During mating season, the peafowl are also very vocal, making mewing cries that can sound like a kitten or small child. A peahen usually does not mate until she reaches her third year. She will lay an average of 2-6 eggs at a time, hiding them in the forest while laying decoy eggs out in the open. The eggs hatch after 28 days. The pea chicks are small with yellow and brown markings and resemble young turkey hatchlings.
Peafowl love to roost in trees during the night.
A mother peahen will try to get her babies to fly up into the trees as soon as she can after their birth, and she will shelter them with her wings as they sleep. She will find small insects and berries and teach them to eat. Native to Asia, peafowl can now be found on almost every continent, including Africa, North America and Europe. The birds have been domesticated in many parts of the world, and there is a small but strong group of breeders and trainers worldwide. In the wild, peafowl live in groups and tend to prefer forested areas.