MinxFox
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I have 5 peafowl. I keep them in a 40x50ft. pen with 15ft. tall netting because they can fly. 2 are India Blue peafowl (common type) one is a pied white eyed, the other is a pied, and the last is a blackshoulder.
Here is Alto, my yearling male India Blue...
This is Dragon Bird my three year old pied white eyed...
Here is Pip, my yearling India Blue hen...
Here is Ice, my three year old blackshoulder hen...
Last but not least Damsel, my two year old India Blue pied hen...
Peafowl are found in almost all zoos. They are a very popular bird and do really well free-range. They don't scratch as much as chickens or turkeys so they won't mess up pretty gardens and they eat bugs and kill snakes. Males only make the loud "Ahhhh ahhh" call when they are of breeding age, which is three years of age. This is also the age they get their first train, which is not really their tail but tail coverts. The real tail is much shorter and is used to support the train in display. Peafowl do not cost much to buy, adult birds can cost $100 here in the US, but are higher priced in Australia. I am a member of the UPA (United Peafowl Association) which is a great association of peafowl owners and breeders. There are tons of different breeds of peafowl thanks to the dedication of breeders who want to make new colors of peafowl.
The Green Peafowl (species like Javas, Indo-chinese, and Burmese) are very exotic. These birds are more wild than the blues (India Blues), and are more pricey. Green peafowl are of course green, but they have scale like feathers on their neck with a yellow loral patch (yellow patch on face). Unlike India Blues with their fanlike crests (the feathers ontop of their head) Greens have a crest that is tight and doesn't fan out (sort of like a closed fan). Green peahens (females) unlike India Blue females are just as colorful as the males sporting the same colors normally a bit duller though. They don't have trains yet are just as striking.
Greens and blues have been breed which has created a hybrid called a Spaulding. Spauldings normally are turquose looking, yet some are called Emerald Spauldings, meaning they have a high % of green blood. Some Emerald Spauldings look just like a green peafowl, but are not so for people looking for a pure green peafowl they must watch out for Emerald Spauldings, they can look just like greens.
If you want to know more about peafowl in general than feel free to ask questions or if you want to know more about my peafowl, like how I care for them, what are their favorite foods, how I got them, ect. then you can ask stuff like that too.
Here is Alto, my yearling male India Blue...
This is Dragon Bird my three year old pied white eyed...
Here is Pip, my yearling India Blue hen...
Here is Ice, my three year old blackshoulder hen...
Last but not least Damsel, my two year old India Blue pied hen...
Peafowl are found in almost all zoos. They are a very popular bird and do really well free-range. They don't scratch as much as chickens or turkeys so they won't mess up pretty gardens and they eat bugs and kill snakes. Males only make the loud "Ahhhh ahhh" call when they are of breeding age, which is three years of age. This is also the age they get their first train, which is not really their tail but tail coverts. The real tail is much shorter and is used to support the train in display. Peafowl do not cost much to buy, adult birds can cost $100 here in the US, but are higher priced in Australia. I am a member of the UPA (United Peafowl Association) which is a great association of peafowl owners and breeders. There are tons of different breeds of peafowl thanks to the dedication of breeders who want to make new colors of peafowl.
The Green Peafowl (species like Javas, Indo-chinese, and Burmese) are very exotic. These birds are more wild than the blues (India Blues), and are more pricey. Green peafowl are of course green, but they have scale like feathers on their neck with a yellow loral patch (yellow patch on face). Unlike India Blues with their fanlike crests (the feathers ontop of their head) Greens have a crest that is tight and doesn't fan out (sort of like a closed fan). Green peahens (females) unlike India Blue females are just as colorful as the males sporting the same colors normally a bit duller though. They don't have trains yet are just as striking.
Greens and blues have been breed which has created a hybrid called a Spaulding. Spauldings normally are turquose looking, yet some are called Emerald Spauldings, meaning they have a high % of green blood. Some Emerald Spauldings look just like a green peafowl, but are not so for people looking for a pure green peafowl they must watch out for Emerald Spauldings, they can look just like greens.
If you want to know more about peafowl in general than feel free to ask questions or if you want to know more about my peafowl, like how I care for them, what are their favorite foods, how I got them, ect. then you can ask stuff like that too.
