Should you own peafowl? The PROS and CONS of having peacocks on your farm

So you want to own peafowl? There are a few things you should know.
Here is a link to our video on incubating peacocks! • Incubating Peacock Egg...
Here is a list of some of
The Positives:
Beautiful
Great Variety
Relatively easy and cheap to care for. Cat food for protein mixed with flock raiser
Weather Hardy
Curious
Keeping snakes away. They’ve be known to be used against cobras in india.
The Negatives:
Peacocks are loud
During mating season they have been known to attack their reflections in cars
Incubation: One of the harder types of birds to incubate
Fragile as young
Susceptible to diseases if mixed with chickens - blackhead disease
Dirty and smelly
Eggs and birds are expensive to purchase

[@teamdivine5651]

Yes, thank you. We have snakes on our homestead. Made me think about peafowl

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Thank you for checking out our channel!

[@jonschaefer1463]

They will clear out any snakes.

[@teamdivine5651]

@@jonschaefer1463 i decided against. No snakes means more voles and mice and less veggies

[@tishmyers9988]

Peachicks are actually quite Hardy if you let the hens brood and rear them. Artificial incubation brings certain issues. Let nature take its course.

[@I-hate-youtube797]

My uncles ex wife had peacocks and chickens she kept together. I guess she wasn’t aware there could be issues. She never had any issues housing them together thankfully. She loved all her animals and liked her chickens. But her peacocks were her babies. She told me she loved them as much as she loved her dogs and cats. She had them all cremated and had a shelf with their urns and feathers in a vase on it.

[@theplayfarmer9324]

They are truly wonderful pets!!

[@jasminemohandes-barg8030]

So beautiful! I never saw peacocks with blue eyes 0:48

[@china_sickness7005]

If you free range them, will they go into their coop every night or will they try to roost in trees?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Honestly we have found that they are pretty tough in terms of getting them to come back to their coop at night if they free range. They seem to prefer sleeping in the trees in our experience. Thank you so much for checking out our channel and please let me know if you have any other questions!

[@cutiebrowngirl]

Ours sleep in the trees as well

[@ajs4287]

They fly into the trees at the same time the chickens coop up

[@brienfoaboutanything9037]

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[@wmd40]

I don't have them but I drive past a home that free ranges them along with geese and chickens and other fowl. And I see them in the trees and on the fence but they are always there after years and seems as if they never ran away. They don't go in the street like the geese do thankfully.

[@spiwolf6998]

OMG the babies are so cute! 🥰🦚

[@theplayfarmer9324]

They are absolutely adorable when they are little! Thank you so much for watching!

[@susanathiessen3566]

Thanks for sharing I have my peafowl with my chickens and they're so sick but now I will separate them from the chickens

[@atharvkadam8301]

It's the national bird of India 🦚 🧡🧡🧡 🤍💙🤍 💚💚💚

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Truly a beautiful animal!!

[@CarlosEduardo-bc1gs]

Hi Farm Family, Greetings from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷 Since I have a pair of peacock since I was little and they are already 5 months old, I think you could answer me a question that I am curious and I cannot find an answer on the networks: HOW MANY MONTHS DOES THE MALE BEGIN TO DO PECULIR SINGING!!! ...at the moment they only make a noise like a bicycle horn. 🤣🦚😂

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Hi there! Thank you so much for reaching out and checking out our channel! I would say that it varies but usually around 2-3 years of age is when males will reach a point where they are mature enough to make those full sounds! That has been our experience so far :)

[@ad-rock603]

What region do you live in? We'd like peafowl, but also want them to free range. But here in Wisconsin, I'm guessing the sub zero nightly temps could make it nearly impossible for them to survive

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Peafowl are honestly relatively hardy to cold weather. We often get below freezing temperatures in the winter and they do fine. All they really need is some shelter, food, and water that isn't frozen and they should do just fine. They really don't seem to mind the snow all that much, almost like turkeys. There are two species of peafowl however and the india blue variety is much hardier (that's the one we have). The other variety is java green which are more tropical and need more special care and are far less weather resistant. So just keep that in mind when purchasing. Thank you so much for checking out our channel!!

