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603doug

603doug

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White peacock, I have blues, greens, and white. I let a few "free range" around the yard and he stays in the shed when the weather sucks. My wife thinks I am a little on the unstable side
 
100 Watt

100 Watt

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Looks like a white peacock to me. How does the bird shizzz burn? LOL:msp_w00t:
We had some chickens, I've been thinking about getting a couple guineas. (SP?)
 
rmount

rmount

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Learn something new every day - never heard of a white peacock before. sure looks pretty but don't think i'd want it mad at me.
 
603doug

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All my birds will eat out of your hand well except a 30lb tom turkey who has an attitude. I have heard peacocks can be aggressive, guineas are great for ticks and watchdogs. Peacocks sound like a woman screaming for her life(or one really upset wife) up 40 ft in a pine during mating season, at 1:00 am the shotgun is real tempting but it is only for a couple of weeks a year
 
indiansprings

indiansprings

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Dang sure on keeping them away from the cars. They like getting on them warm hoods and scratch the hell out of the paint.
It's unreal what a breeding pair of them are worth, around here I've heard 400-450.00 for a breeding age pair.
 
603doug

603doug

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The green or java birds will go for $1000 a breeding pair. You would have to be on happy dust to pay that. I have been raising them for 15 years and their just pets. Mine do not land on the vehicles, I'd shoot the bastards:) but a friend has some and they roost on his 2010 xlt 350 along with his goats and it does not bother him abit
 
indiansprings

indiansprings

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How hard are they to raise compared to chickens, quail, pheasants or other fowl?
When I was very small, I can verily remember prolly back around 65 or 66 my grandpa had a pair, loved to hear them scream. I wouldn't mind trying to raise a pair just for my own enjoyment, but have concerns over how hard it might be to raise them.
 
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