Those who need help in sexing peafowl

[Birdrain92]

Thor has had those tan orange color male primaries all of his life.

 

[BYC-user-174785]

Peahens do not have trains, but I understand what you mean. I never had a two year old grow a train, which does depend on many factors. I prefer to use barring to sex since it does get harder with color mutations. You can DNA sex Thor.... When I had high percentage spaldings they had to be DNA sexed because they were much harder to sex.

 

[zazouse]

Peahens do not have trains, but I understand what you mean. I never had a two year old grow a train, which does depend on many factors. I prefer to use barring to sex since it does get harder with color mutations. You can DNA sex Thor.... When I had high percentage spaldings they had to be DNA sexed because they were much harder to sex.

I think 1st generation spalding hens have barring like the male and that is why folks get them DNA tested to make sure they are not getting 2 males

 

[zazouse]

They are all beautiful. Which if there are peachicks that develop fast then there are those who develop slow. Take Colbolt for example Colbolt in this photo is 2 years and 10 months.
Something that I realized I don't know if it goes to every peafowl but the train is a key to determining sex when yearlings. Males when one year old do have barring but I'm not looking at barring; the trains length is what I'm looking at. Males' trains will be close to the tip of the tail feathers while the female is in the middle or where the peahen's tail feathers grow in. Look at Jadea.
This was of July 2012 a year and 10 months.
Jadea when she was 2 years old and 10 months.
Realize how far the train has grown. The train shows when they are fertile. When a males train has even just a few feathers passing the tail the are sexually mature while females trains will be close to the tip of the tail.

When the male gets this hump in his neck at breeding season that is when he is sexually mature, before that he is just a normal teen with wishes so to speak.

 

[Birdrain92]

I forgot about that bump on the neck. Good idea, my dad wants a white peacock too. I don't know where I could get a DNA test though for peafowl.

 

[zazouse]

Look on line i bet you will find lots of them, it only takes a blood feather or egg shell they hatched from

 

[AnimalsRmyLife]

There are a few animal DNA testing labs nearby. I don't know if they do Peafowl though.

 

[Birdrain92]

I just Google DNA testing for peafowl and it would only come up with DNA testing for people. My dad won't let me do any DNA testing he says it would be a waste of money and wait for Thor to show what sex Thor is. I'm still sure he's a male though I know the DNA testing would give the 100%. I guess I just have to wait.

 

[zazouse]

http://www.avianbiotech.com/SpeciesList.asp
Smart dad but here is a site for later on if ya need it.

 

[Birdrain92]

I'll just keep watching and taking photos of how they progress. It's good research for everybody I'm sure.