed about 2 weeks before the hen lays her eggs. Don't believe me, the breeder I got Thor and Calypso from he's had eggs in February, all peafowl books I've read say February, most websites about when a peahen lays her eggs say February.

Would this be the same breeder that says Thor is male? If so, 'nuff said, lol. Thor is female, most hens do_not_lay in February!

I've had a rooster try and breed my IB peahen and she smashed their backs on the ceiling and then Colbolt and Jadea would attack the rooster until the rooster is crying mercy. Colbolt never has made a call for mating purpose. I've never heard of a mating call only a call when I touch his foot.

You'll hear it once mating season really starts.

I've had Colbolt and Jadea for 2 years to the day now. I know that a peahen will get tail coverts just like the males train but a lot shorter. I know that just about everybody believes Thor is a female but Thor isn't. Your right both males and females do it. But you guys are still missing another key part.

Thor is female and I'm willing to chip in for a DNA test to prove it, but that means you would have to be able to pluck a feathe, lol.

You guys have only scratched the surface. Males when they fan have two purposes while the female only has one purpose. One purpose is common for both. They don't have a desire for a hen at that age it's actually something else.

All of mine do it, just the males do it more and my males will usually try to "do" my feet, lol.

They just get practice while using this purpose. One question though you guys haven't answered is why can't a male get the frosting pattern messing up the barring causing a speckled pattern?

 

[Birdrain92]

I can see the difference between that peahen and Thor that only one person has seen but has been silent. The barring is becoming more defined not fading. Something earlier. Another person called it misting. It involved that Bronze peahen is when the term misting.

 

[Birdrain92]

Colbolt breed Jadea last year why didn't that happen. What I noticed is the calling is only when there is a male separated from females. When the female is 24/7 around the male never a single call.

 

[casportpony]

I can see the difference between that peahen and Thor that only one person has seen but has been silent. The barring is becoming more defined not fading. Something earlier. Another person called it misting. It involved that Bronze peahen is when the term misting.

Quack - get the DNA test done, I'm sure many of us here would chip in.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Colbolt breed Jadea last year why didn't that happen. What I noticed is the calling is only when there is a male separated from females. When the female is 24/7 around the male never a single call.

The breeding noise is different.

-Kathy

 

[MinxFox]

My peacock is in a pen with four females, and he calls even though he is surrounded by females. If that were true, then places with lots of peafowl would be silent because a lot of people keep at least two peahens per male 24/7.

 

[new 2 pfowl]

 

[casportpony]

My peacock is in a pen with four females, and he calls even though he is surrounded by females. If that were true, then places with lots of peafowl would be silent because a lot of people keep at least two peahens per male 24/7.

True... Mine are never separated and during breeding season I don't think anyone gets any sleep, lol.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quack

 

[Arbor]

I feel I don't make any money that way, dollars are more profitable