Most suitable for farms and rural surroundings are peacocks.When the males start strutting around with their tail feathers extended, it is always a sight to behold.Both males and females are referred to as peacocks.Both sexes are called 'peacocks' or 'peafowl'.
Step 1: Keep them warm.
For the first 4 to 6 weeks of their lives, keep them in a heated area.It's a good idea to start out with a temperature around 95 F and decrease it over time.Depending on your location and time of year, this can vary a lot.You should keep an eye on your chick's body language.They will huddle when it's cold.They will try to get as far away from the heat source as possible.The best temperature is when the chick is free to move.
Step 2: Make a large pen.
If you want to keep your peacock out of harms way, this is necessary.To ensure that your peacocks are able to fly and fan their tails freely, it should be at least 8 feet tall.Chicken wire can be used for both the walls and the roof.In places where it will be higher than the rest, the roof should arch or come to a point.If you are going to get a male, make sure the pen is long enough for him to show off his feathers.Failure to do so will result in broken feathers.
Step 3: A wooden shelter is similar to a small shed or barn.
It should be connected to the main coup for your birds to roost and nest in.You could put a warming light in this area and use straw to bed it.Provide perches for the peacocks to perch on.Check the entire pen for places where small pests can get in.Place a radio near the peacock's pen if you have a pest problem.At all times keep it on.If they hear human voices, pests are less likely to make themselves known.
Step 4: Don't allow your peacocks to roam free.
peacocks raised from chick will rarely stray far from where they were hatched, but they do have a tendency to turn semi-wild if left to their own devices.If you have strict property lines or are afraid of losing your peafowl, keep them in an enclosed area.
Step 5: Never.
Overcrowd your peacocks.This leads to an uncomfortable and unhappy life for your peafowl, and it can cause severe disease outbreaks, making it a poor economic decision for you.About 80 square feet of space per bird is what you should have.
Step 6: Food and water dishes should be provided.
Hanging food dishes from the ceiling will keep mice from getting into the food.Droppings in the water can be prevented by keeping it elevated or protected.You can use a 3 or 4 gallon bucket for water.
Step 7: Feed the animals.
For the first 3 months of life, a peacock chick should get a highprotein diet.You can find a Game Bird feed crumble of 25 to 30%.As they get older, wean them off the crumble, as too muchprotein in a grown peacock can cause leg deformities.
Step 8: To wean your girls from the crumble, begin.
The Game bird feed is best for birds in cages with wire bottoms.This can be done using a 6 week transition schedule, but you should pay close attention to the response of your chick.Continue feeding them what they will eat if they stop eating the feed.3 parts crumble to 1 part adult food is included in the six week program.2.5 parts crumble to 1 part adult food.
Step 9: Give your peacocks something to eat.
Too many treats can cause health problems, but giving your peacocks a little something special now and then can be helpful in keeping them from straying or to help them swallow medicine.If you want to treat your peacock, give him fruits, vegetables, bread, and dog or cat food.They may choke if you give them small bones.
Step 10: The peacocks need to be kept healthy.
When you acquire a new peacock, you should have a health check every year to make sure you don't get any illnesses.
Step 11: De-worm your peacocks.
peacocks should be wormed at least once a month.peacocks should be wormed at least once a month.There are products that can be used for worming.Most of them are intended for animals.You can use this for your peacocks.A general wormer comes in liquid or pill.A bunch of younger birds can be de-wormed by putting the liquid into the water.The pill must be fed to the peacock.I have a word with you.IVOMEC is a very effective wormer.It isn't effective against capillaria worms.If you choose to use IVOMEC, it is recommended that you use the other one, Panacur, which is especially effective against capillaria worms.These two should never be given at the same time.Each time you de-worm, choose which one you use.Ivermectin is a cattle wormer.This is used to breed worms.It can be hidden and given to the peacock.
Step 12: You should keep an eye out for external parasites.
External parasites can cause problems with your flock.There is a bug.The insects live their entire lives on the host.All birds in your flock should be treated with a pesticide.There are Mites.The bugs are resistant to pesticides.You have to treat your birds for mite every 10 days.It is recommended to treat your flock monthly until you know the mites are gone.There are chiggers.Red scabby patches on your birds are caused by chiggers feeding on thighs, breasts, wings, and the vent.The entire pen is inhabited by the bird.
Step 13: There are diseases that you should watch for.
A variety of animals can be affected by Protozoa, which are single-celled organisms.It's important to watch out for Coccidiosis with your peacocks.This is only found in birds 3 to 12 weeks old.It isn't infectious.Black, watery stool is the most common symptom.Coccidiostat or a sulfa drug can be added to the feed.Adding preventative medication to your peafowls' food is a good idea.Histomoniasis is a disease.The most likely time for this to happen is between 5 and 14 weeks old.Symptoms include watery stools and weakness.It is not isolated.Metronidazole or copper sulfate can be used to treat.Leucocytozoonosis is a zoonosis.The bird's white blood cells are attacked by the protozoan.Symptoms include weakness, loss of appetite and difficulty walking.Black flies and biting midges breed in fast-flowing streams and transmit it to others.During the active season of insects, it is recommended to keep your birds indoors.If you have a problem, you will need to be treated with a drug.The pigeon has Malaria.The bird's red blood cells are attacked here.Weakness, loss of appetite, and eventually death are some of the symptoms.Pigeon Malaria is transmitted by biting insects.If you are worried that your birds will get affected by this disease, give them a low level of antimalarial medication called Clopidol.