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Peafowl Varieties — Which is Which?

An India Blue Peafowl

Cackle Hatchery® offers Assorted Peafowl Chicks for sale. What you receive when you order this assortment depends on what’s available at the time. To help you determine which is which, here is a brief guide to the peafowl varieties that might be included. Color vs. Pattern Color refers to the dominant color of the peafowl. […]

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6 Pros and 6 Cons of Raising Peafowl

India Blue Peacock

Peafowl (Pavo cristatus) are large, attractive birds that originated in India and Sri-Lanka. They are about the same size as turkeys (Meleagridis gallopavo), to which they are closely related. The term peafowl denotes the species. The male is a peacock, the female is a peahen. The babies are peachicks. Like everything in life, raising peafowl […]

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