Request for information about Peacocks

[Frozenartman]

We have recently moved to Grenada and acquired 1 peacock & peahen. We picked them up 2 days ago with 1 egg.
Yesterday there were 2 more eggs.
We have secured them in a shaded area
My questions are:-
How long do we need to keep them secured prior to letting them roam free? How would I know if the eggs are fertilized? If they're not, are they edible?
When is their mating season?

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC

I'd suggest asking on this forum - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/peafowl.51/

 

[Frozenartman]

Hello and welcome to BYC

I'd suggest asking on this forum - https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/peafowl.51/

Thank you

 

[4 ever Orpington]

We have recently moved to Grenada and acquired 1 peacock & peahen. We picked them up 2 days ago with 1 egg.
Yesterday there were 2 more eggs.
We have secured them in a shaded area
My questions are:-
How long do we need to keep them secured prior to letting them roam free? How would I know if the eggs are fertilized? If they're not, are they edible?
When is their mating season?

 

[N F C]

Congratulations on your new peafowl! The only thing I know about them is they are beautiful, big and can fly well (a few years ago a neighbor had one that liked to fly up high to sit in our tree).

The link Pork Pie has given you will be helpful I'm sure.

Thanks for joining us!

 

[ronott1]

Congratulations on getting peacocks!

 

[drumstick diva]

Lots of good folks on the Peafowl forum- they should be able to answer your questions