[@ad-rock603]

@@theplayfarmer9324 Thank you for all the detail! We love your channel, really looking forward to following your journey. By chance, did you build those structures that look like they're cedar? If so, I'd love to learn more about how to construct them. They look amazing

[@theplayfarmer9324]

@@ad-rock603 Thank you so much! We so appreciate it! We actually had the barn built almost 20 years ago now. I believe it was all cedar. We will hopefully be building another stall/building for our mother donkey as she is expecting a baby around april and we want to give them some more space. If we end up building it we will be sure to make a video on that! Please keep us informed on if you ever end up getting peafowl or if you have any other questions about them!

[@PraireGal]

Im in Wisconsin as well and really want to learn!

[@coverfireashis9282]

Big❤️ from West Bengal India ❤️❤️

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Thank you for watching!!

[@vijoy_jr]

This video made my day 😊

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@HeySeussGranny]

I jumped into farming with both feet - the first eggs we incubated were peafowl. I'm heartbroken because only 5 hatched from 23 and 2 survived. 15 that didn't hatch had dead embryos 😫 We kept the heat at 100 and humidity 55-60%. The next clutch is due to lock down. Should I bump them up to 70 or 80%?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Hi there! Thank you so much for checking out our channel! Yes, I would definitely bump up the humidity during lockdown to 80%. Hatching peachicks is always a challenge though even if you do everything right! Best of luck to you!!

[@EpicElmoAnimations0823]

Hi There, I'm thinking of getting a peafowl. I was wondering If you are able to keep them inside while they are babies and how long you should keep them inside before letting them be outside. Can you keep them in a bird cage? I'm new to this and have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, thanks for the tips.

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Hi there! You can absolutely keep them inside as long as you have a big enough area for them. Take a look at our video called living with a baby peacock to see what we used :)

[@ajakbior971]

Thanks for the info. Watching from South Sudan 😁😂

[@Mellogangster]

0:14 The right one was like: _How dare you attack this human?_

[@UnschoolingtheSpitz]

Very helpful! Thanks:)

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Thank you for checking out our channel!

[@katherinechristensen3807]

Do peafowl wonder far? We have a barn with chickens and a creek and willow tree on 3 acres but all around us are tight subdivision houses. I’m nervous if they’ll wander from our house to go to others’

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Hi there! Yes they do walk quite far from their pen - definitely much farther than chickens. I would say it is likely they could get off your property if they free range. Thank you so much for watching our channel!

[@shitalonnet24980]

wow

[@thevangoghlavenderexperien938]

Would there be a climate limitation to owning pea fowl? We have four seasons in middle Oregon. Three are lovely but winters get pretty chilly.

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Peafowl are incredibly weather hardy as adults. The only variety that does not do well in the cold is the Java green variety :) you can check out our video on will peacocks survive the winter. Thank you for watching!

[@ALI-vr6mm]

thx for this information right now am incubating some peafowl eggs 4 of them 2 of them are indian blue and the other 2 are pure white and the can't wait intill they hatch 12days to go

[@marcialittle1688]

Why would my peahen act aggressive towards one of her brand new hatchlings? She was chasing it away and pecking at it

[@tirunagariuttam]

thanks for the video pretty helpful

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Thank you for checking out our channel!! Glad it was helpful

[@GlitchfoxXeno]

Can any body tell me we're to buy them from or we're do you buy yours from and this is beatiful

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Thank you so much for checking out our channel! We buy all our eggs for hatching on eBay. As for where to buy adult birds you just have to search the internet and go to local fairs and stuff like that. We have also heard of people buying them from sites like strombergs. I hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any other questions!

