Time Out

[DylansMom]

Zaz, I don't have eight hens a laying, perhaps I should have called some of them pullets. A neighbor was trying to reduce his flock and sold me some hens for $50. each so I have maybe two Blue and one Cameo hen in each of my two new pens of laying age. The third pen is all IB pullets and cockerels with two mature cocks. I have been getting two eggs per day and once I got four.

Last year I saw some pea eggs at the monthly auction, not sure what they brought, I will find out.

Well I put BS back into the pen, he reminds me of an adolescent boy with raging hormones. No sooner did I set him down and up popped his tail, and started shaking his feathers and chasing the girls. If I see any biting or clawing he is going to be free to strut on the outside of the pen. I was hoping that the other cock would be perceived as the dominant one but this guy seems oblivious to anything other than mating.

I have IB, BS, White, Pied, Silver Pied, and Green males, and the one that gets time out every year is a BS. One of my Whites can be nasty at times also, but my IB, Green and Pied are the nicest males I could ask for even during the height of breeding season. I also have a friend with a BS who has to have Time out each year, I wonder if this is something that is more common in BS than other varieties? Anyone else have BS males who are less than gentlemanly this time of year? Just curious.

 

[mandyok]

My BS is only 2 this year, but he is my trouble maker. He chases and pecks my peahens, so he now has a pen to himself. He is my only 2 year old that has the long feathers, although not many. He was the picked on one when they were all together, now he will attack the fence. I thought maybe it was just because he seems to have matured faster in the feather department than my others, but now I am thinking maybe it's a trait in them. Lol it could totally be a coincidence. I am still new to peas

 

[DylansMom]

My BS is only 2 this year, but he is my trouble maker. He chases and pecks my peahens, so he now has a pen to himself. He is my only 2 year old that has the long feathers, although not many. He was the picked on one when they were all together, now he will attack the fence. I thought maybe it was just because he seems to have matured faster in the feather department than my others, but now I am thinking maybe it's a trait in them. Lol it could totally be a coincidence. I am still new to peas

It will be interesting to see if anyone else has a Problem Child BS.

 

[MinxFox]

Wow you know, I know of a breeder who has a free-range blackshoulder peacock that likes to fence fight with his green peacock. So his blackshoulder stirs up trouble!

Also, I don't have a blackshoulder peacock but my blackshoulder peahen is a bossy peahen. She likes to be the dominant peahen and has been known to be a bit harsh to yearling or two year old peacocks. When the peacocks get old enough to be dominant over her, they always chase her around and give her grief but never give the other peahens much trouble.

I think I am seeing a theme here with blackshoulders! You know I was thinking I might eventually want a blackshoulder peacock for my blackshoulder peahen, but now I am not sure!

 

[KsKingBee]

Well so far so good. When he chases a hen he will stop after a few steps and the only time he chases the other cock is when we are inside the pen with them. We have been watching from outside and don't see any aggressive behavior, so it might be something about us being inside the pen with them that makes him chase the other birds. We sill see.

 

[DylansMom]

I had a heck of a brawl here yesterday. 2 bachelors that have been together for 3 years peacefully went at it big time. The dominant older male was a silver pied , but he was definitely unseated by a younger white male who beat the heck out of him. I had to move the silver in with a 2 year old male who tends to be on the meek side. I wish some of you folks lived closer, I'd really like to find a new home for the silver.

 

[zazouse]

I wished you lived close also i would love to have a silver pied here.

So are these the two that have always got along ?
My brothers are inseparable but they had been sparring and dancing for a while ,now they act like brothers again, it is a love hate thing

Not one of these boys has a hen, all hens go to Master.P he has his work cut out servicing the girls.

 

[DylansMom]

I wished you lived close also i would love to have a silver pied here.

So are these the two that have always got along ?
My brothers are inseparable but they had been sparring and dancing for a while ,now they act like brothers again, it is a love hate thing

Not one of these boys has a hen, all hens go to Master.P he has his work cut out servicing the girls.

These 2 are not brothers, the silver has a white brother and they are 5 years old, I had to separate them at 2 because that white really picked on the silver. So when I separated them I put the silver in with an unrelated 1 year old white and they've been buddies ever since, amazing what a bad case of hormones can do. The silver is a beaten man today, physically I think he will be fine, but you can tell he is down in the dumps, he's been laying on the roost all day.

 

[zazouse]

I had a heck of a brawl here yesterday. 2 bachelors that have been together for 3 years peacefully went at it big time. The dominant older male was a silver pied , but he was definitely unseated by a younger white male who beat the heck out of him. I had to move the silver in with a 2 year old male who tends to be on the meek side. I wish some of you folks lived closer, I'd really like to find a new home for the silv

Can you tell if you have a silver pied when they hatch? I really would love to add some to my flock.

 

[DylansMom]

Can you tell if you have a silver pied when they hatch? I really would love to add some to my flock.

Yes, you can tell. These are not the best pics but the little suckers wouldn't hold still. These are 2 days old and the one to the bottom of the pic is a silver, notice the little light tan saddle and the couple light tan spots on his head.