Crabby peacock
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A couple of years ago 3 peacocks showed up here. Two days later a guy driving by stopped and asked if I had seen them. I took him back to a big tree and said there they are. He told me his hen had been hit by a car and now the males were wandering to look for another hen. The peacocks were way up in the tree so he couldn't get to them.
He left and the peacocks were gone the next morning. No idea what ever happened.
He left and the peacocks were gone the next morning. No idea what ever happened.
Well, after a little talk with Bert, yep I named him, and two shots from my CO2 pistol, we are ok!! Buddy (the donkey) will kill him!! It's just a waiting game now!! Bless Bert's heart!!
Papa had a breeding pair for a while. Beautiful birds, but that scream would get me quite often
I had one named Henry when I was a kid, he followed me around like a dog. I would love to have another!
He was screaming pretty loud when the cows after him!
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In that case, I think I would be screaming too
You could go to Pearl's house. Bert probably wouldn't mind a new home. Seems like things have been pretty stressful for him at Pearl's.
Pearl, you must be a kindred spirit with my wife. She is like St. Francis of Assisi. Animals in trouble just seem to find her. We once had an injured goose land in the front yard. He stayed there until we called DNR, and they came and picked him up.
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We had a goose land in our backyard one time. Not enough room for it to take off, so hubs caught it and took it the main road that had plenty of room for take off. He made sure there was no traffic at the time
Didn't see Bert earlier. Fixin' to leave for work and I hear him down in the woods!
He won't go home. if a peacock loses its tail, it hides out until they grow back.
He'll simmer down when he finds a place to hide, or a fox eats him.
He'll simmer down when he finds a place to hide, or a fox eats him.
Oh great
When he sees there are no females around and no males to compete with, he'll shut up for the most part in about a week.
Bert update!! I found out he lives down the end of the road. The couple that live there are not very animal smart. They got Bert because they "wanted" a peacock, that's not a happy situation for Bert! I see and hear him often, he roams the area. Surprised he is still living!!
buy him a girlfriend, he'll shut up.
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He’ll want two or three girlfriends
So do I... but I really love the one I have!
Watch your rigs. They will climb on them to perch - scratches them up.View attachment 87329Its a zoo here today!! Just found this peacock, not a good picture because he's not happy. He was getting beat up by mama Angus cows across the road, they ripped his tail feathers out. He managed to hop the fence and now he's here! He was really rattled and pissed off, calming down some now. Hopefully he has some hens somewhere he'll go back to!!
Okay - read the rest of the comments. I'd still watch my rigs.
they'll perch on the highest thing they can flap to, just make sure its not your ride.
OH, here. problem solved if he's a blue.
https://ibc7.org/eat-peacock/
OH, here. problem solved if he's a blue.
https://ibc7.org/eat-peacock/
I thought about putting him on the grill!
Here's some recipes.
