Those who need help in sexing peafowl

[BYC-user-174785]

When I had to pluck feathers for DNA sexing I found that a quick tug worked very well. Did you see the bronze peachick pictures?

 

[casportpony]

If you really can't pluck one, cut it.

 

[Birdrain92]

I was thinking of cutting it. I saw the Bronze Peachicks. They are cute. You have to post a pic of them when they are older. Only peafowl I've seen is, IB, BS, W, Pied, Silver Pied, Charcoal, Purple, and Cameo. I've seen Peach peafowl but only a male never a female.

 

[MinxFox]

Late hatch boy... So is he growing a train yet? I would love to see pictures... I am also waiting to see how Peep turns out, so I am hoping they will be okay, since I want to imprint a peachick, or attempt to again, and that will be a good excuse to keep a traditional blue, which I do not have anymore.

So far Peep is doing great. He loves to display for me showing me his nice adult train. He sometimes displays for a peahen, but when I walk up he will start displaying for me. He still treats me like a mate though and chases after me so that hasn't changed. He hasn't shown any signs of aggression so fingers crossed that he will never be a bad boy.

If you really can't pluck one, cut it.

That is what I was thinking. I would just get some scissors.

 

[Birdrain92]

I think Thor knew what I was going to do when I brought scissors, he wouldn't stop jumping around. I brought in a finger nail clipper same thing. I got these photos though.
Thor


This is of Thor on the bottom of the neck and the beginning of the shoulders. Thor kept hunkering his head so I couldn't get a good pic of his neck stretched out. If you can see I had to zoom in on my laptop at the top of the photo you can see a few neck feathers that look like male. I will get a better pic tomorrow.

Calypso

 

[AnimalsRmyLife]

So far Peep is doing great. He loves to display for me showing me his nice adult train. He sometimes displays for a peahen, but when I walk up he will start displaying for me. He still treats me like a mate though and chases after me so that hasn't changed. He hasn't shown any signs of aggression so fingers crossed that he will never be a bad boy.


That is what I was thinking. I would just get some scissors.

Glad for Peep! Do you have any pics of him?

 

[BYC-user-174785]

There were some Peep pictures in the show off your peas section. I am glad he displays for hens too.

I will keep you guys updated with the bronze in show off your peas.

 

[AnimalsRmyLife]

There were some Peep pictures in the show off your peas section. I am glad he displays for hens too.

I will keep you guys updated with the bronze in show off your peas.

Sweet! I'll go look there! Thanks

 

[connerhills]

My 2 cents worth is that Thor is a spalding female split to silver pied. Some Spalding hens will develop a breast color just like hers and the darker green neck will be from the spalding cross. The white tipped or different colors on the back can be from a silver pied gene a generation or 2 back. connerhills

 

[BYC-user-174785]

My 2 cents worth is that Thor is a spalding female split to silver pied. Some Spalding hens will develop a breast color just like hers and the darker green neck will be from the spalding cross. The white tipped or different colors on the back can be from a silver pied gene a generation or 2 back. connerhills

Birdrain92, I would suggest you listen to connerhills advice. That is coming from a great peafowl breeder who has raised more birds than probably every single person who has posted here. My spalding peahens that are this year's hatch are just getting yellow blooms on their lorus.