i want to get a peacock, is it hard to take care of them. I have a huge back yard so what else do i need.?

Question

are they loud? do they peck at you if you try to pet them. are they aggressive. do they fight if there is 2 boys in a cage

Answer 1

Before getting a peacock, check with your neighbours within a one or two block radius. Peacocks are very noisy and may disturb your neighbours.

You can feed a peacock the same as any other pheasant. The diet provided by many people includes mixed grains, game bird crumbles (such as Mazuri available at many feed stores), and a variety of greens. They can live to be about 40 years old

When raised on the game farm and are well settled, many people find that peafowl don't stray far from home. They can, of course, also be kept in covered pens if you want to make sure they don't wander away, and they live and breed well in pens.

Answer 2

You can own a peacock, but not sure why you would want to. They may be beautiful animals, but they aren't prizes as pets, more like pests. They are incredibly noisy and even though you say you have a huge back yard, do you have neighbors? As the birds will be making noise all the time, will that cause a problem with neighbors complaining.
Also, you will have to keep them penned up and not let them out. one thing you don't want is a peacock getting loose and taking a dump on any part of your property, it's like leaving acid on your grounds. My mother in law had a peacock move into her grounds on Sunset Blvd. and was miserable. It took her quite awhile to get someone to come and take the bloody bird away, and not too soon, before she had to have her driveway re-paved.
Think about it before you start on this endeavor.

Answer 3

I have about 30 peacocks they are easy to care for and about the only time the make noise is in the evening or when something comes into the yard .Night or day if they are in the trees roosting at night and some one walks into your yard the will let you know .They are not aggressive birds and dont attack people .But most birds dont want to be petted and will run from you ,if you try to pet or grab them .But you can walk right up to them and they wont try run from you .They are to be watched and admired for their beauty .If they run loose as mine do all you have to feed them is shelled corn maybe some ouyster shell and some laying mash when they are egging and water ,they peck and find bugs and weed seeds things to eat
When you get them pen them up for a month before you open the door so they get used to you and know where they get fed .They instinctively like to roost as high in the trees as possible but after a month of being penned up if they feel secure in your cage they may go in it at night to roost mine go inside my chicken houe to roost during severe weather.After you pen them up for a month they will know that is home and wont go far from it except when females go to nest they will look for secure hidden place to nest .The males will try each other out in fights but they will quit before serious injury happens to either one .I used to have tom turkeys and they would sometimes fight with my rooster peacocks all day long ,they were pretty well matched the turkeys were heavier and bigger but the peacocks were a lot faster and more agile .They neither one would get serious injury either .No one ever really won but they fought with each other more than either breed fought with males of its one kind Peacocks can fly good and are pretty good at keeping from being eaten by dogs and predators .If you have neighbors they might complain ,but I find most balance the noise with the beauty of seeing them and the beauty wins out .

Answer 4

Peacocks calling can be loud and sounds like someone calling for help-LOL. They will sit on cars and peck at their own reflections in the chrome of bumpers or windows or wherever else they see reflections. They are also beautiful.

Answer 5

If you havent done enough research to know that peacocks are one of the loudest birds ever... I suggest you rethink owning any.

Answer 6

The can be VERY loud and males can be aggressive,, not to mention that they're are VERY hard to clean up after.

Answer 7

they are amazingly loud and if you have neighbors they will undoubtedly complain. a neighbor of ours who lives over a mile away had one and from our house it sounded like an incredibly unhappy baby.

Answer 8

Peacocks (Pavo cristatus) are members of the pheasant family. The word peacock actually refers to the male bird, while females are peahens, and the young are peachicks. A group of these together is referred to as a bevy. While the peacock is a wild bird by nature, they have been domesticated in many countries. The raising of these beautiful birds can be both a time consuming and worthy hobby. One of the first things that a new owner of peacocks and peahens will learn is that they can and do become stressed. These grand birds like peace and harmony. Surprisingly, these birds can be found in zoos across the country, wandering about freely at several of them. While these birds seem to have a low stress level when contained on a farm, they seem to deal better with stress if they have more room, as they do when they are able to wander about at these zoos. Keeping this in mind, if you choose to raise peacocks and peahens, give them as much room as you possibly can.


