Greenhorn rookie new to peafowl; battlehardened veteran with Chickens: Question...

[Chicken Keith]

How old do peachicks get before you see some hint of a head crest? 2 weeks? 4 weeks?

My broody chicken hen is raising a male (I think) India Blue baby. His wings are barred.

 

[6littlechickies]

This is a great question. They are born without them and it takes from my current view of chicks, about 2-3 weeks before you start to see the feathers developing. After about 2 more weeks you will see that they are much much more prominent and now they have small crests that will continue to grow some but is proportional to size. Now if they are low on the pecking order they might get the crest pecked off regularly or if overcrowded. Hope this helps and it is a general answer as each chick will differ some. All color/patterns in blue peafowl will be the same.