This morning as I was tending to the chickens, I had the macaws out flying. In the field not 20 yards from my chicken pens and parrot aviaries were my neighbor's pair of peacocks.
Unlike some of my other neighbors, I love the peacocks. They let the world know when things are not right in their world, sounding the alarm for avian predators and unusual trucks driving down the road. My parrots know to be on guard when the peacocks sound an alarm.
I've never noticed the peacocks sounding an alarm for my parrots, but they are rarely near the parrots flying. Today, both parrots buzzed four feet over the heads of both peacocks. Neither peacock made a peep and continued about their business.
I've been worried that my chickens will become used to my parrots flying over head and then not worry when a hawk is above. My scarlet has about a four-foot wingspan, so should be scary to a chicken, but they are not. I hope they will learn the difference. The peacocks certainly understand the difference.
Janet
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