When many people think of a peacock, the first thing that comes to mind is the beautiful colors of this bird’s feathers. Blue, green, gold, and the appearance of what looks like an eye, right in the center of some of the feathers, are the trademarks of this bird. They also have a crest, or crown, on top their head, making them appear even more regal than they already do. The peacocks beak is on average an inch long in a full-grown bird. Reaching heights of over three feet, an adult peacock’s ‘train’ of tail feathers can be sixty inches in length. A peacock does not come into this full glory of feathers until he is about three years old. For centuries, the peacock’s feathers have been used to adorn clothing and people themselves. Even today, the image of the peacock is considered so striking, that is used to represent major companies. One of the major television networks even uses the peacock as its trademark. The image of the feathers can also be found adorning everything from T-shirts to coffee mugs, while the actual feathers are commonly found in floral designs, jewelry and other wearable art, such as hats. One of the easiest ways to display the eye feathers in jewelry, is to simply attach an eye feather with a drop of white glue into a bead, pony size, and attach this to a satin or fabric cord, making a very ‘eye’ catching necklace.



Where can you raise peacocks? Just about anywhere, as long as you provide them with adequate shelter from extreme temperatures. We live in the north woods of Wisconsin where snow and cold temperatures dipping well below zero are common facts of our winters. While I would not say that the peacocks enjoy the snow, they have done very well all the years we have had them. Their feet are the one area of concern for those that raise them where the temperatures can be quite cold. Make sure that they do not get wet, then frozen, feet. Make sure that your birds are kept out of the wind, given ample straw or other safe material for their bedding, along with proper food and water, and you will be able to raise them even in a colder climate. Peacocks and peahens also should be provided with sturdy perches. A peacock can have a wingspan of up to six feet, so make sure that this is taken into consideration when building a pen and perches. Peacocks need, and will use, all the stretching room you can offer them.


What do peacocks eat? We feed game-bird feed from our local feed mill, along with cracked corn. Wheat can also be added to their diet. Peacocks will also eat just about anything they can get their beaks into, so be sure that garbage and debris such as paper is not left in their reach. They have been known to eat the cat’s food and the dog’s food also, and while it did not do them any harm, I would not recommend it. If you are able to give them access to your yard at times in the summer, they will also eat grubs and green grass and love you for it in return! Watch your flowers though, as they will mow down a whole garden full in a very short time. Peacocks seem to be drawn to light colors also, especially white, so keep this in mind if you give them access to your yard or other open area. We had a piece of white Styrofoam insulation board, leaning along side of the barn, and they actually made a beeline right for it. We moved it out of their reach, but I am certain they would have eaten as much of it as they could if we had let them.


Hatching new chicks can be done either the natural way, letting the peahen sit on her nest of eggs, or by putting them in an incubator. If you choose the second, the incubation period is 28 days, and you should keep the temperature a steady, (very steady!) 99.5 degrees. A peahen may lay eggs only once a year, or several times a year. I believe this has a lot to do with her stress factor. A happy peahen will lay more eggs, more often, while a stressed peahen may not lay any eggs at all, or just one or two only once. Keep noise and activity to a minimum around your pen if you are trying to have your peahens hatch the eggs too. A peahen will abandon a nest if she feels that too much commotion is going on. Also, keep in mind that a nest of eggs will be a draw for animals such as raccoons and weasels. One raccoon can destroy a peahen’s nest of eggs in a very short time. If you choose to raise some of these fascinating birds, you will have some work ahead of you, but you will not regret it!

Answer 9

you cant keep them in a cage or they will die and yes they can be aggressive