Raising peafowl is similar to brooding turkey poults for the first few months. But they don't start breeding until they're two years old.

Once you have weighed the pros and cons of keeping peafowl, and have decided the pros outweigh the cons, you are ready to embark on your peafowl-raising

Exotic birds and their beautiful colors: we all love them! But how much do we know about these marvelous winged creatures? We decided to compile a list of 10 of the our world’s most wonderful species and give you a glimpse over some interesting facts about them.

White peacocks are most often leucistic, not albino. Learn more about their ethereal appeal and symbolism with these eight facts.

Here's a switch from my recent posts of photos from my Alaska trip. The Girlfriend's Office party every year is held at our local zoo. When we arrived, this peacock was strutting his stuff for one of the peahens. (Peafowl refers to the bird species, peacock refers to the males, peahen refers to the females, and specifically this is an Indian Peafowl). Our zoo has a bunch of these birds just roaming around. This is the first time I can remember seeing one showing the full spender of its train.

Male Indian Peafowl (by Kartik Bhat)

The national bird of India is still a bit of a mystery for many of us. Here is everything you need to know about the avian we fondly refer to as the peacock

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