Peacock Readiness
Please take a moment to read the items below before
you order a peacock. Owning peafowl is a big responsibility,
an honor to have such beauty, yet there is bound to be some really
loud noise and flower eating, so the perspective owner should
consider these points before purchasing. It is the only way to
be fair to your peacocks.
*What is the zoning in your area?
Check with your city and/or county. If you can't have chickens,
it's a good bet peafowl won't be allowed either. Areas zoned for
agriculture are fine.
*What do your neighbors think?
Can they live with peacock cries for about 6 months of the year?
Can you live with that?? Can your
neighbors put up with wandering peacocks who may eat their flowers?
It would be sad to have the birds and a giant war with the neighbors.
Some may not treat your birds in a gentle manner, but many are
happy to have them around and will tolerate them. Remind them
that peacocks eat bugs- mosquitoes, grasshoppers, etc., and snakes,
and they are the national bird of India...!
*Look locally first for peafowl,
usually less expensive, and avoids the stress and cost of shipping.
*It is not recommended that chicks be bought, but birds from
6 months to a year old. They
are fragile and need expert care, and can get stressed and die
easily.
*Will you have a major problem with predators?
Raccoons, cougars, and probably the worst- dogs - can harm
and maim your birds, so then a cage must be considered, and be
varmint proof also. Peahens setting in the woods on eggs are often
the target of predators.
*Do you have a proper cage and pen area,
and a cage for a holding area or hospital if a peacock is sick?
See Mike's page on building pens for peafowl.
*If in the colder areas, do you have shelter
and feeding facilities- a shed or barn to keep them out
of the worst weather?
*Can you spend the time to regularly
feed and water your peafowl? If they are ignored for some
time, they will just go somewhere else.
*Buy your bird from a NPIP- National Poultry
Improvement Plan member if possible. You will be better
assured of healthy peafowl with good breeding lines.
This page is sponsored by Rock n' Cedar in OK,
and designed by Susan Rowe. All to help the species survive and be healthy.
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