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Subject: Re: Can you Help me DCT Author: Lylah [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 17:45:19 04/22/09 Wed In reply to: AZKaren 's message, "Can you Help me DCT" on 10:14:58 07/18/08 Fri I have been searching the web about peacocks and still haven't found what I need to know, please help... My neighbor has 3 peahens and 1 peacock, its breeding season now, and usually all of them come over to my house to eat, just 1 peahen is coming now, not even the male, he is like standing guard over the nest.....Do males watch over the eggs and peahens that are nesting??? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Re: Can you Help me DCT Author: D C T --friendly poultry orthopedist [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 19:45:03 04/23/09 Thu >I have been searching the web about peacocks and still >haven't found what I need to know, please help... My >neighbor has 3 peahens and 1 peacock, its breeding >season now, and usually all of them come over to my >house to eat, just 1 peahen is coming now, not even >the male, he is like standing guard over the >nest.....Do males watch over the eggs and peahens that >are nesting??? --------- I have been observing peafowl behavior since 1988 and have NEVER known of a male having any interest in nest or eggs. Actually even chicken males show more interest but even so do not help with the incubating.