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We are considering keeping some peacocks on our property.
Any thoughts….sorry I can’t figure out the question mark on this computer.
I’m looking for any info on any enviromental impact they may have, as well as any sorces here to buy some.
They seem to keep coming up as an idea, so we want to see if anybody out there has any experience with them here.
We are in Manuel Antonio.
Thanks!We have two, but they are still very small, one is 2 months and another is 2 weeks so as of yet, they are still confined to the hen house….out of reach of the dogs.
You will need a good sized area for them to roam, and I am told they can get quite noisy 🙄
The ‘mother’ who hatched them is a turkey…really!
We are in the interior of Guanacaste, so I don’t know where you could get some, locally.I am curious about your inquiry also.Do you a have the sources to obtain the birds in cr.or are you planning on importing eggs,hatchlings,peafowl.I’m thinking importing would present a problem.I hope not cause I also have a passion for the magnificent bird.Right now my 3 year old indian blues are worth $250/300 a pair
We have a home in Cahuita, and one of our neighbors keeps peacocks. They freely roam the neighborhood like the rest of the poultry around there. They must be doing well because they appear to be multiplying! However, my mother-in-law (who is 79 y/o), said to me one morning, “I’m going out today and I’m going to find me just the right sized coconut. And I’m going to kill that damn bird when it starts to squawk tonight”. Yes, they are very noisy!
Domestic peafowl have been known to live for 40 years in a coconut free enviroment,not only are they attractive but very helpful with insects.they love small pieces of dry cat food,but I don’t encourage feeding close to your house.They can also be very messy.Almost like a small dog(really)
We have over 7000 meters, so we have plenty of room, lots of trees etc.
We do have some coconut trees around, but do not plan to use them as weapons in any way.
We are however on the border of the national park, so we want to be sure that they will not stray to far, into the park that is, and even more importantly we do not want to adversely affect any of the local wildlife.
Any thoughts?That is one concern: what will come after the peacocks, especially if near park land. If you have boars nearby, I would say ‘forget it’.
peafowl don’t need vast range,most of the time they will be within eyeshot.when you bring them home they should be put up for a while depending on their age.adult peafowl relased in unfamiliar territory most likely will start walking and keep walking.But pen them up for a few months then place food in a few different areas.A peacock needs a peahen or he will hit the trail in search of one.Once your peacock is established in his new home and has one or more peahen and food and shelter’HEY he’s a happy bird.He is not going anywhere and the hens will stay with him.Although they will roost in the trees at night they love to get in old buildings,barns,ect.One note on young birds is they can get worms.We use a product called wazine 17.Any poultry or swine wormer should be fine.Just be careful with dosage,for example,a 16oz of wazine will treat 800 turkeys.The birds also take 3 years to mature,so be patient with young birds.Good luck and enjoy
This is all great info, plus the other stuff that I am finding on line.
We are still building, so we are not ready quite yet.
In advance, does anyone know where we can get a few chicks later on, here in CR? I see that there are many different breeds, but I doubt we will be all that as long as they are healthy.
Thanks.When they get out for a while and get a little wild they will be near impossible to catch. I tried several times to catch a pair with chicks. I tried to catch them in a 40×60 ft barnm When there was an opening at the far end of the barn they would go insides and eat the grain i put out. Close the opening at the far end where they couldn’t see the light from it and no way would they go in that barn.
At least this helps to make it harder for them to be stolen….:roll:..and this would be a concern here.
Where we got ours from, they told us that they [i]lose[/i] some ‘quite frequently…”In response to post from versatile.Yes,these birds are very clever.I built a pen that I felt was to large to cover.So with the lightbulb dimly lit I constructed a series of grid lines from 2 inch wide nylon tape leaving spaces of about 20 inch squares.Upon completing my task at hand I stepped back,crossed my arms and assured myself that I had out smarted these peabrains(I mean peacocks)The next mourning I’m eager to go check on them,but they were at the back door taunting me.At this point I’m quite verbal($#*”&!!!)but I can’t recall if I’m talking to them or myself.Upon my inspection of the pen,there were no damage to the grid lines,the wire was secure and the door still latched.There was no way they could fly out(absolutely,positively no way to fly out).After getting a couple of them back in the pen I watched.I had used rigid 2 inch wire and in the corners I used wood braces from the top of the corner post back to the ground at a 45 degree angle.Around the top of the pen to support the wire I used half inch wire rope.this rope is very strong.Well in about 30 minutes thier magic act begins.They would grab the wire with thier beak,walk up the wooden brace,then once at the top(8 feet)simply step onto the strong wire rope I installed and hop down.This trick was figured out in a few hours.It took me 2 days to build the grid lines.So who’s the peabrain.Although it wasn’t humorous at the time,I hope you enjoy this story
when I bought my farm in Miami I inherited a flock.
Noisy, crapping on the roof……… and everywhere else.
They DO taste like geese.
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