[@GaniFREERANGE]

Wonderful 😊😊 PEAFOWL

[@reptiliangold15]

I do believe it is best for fowl to get a gooood amount of protein, gotta keep em beefy chonkers

[@subhash00]

Hi, I keep peachicks with my chicken in their coop. There is no mother. They are artificially incubated. My peachicks always die one by one after they are 30-45 days old. What can be reason? What can I do to ensure survival? Pls guide

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Are you raising them over a wire mesh floor. Peachicks are very susceptible to disease so we typically keep them on a wire mesh floor for the first few months. Also we recommend against keeping peachicks with chickens as chickens can also spread disease. Hope that helps!

[@joshb7439]

I have a single young white peacock living in a large coop with some other birds. If I let him free will he stick around? Should I get him a peahen to keep him company? Do you guys keep yours in an enclosure all the time or do you let them free range?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Hi Josh! Thank you for your question and for checking out our channel! We have lost a number of birds by letting them free range (We do have a lot of predators where we live). One thing to know is that peafowl have a far greater range than chickens. They are known to disappear for a few days only to come back home. If you have neighbors or a heavily trafficked road nearby I would caution against free ranging your peafowl. They also occasionally will meet some turkeys and join them. So it is tricky...Please let me know if you have any other questions!

[@westernfloracaravanpark59]

i have 2 peahens and 1 peacock, is there a prefered season to release them, they have been caged for a year now

[@susanlester1]

Buttons❤❤

[@splittintrackspheasantry]

Great video guys. 👍👍

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Thank you!!

[@lovebirdz02]

hi beautiful videos of peacocks. I want to keep them myself but only question is how can i free range them and make sure they wont run away from my property if I just let them roam freely on my 1 acre land. ?? pls advise

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Hi there! Thank you so much for watching! A trick that sometimes works is to let one out at a time while keeping the other in the pen. They will stay close to the ones in the pen while they get used to the new environment. Then put the one that has been free ranging back in the pen and take the other one out and follow the same protocol. Then you can eventually let them both out at the same time :) We usually switch them back and forth for about two weeks prior to letting them go completely free range :) Hope that works for you!!

[@neosapienz7885]

We had peacocks, chickens, ducks, geese, and guineas (for awhile). Literally the only con were their giant tarry dairy-queen poops. Very sticky.

[@Random-te1zl]

cool! do they ever fly away?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Yes they do if you don’t habituate them to the place first. We don’t recommend letting them free range unless you are ok with that risk. Thank you for watching!

[@leviwebster913]

Do you guys ever sell them I’d love to have a Indian blue one day 🦚

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Unfortunately we don’t have enough to sell yet :(. Sorry about that!

[@eaglearabian9511]

My peacock is four year old and I give him pellets, grains, corn in fruits he like grapes. Please let me more about peacock foods, and about health care any vacination should b given

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Hi there! Thank you so much for your comment and for checking out our channel! We feed our birds cat food mixed with flock raiser from tractor supply.

[@whizoz1939]

I love Peacocks… they are so beautiful! Also m🎉 maiden name is Peacock! 🦚🦚🥰

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Amazing!

[@lafierasgamefarm258]

What type of feed is the best to get their plumage to grow a lot better.What brand of feed

[@theplayfarmer9324]

We feed our adult peafowl purina flock raiser mixed with meow mix cat food. The extra protein in the cat food is very important for plumage growth. Thank you for checking out our channel!

[@parrots4life74]

I use gamebird breeder (Peafowl are gamebirds)

[@Radishboy]

would this be okay to have just one as a pet for my children? do they get lonely?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

I would always recommend having two if at all possible but if you only can have one they should be alright. Thank you for watching!

[@tirunagariuttam]

@theplayfarmer9324 why do we have to incubate the eggs, dont the peahens do it automatically after they lay their eggs? just curious

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Thank you for the comment! We didn’t have any peahens that were brooding at that point :) otherwise we would have given it a shot. Thank you for watching!

[@kevinblitzcki2709]

Hello, I was told peacocks would eat hay, same type of alfalfa orchard grass that's fed to livestock. Is this true and how much do they eat of it if percentage wise throughout the daily food intake? Thanks

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Hi there! None of our peacocks have eaten hay so unfortunately I don’t have a helpful answer for you on that! So sorry about that!

