Peacock was called Peacock and Peacock Bird in ancient times, commonly known as Phoenix, Moon Bird and Conan. Peacocks are divided into green peacocks and blue peacocks The former is China Peacock, also known as Java Peacock, and the latter is also known as Indian Peacock. Due to the destruction of the natural environment, the distribution of wild green peacocks is becoming less and less, and they have been listed as national first-class protected animals. Blue peacock is a national second-class protected animal. In recent ten years, the artificial breeding of blue peacocks has developed rapidly in China. The artificially raised blue peacock and its hybrids are of great value.
Peacock is a kind of rare and special bird which integrates ornamental, delicious food and health care. It has the characteristics of strong disease resistance, wide adaptability and long growth and reproduction period. In the wild, it is mostly a male and female activity. Wings are underdeveloped, they are not good at flying, they like to perch on perches, and they usually feed in the morning and evening. Young peacocks mature early and sexually late. They began to breed and lay eggs at the age of 2 weeks, and their weight at birth was close to or equal to that of adults, about 6 kg. Under the condition of artificial rearing, increasing light time can advance the sexual maturity of peacock to 1.5 months old, and the suitable ratio of male to female in the population is 1:4. Peacock's life span is generally 20.25 years. Adult peacocks molt from August to 10 every year. Due to the differences in age and physique, the tail screen of male peacocks is also different. Generally, it will not increase until 12.