Anyone keep chickens with a peacock?

[oysterfee]

We have an elderly (17) lame peacock, who is being hounded by a couple of others.
Our peahen was ‘foxed’ last year.
We have created a huge aviary for the old chap and are planning on putting a couple of hens in with him (with their own hen-house etc). Obviously we’re also planning on a new young peahen at some point.
Has anyone got chickens with peacocks?

 

[MinniesMomma]

We have an elderly (17) lame peacock, who is being hounded by a couple of others.
Our peahen was ‘foxed’ last year.
We have created a huge aviary for the old chap and are planning on putting a couple of hens in with him (with their own hen-house etc). Obviously we’re also planning on a new young peahen at some point.
Has anyone got chickens with peacocks?

A friend of mine has peacocks, chickens, and guinea fowl roaming around together.

 

[oysterfee]

A friend of mine has peacocks, chickens, and guinea fowl roaming around together.

Thanks MinniesMomma- that’s very useful to hear

 

[KsKingBee]

You can house them together in the same pen as long as they are not crowded but you have to stay vigilant on the deworming as the chickens can and will bring health issues to the peafowl. Free-ranging them together is of no issue.

 

[oysterfee]

Hi KsKingBee - thanks very much for the reply & info