[@kevinblitzcki2709]

@@theplayfarmer9324 Thanks for getting back. I really wanna get them but the cost of feed is insane and I know they are big birds so trying to see if there's alternative feed options. I have also wheat, barely and corn but nothing would come close to cost of hay as far as affordability and that's what I was told by 2 people that they do eat hay.

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Gotcha. Yea if you know people who have them and they have fed them hay then it might work. I just can’t say for sure if it would provide a well balanced diet for them because I know it takes a lot of protein to grow their tail.

[@mossexotics246]

Live in Oregon, gets snowy and icy. Would the javas be okay if I insulated a shed with heat so they can get into a warmer climate during the winter?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

I believe that should be fine. I would keep them indoors during the very cold days. Hope that helps and best of luck with your birds!!

[@kendallrobinson7523]

Thanks im thinking about getting 2.

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Can’t recommend them enough!

[@paddu1823]

So beautifull

[@theplayfarmer9324]

THank you for checking out our channel!

[@stevegoodwin4914]

I love peacocks 🦚

[@skijorT]

Love your channel! Came here for info on peacocks, and subscribed. I'd like to keep a couple peacocks (one cock one hen) but I'd need to keep them in a pen/coop as we have a lot of predators. How much room do they need- for just the two (although I suppose we may get more if we like them) Thanks!

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Hi there! Thank you so much for your comment! I would say a 10x10 area would probably work but the more space the better (the train of a male can grow to 8 feet).Thanks again and please let me know if you have any other questions!!

[@markdevlin61]

Did Buttons survive??? I'm worried...

[@theplayfarmer9324]

He sure did! :) Thanks for watching Marky!!

[@markdevlin61]

@@theplayfarmer9324 love you guys!

[@Aspiring_starving_artist]

i own several snakes, so should i worry about a peacock bring danger to my snakes if i ever own one?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

As long as you don't keep them together you should fine! Thank you for watching!

[@Oldfarmlady]

I'm just curious as to the purpose. Is it eggs, meat or just a kind of pet?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Definitely as pets. Can also sell eggs. They are really good for tick and snake removal too :) Thank you for watching!!

[@Oldfarmlady]

@@theplayfarmer9324 thanks for the info!

[@syedhussaini4547]

In UK?

[@darrellswaringen2155]

How do they do with geese?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

I’m not sure unfortunately as I have never had geese. Sorry about that!

[@darrellswaringen2155]

No problem

[@amyd2203]

What incubator do you recommend for peacock eggs?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

I like the incuview all in one incubator. It's my favorite of the ones I have tested! Thank you so much for watching!

[@idklol4197]

0:54

[@Kelly-ml5tl]

I'm looking up if they pooped alot. Was considering buying a peafowl but 🤔

[@parrots4life74]

No more then chickens. What do you consider 'a lot' ? lol

[@17Comfort]

To clarify, You shouldn’t have peacocks and chickens… if I want to own both chickens and peacock they need to be kept completely separate?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

I like to keep them separate (i.e not living in the same coop). The reason for this is that peafowl are more susceptible to diseases that chickens carry (like blackhead disease). I always think better safe than sorry!

[@jonschaefer1463]

They eat snakes too.

[@B_Van_Glorious]

Ayo! Ayo!

[@Venitta4J]

I love peacocks however in my country India we are not permitted to own one😢. It’s illegal ……if they happen to be around your farm land thats ok ……but we can’t do what you are doing.

[@theplayfarmer9324]

I had no idea about that. Thank you for sharing!

[@sandraadao634]

Mimados ❤😅🇵🇹

[@AkamiChannel]

The biggest question I have is, are they delicious?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Thanks for checking out our channel! I honestly have no idea. I'm sure some people have tried them but it is so labor intensive to produce them that I doubt they will ever be at a grocery store.

[@brienfoaboutanything9037]

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[@MOUTHOFTHEAPE]

who cares about the neighbors hu...

