What is the behavior of a peacock spreading its tail? Two key points for artificially breeding peacocks

Speaking of peacocks, have you only seen them in zoos? After all, they are nationally protected animals, and most of them can only be seen in zoos. They cannot be bred in captivity unless they obtain relevant documents.

Peacocks are often most beautiful when they open their tails, so what kind of behavior is this? What are the key points to note when raising peacocks artificially? Speaking of peacocks, have you only seen them in zoos? After all, they are nationally protected animals, and most of them can only be seen in zoos. They cannot be bred in captivity unless they apply for relevant documents.

Peacocks are often most beautiful when they open their tails, so what kind of behavior is this? What are the key points that need to be paid attention to when raising peacocks artificially? Next, the editor will tell you about it!

1. What is the behavior of a peacock spreading its tail?

The peacocks who spread their tails are for courtship, because the peacocks who spread their tails are all male.

Among peacocks, males are more beautiful, while females are not so good-looking.

The gonads in the male peacock's body secrete sex hormones, which stimulate the brain and expand the tail screen.

Spring is the season when peacocks lay eggs and breed offspring. Therefore, the male peacock unfolds its colorful and bright tail screen, and constantly performs various graceful dance movements to attract the female. Peacocks show off their beauty to attract female peahens.

After it successfully courtes a mate, it will lay eggs and raise chicks together with the female peacock.

2. Two major points of artificially breeding peacocks

1. Feeding of peacocks

(1) The food of the peacock is also more important. The food intake of the peacock is compared with Generally, poultry are larger, so their metabolism is relatively strong, so when we feed them, we must meet the needs of their big bodies. First, the amount must be large, and secondly, we must mainly feed them with beans, wheat, and corn. , sorghum, etc. are all acceptable. After feeding, their dormitories must be clean. Occasionally, they should be given some vegetables, such as elephant grass, which is the best choice.

(2) Generally, a male peacock eats about ten kilograms of food, while a female peacock eats less, but it also eats eight kilograms. Generally, peacocks are timid and docile. They are not aggressive to humans, but there are exceptions to everything. It is inevitable that some peacocks have bad tempers and will attack humans, so you must be careful not to be caught by their sharp claws when feeding them. Also, the peacocks’ dormitories are closed every year before winter. A large-scale disinfection is required to ensure the health of the peacocks.

2. Peacock mating and reproduction

(1) Generally, peacocks can start laying eggs in about two years. The time for laying eggs is usually summer, but it should be noted that males Peacocks are generally more expensive than female peacocks, so when raising one male, try to match two to three females. In addition, two males cannot be kept together. As the saying goes, "One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, unless One male and one female".

The same goes for peacocks. If two males are put together, they will fight for the right to mate, which will eventually lead to a lose-lose result.

(2) After laying the eggs, they must be hatched. Our artificially raised peacocks have poor payment capabilities, so the peacock eggs can be given to hens for hatching. During the hatching process, If you turn the eggs from time to time, they will usually hatch in about a month. Of course, we can also use an incubator for artificial incubation. The incubation time is also about a month, but the humidity and temperature inside must be adjusted during incubation. To the appropriate values, that is to say, the temperature should be about 37 degrees Celsius and the relative humidity should be 70 percent, which are all found in these incubators.

(3) After hatching, the chicks must be brooded. During brooding, the temperature should be kept above 28 degrees Celsius. If the external environment does not allow it, they must be placed inside the incubator to ensure that the temperature is suitable for the young peacocks. Suitably, the best food for chicks is mealworms. The current price of mealworms is not very expensive. They are rich in protein and are very suitable for the growth of chicks. Pay attention to cleanliness and hygiene during the raising process. Generally, you can go out to keep warm after a week. box and just raise it as normal.

Okay, this is the content I want to share with you today. The peacock spreading its tail is a courtship behavior. Usually the peacock spreading its tail is male, and the gonads in the male peacock's body secrete sex hormones. , stimulate the brain and expand the tail screen.

If you are raising peacocks artificially, you still need to master the above two points!