I've mentioned this before but just have to again because it is so strange to me. We have a 5 year old IB peacock who of course thinks he's the best thing ever. We also have a Charcoal peahen who is 6 years old. They have lived together for the past five years. Every spring and summer as soon as it turns really warm, Fawkes the peacock begins to harass Pearl the Charcoal peahen. We have rafters in our barn and they will both get up there. He will chase her from rafter to rafter and try to knock her off, by kicking her. Most times she is able to avoid him, but I am not sure if he is playing a game or being aggressive. The hotter it is outside, the more he likes to do this, and she gets very tired and overheated. When the barn is open, she can get away from him. I have a long flexible pole that he is afraid of, though of course i have never touched him with it, and if I'm out there I can wave the pole at him, and he will stop. But I have seen him mating with Pearl too once in a while, and also have seen him hanging out with her for a stroll, also in the company of our other peahen who is an IB. He only does this behavior during the warmer months, during mating season.
In past years I've had IB peacocks harass our white roosters. We don't have any white roosters currently, and only the one peacock left, so he hasn't seen any white roosters.
So any theories about this?
In past years I've had IB peacocks harass our white roosters. We don't have any white roosters currently, and only the one peacock left, so he hasn't seen any white roosters.
So any theories about this?