[@indyreno2933]

There are nine extant families of gamebirds: Megapodiidae (Megapodes), Cracidae (Currasows, Chachalacas, and Guans), Numididae (Guineafowl), Rollulidae (Jungle Partridges), Phasianidae (Pheasants, Tragopans, Monals, and Monal Partridges), Odontophoridae (New World Partridges and Quails), Perdicidae (Old World Partridges and Quails), Tetraonidae (Grouse, Turkeys, and Koklass Pheasants), and Gallidae (Chickens, Bamboo Partridges, Francolins, Spurfowl, Peafowl, Arguses, Peacock Pheasants, Crimson-Headed Partridge, African Forest Partridges, Snowcocks, Dwarf Quails, Malagasy Partridge, and Desert Partridges) 1) Megapodiidae (contains 7 genera: Eulipoa, Megapodius Macrocephalon, Leipoa, Talegalla, Aepypodius, and Alectura) 2) Cracidae (contains 11 genera: Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Penelope, Penelopina, Pipile, Ortalis, Crax, Mitu, Nothocrax, and Pauxi) 3) Numididae (contains 4 genera: Agelastes, Acryllium, Numida, and Guttera) 5) Rollulidae (contains 6 genera: Rhizothera, Melanoperdix, Xenoperdix, Arborophila, Caloperdix, and Rollulus) 5) Phasianidae (contains 10 genera: Tragopan, Tetraophasis, Lophophorus, Ithaginis, Catreus, Crossoptilon, Lophura, Chrysolophus, Syrmaticus, and Phasianus) 6) Odontophoridae (contains 9 genera: Dendrortyx, Colinus, Oreortyx, Callipepla, Philortyx, Odontophorus, Dactylortyx, Cyrtonyx, and Rhynchortyx) 7) Perdicidae (contains 9 genera: Coturnix, Perdicula, Anurophasis, Synoicus, Ophrysia, Lerwa, Ptilopachus, Alectoris, and Perdix) 8) Tetraonidae (contains 15 genera: Pucrasia, Agriocharis, Meleagris, Bonasa, Canachites, Pedioectes, Dendragapus, Tympanuchus, Centrocercus, Tetrastes, Falcipennis, Ortygoperdix, Lagopus, Lyrurus, and Tetrao) 9) Gallidae (contains 21 genera: Ammoperdix, Margaroperdix, Excalfactoria, Tetraogallus, Tropicoperdix, Haematortyx, Polyplectron, Rheinardia, Argusianus, Afropavo, Pavo, Pternistis, Galloperdix, Peliperdix, Dendroperdix, Ortygornis, Campocolinus, Scleroptila, Francolinus, Bambusicola, and Gallus)

[@HeySeussGranny]

And what does that mean?

[@assiummiel8987]

@@HeySeussGranny thanks for sharing this knowledge

[@Jwayne1020]

We recently aquired peacocks. I have placed them in pens for almost two months. I recently let out one of the males, he ventured off and has not returned. This past weekend I let out another male and he did the same. I only have two males left and three females. I would like to free range them but I don't want to lose anymore. Any suggestions?

[@theplayfarmer9324]

Peacocks are tricky. There is always the chance they will leave but if you let one out at a time they should try and stay with the others and only explore the neighborhood a little. I would keep all the others enclosed and only let one explore at a time for a few weeks before letting them out. I hope that helps!

[@lyndafree]

I have rescued a white peacock Who won’t go under shelter, I don’t know how he has lived in the past, but here in the UK we get very cold wet winters , he stands out in all weathers and roosts in the trees. I am worried he may not thrive outdoors , but will hurt himself if kept in. What would you recommend please🙏

[@adamatraore2286]

Are they super loud? I was thinking about getting two of them, but I am kind of scared they will bother the neighborhood. Any thought? Thank you for your video.

[@theplayfarmer9324]

They are definitely loud! So would consider that for sure in your decision. Thank you for watching our video!