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Peafowl
« on: April 25, 2010, 12:30:47 AM »
Does anyone here have peafowl?    I'm thinking about thinking about getting some. We have chickens, but I have zero knowledge of peafowl, other than I think they are really beautiful.
Any advice or comments would be appreciated.
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2010, 01:35:27 AM »
They are REALLY noisy.
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2010, 01:48:28 AM »
That's the one thing I keep hearing.  Maybe I should go and visit some to hear for myself.  That may be a deal breaker.
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2010, 02:49:43 AM »
They are like having a 24 hour security system, they go off at perceived danger. I have a friend who has them, and the birds fly up on the roof of her house, and decorate it with feces-all over the roof and her walk ways.
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2010, 05:25:49 PM »
The grandparents of my sons friend has them and
they are extremely noisy and loud
they must have a complete enclosure as they can really fly
but they are absolutely gorgeous when he is displaying for the girls !!!!
they have even bred them but to noisy for me  :lol3:
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2010, 09:27:48 PM »
Yes they are beautiful and VERY noisy...to noisy for me too! And the pooping thing that Nic said.  :hehe:
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2010, 04:51:04 PM »
I really enjoy mine. The can be noisy but, I also raise Guineas.......They do make great watch "dogs", especially Guineas (I had 5 Guineas corner a coon up against a tree and harass the #$%^ out of it!). They do tend to poop on everything, tractor seats, roofs, etc. You can "train" them to roost in trees instead of up on the roof.
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2010, 12:52:55 PM »
I thought I wanted some but when my son got thrown from his horse because of 1 I decided didnt need any ...my horse is jumpy enough with the guinnies...I have tons of those and with my geese I have enough poop around here...  :lmao3: plus the noise is like a woman screaming...not for me...
Yep if you can go see and hear what they do before its the best way...I have learned to do this if I can. Good luck..
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #8 on: April 29, 2010, 01:23:51 PM »
My horses are pretty used to the fowl. When we ride however, we have issues with wild turkeys. They wait until the horse is right over them then fly up right in front of or under the horses....its worth your life!

Right now, the Reg-Winged Black Birds are nesting. They nest in the grass and the male sits up on a tall blade to survey the area. When we ride by they fly away squaking.....scary for horses......you know those horse-eating birds are dangerous!
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #9 on: April 29, 2010, 07:29:12 PM »
 :lmao3: :hehe: :lmao3: Yep they sure are horse eaters huh???  :lmao3: :hehe:
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2010, 02:37:29 PM »
My training course goes along some bottom ground for a section of about 4-5 miles and I ride pretty close to a large creek. I am generally going at a pretty good clip...fast trot to gallop.  Lately there have been 2 pairs of ducks in the creek. They have almost got me dumped a number of times....the thing is they fly up out of the water and head down stream stream (the way I am going) just so they can scare my horse AGAIN!
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #11 on: May 02, 2010, 01:47:30 AM »
I know what you mean as we have some geese nesting out by our back pond and it spooks me everytime I go back there and I know they are there....
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Re: Peafowl
« Reply #12 on: May 03, 2010, 02:12:34 PM »
 :lmao3:  I guess it really teaches me, and all those who dare to ride with me, HOW to stay on!!!! I know I've been dumped a time or two (or three, or four.... :hehe:). Just makes me a better rider!
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