Can I have a peacock as a pet?

Peacocks will happily explore your ground and don't tend to stray far. If you want to provide housing for your peacocks, make sure the enclosure is large enough. Peacocks with full tails are almost 5 feet from beak to tail tip and need space enough in a pen or house to fully turn around and move about. read more

Pet Peacocks 101. Here is my two cents worth of experience. I live in Ohio and have had Peacocks as pets for as long as I can remember. I only keep 2 or 3 at a time- and only 1 male (thats the key- I think). I bond them with my chickens from the time they are young- raising the chicks together really helps create a co-hesive unit. read more

(Peacock is the name for the male of the species.) There are three types of peafowl: the blue or Indian peafowl, the green or Java peafowl, and the Congo peafowl. Because the green peafowl is endangered, it is not recommended to keep them as pets. read more