peacocks

[oldgrape]

hi my mum has got 3 peacocks who have decided to move into her back garden. she has phoned the police and rspca to see if any1 has lost them but noone has.

she needs to know what to feed them etc and what to do as they keep scaring her cat and squirells any suggestions would be great

[Ethel]

If she doesn't want to keep them she shouldn't feed them.

For three months of the year they are incredibly noisy, and she will lose sleep. Their droppings are unpleasant.

However, if she wishes to feed them, pellets formulated for game birds, with a bit of dry cat food, will be ideal.

[Jugglering]

They seem to eat just about anything ! This site says that they eat stuff like grain, dried cat food (!) and vegetables...
http://www.browfarm.co.uk/hens_ducks_peafowl/p eafowl_info.htm

[terambulan]

Peacocks normally roost high in a tree at night.....best time to catch them up. Put an advert in local paper for owner as they r valuable birds and the owner will have missed them.

Feed them corn, wheat as they are seed eaters. If adults the colored are males. Feathers are saleable.

Keep them fox-proof.

I WOULD LOVE THEM?