The eggs are usually laid 2 days apart and in the later afternoon. Peafowl eggs take 28 days to hatch. The young are known as peachicks. For tips on raising peachicks, go to Raising Chicks . For ideas on acclimating newly acquired adult peacocks and peahens refer to the section on acclimating guineas.
Larger pens are better.
Peacocks don't develop their long trains until they are 3 years old and they molt the train yearly. In New York they begin the molt in late July or early August and are finished by September. The train is not actually the peacock's tail. Sexing Peafowl Young Peafowl are not easy to sex. If you have a bunch of the same age, by a couple months the males will usually have longer legs.