How to Care for Peacocks
Keep chicks warm., Build a large pen., Provide a wooden shelter similar to a small shed or barn., Do not let your peacocks roam free., Never overcrowd your peacocks.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Keep chicks warm.
Keep chicks in a heated area for the first 4 to 6 weeks of their lives.
It's generally a good idea to start out with a temperature of about 95˚F and decrease the temperature by about 5˚/week.
However, this can vary greatly depending on the time of year and your geographic location.
Keep an eye on your chick's body language to recognize the best temperature.
When chicks are cold, they will huddle together.
When they're hot, they'll try to get as far away from the heat source as possible.
The best temperature will be when the chicks can move freely without exhibiting either of these behaviors. -
Step 2: Build a large pen.
This is necessary if you want to keep your peacock from flying away.
It should be at least 8 feet (2.4 m) tall, or taller, to ensure that your peacocks are able to fly and/or fan their tails freely.
Chicken wire is fine for both the walls and the roof.
The roof should also arch or come to a point in places where it will be higher than the rest.
Make sure that, if you are getting a male, the pen is wide and long enough for him to display his feathers fully when he struts.
Not doing so will result in broken feathers or other injuries. , Make it inside or connected to the main coup for your birds to roost and/or nest in.
You may want to put a warming light in this area and bed it with straw.
Provide lofts for the peacocks to stand on and regular perches.
Be sure to check the entire pen for places where raccoons, foxes, or other small pests can get in.
If you have a pest problem, consider placing a radio near the peacock's pen.
Keep it on at all times.
Predators and pests are less likely to make themselves known if they hear human voices. , Although peacocks raised from chicks will rarely stray far from where hatched, they do have a tendency to turn semi-wild if left to their own devices.
Be sure to keep them in an enclosed area if you have strict property lines or are afraid of losing your peafowl. , Not only does this lead to an uncomfortable and unhappy life for your peafowl, but it can cause severe disease outbreaks, making it a poor economic decision for you.
You should have about 80 square feet of space per bird. -
Step 3: Provide a wooden shelter similar to a small shed or barn.
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Step 4: Do not let your peacocks roam free.
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Step 5: Never overcrowd your peacocks.
Detailed Guide
Keep chicks in a heated area for the first 4 to 6 weeks of their lives.
It's generally a good idea to start out with a temperature of about 95˚F and decrease the temperature by about 5˚/week.
However, this can vary greatly depending on the time of year and your geographic location.
Keep an eye on your chick's body language to recognize the best temperature.
When chicks are cold, they will huddle together.
When they're hot, they'll try to get as far away from the heat source as possible.
The best temperature will be when the chicks can move freely without exhibiting either of these behaviors.
This is necessary if you want to keep your peacock from flying away.
It should be at least 8 feet (2.4 m) tall, or taller, to ensure that your peacocks are able to fly and/or fan their tails freely.
Chicken wire is fine for both the walls and the roof.
The roof should also arch or come to a point in places where it will be higher than the rest.
Make sure that, if you are getting a male, the pen is wide and long enough for him to display his feathers fully when he struts.
Not doing so will result in broken feathers or other injuries. , Make it inside or connected to the main coup for your birds to roost and/or nest in.
You may want to put a warming light in this area and bed it with straw.
Provide lofts for the peacocks to stand on and regular perches.
Be sure to check the entire pen for places where raccoons, foxes, or other small pests can get in.
If you have a pest problem, consider placing a radio near the peacock's pen.
Keep it on at all times.
Predators and pests are less likely to make themselves known if they hear human voices. , Although peacocks raised from chicks will rarely stray far from where hatched, they do have a tendency to turn semi-wild if left to their own devices.
Be sure to keep them in an enclosed area if you have strict property lines or are afraid of losing your peafowl. , Not only does this lead to an uncomfortable and unhappy life for your peafowl, but it can cause severe disease outbreaks, making it a poor economic decision for you.
You should have about 80 square feet of space per bird.
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