Peafowl

The India Blue Peacock is directly related to the pheasant in both genes and size. The main difference between the two, in fact, is the Peafowl's beautiful plumage, which they do not develop until they have reached at least three years of maturity. The males are called peacocks, the females peahens, and the young offspring peachicks. If you have ever seen a peacock in a zoo or park, chances are extremely high that it is an India Blue Peafowl. In appearance, they do have a few variations. These include the white, the pied, the black-shouldered variety, which occurs in males only and causes the wings to be blue, green and black, and the rare Spalding variety, which is a crossbreed between the India Blue and the Green Peafowl.  This information was taken from www.petinfospot.com

At Cub Creek Science Camp we have free ranging peafowl.  The beautiful males stroll around the fields and pose on the fence posts and railings around the ranch.  The less colorful females quietly go about their business of eating various insects and seeds.  During mating season the males put on quite a show with the fully spread tail and strutting around.  Later in the season our Science Camp campers find their beautiful feathers laying on the ground as they start to shed.

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