Raising Peacock

From the additional time, people like eggs and birds meat to their list of food. People raise various species of birds for meat, eggs, and beauty. One can be financially benefited by raising birds. People want to keep birds to their control for food, hobbies and entertainment. Two leg animal containing feather is called bird. In other words, birds are the back boned animal who has the ability to fly and to control body temperature. Poultry is a type of bird which produce eggs, breeds in care of human and help financially. Peacock is also in poultry industry as well as ducks, hens, pigeon, turkey etc. Extensive research has been continued in the poultry science. Poultry industry is very profitable and attractive now. Researchers are continued country and abroad about birds which is known as ornithology. For this many birds can receive recognition as poultry.

Peacock in poultry industry:

The farms of ducks, layer, broiler are known to everyone. Many people think only hen is called poultry, but that is not true. We raise pigeon, ducks, swan, koyel as hobby in family, not only commercially. But peacock is a profitable poultry. It can be raised commercially in rural and urban areas which is profitable. Peacock farming can reduce unemployment, increase the ways of income. It will develop the socio-economic condition of our country.

Economic importance of Peacock:

The Indian and Burmese peacock was the most beautiful in Bangladesh. This two species is now extinct from our country. Peacock is very beautiful and its feather attract all people. The meat of peacock is very testy and healthy. As the meat of peacock can not be found in local market, so its price is high. Its meat has a high demand for unique taste. For this reason pigeon, hens, ducks and other poultry peacock is absolutely profitable. Feathers of peacock is favorite to all. People who have never seen the peacock, is also a fan of its feather. It has a great popularity in home and abroad. Due to high demand of its feather, many luxurious shop sell it. That not means, there are a lot of peacock in our country. Except the zoo it can not be seen usually. It can be heard that, in various section of Chittagong forest the Burmese peacock can rarely be seen. In the past peacock was common in Dhaka, Moymensing, and many more places of our country. We have a little amount of this  valuable birds, but India has a huge number of peacock. Peacock is the national bird of India and Indian Hindus revere peacock as the vehicle of Kartik. The climate of Bangladesh is suitable for raising peacock. Every people in town and village area can raise peacock.

Raising Peacock

Features of Peacock:

The body of peacock is bright green and the feather is blue. Head, neck, van and throat protector is little blue colored. The remaining part of the fin is reddish. Legs are reddish. Peahen has no pekhom but peacock has very attractive pekhom. There are many squire blob in the pekhom of peacock which is very attractive. The pekhom are very long and they are not tail. The peacock dance to attract peahen raising their pekhom, which is very impressive and mind blowing. The peacocks are always in a group. There are 1 peacock for 5-6 peahen. They move in the ground for a little time and most of the time they stay in the large tree. Grains, insects, snakes, small fish frogs, etc are their favorite food. They lays 3-5 eggs draining a small hole in the ground. The eggs are off white colored. The time to hatch is 27-30 days. Average life expectancy of peacock is 35 years. They become adult at the age of 3-4 years.

Domestic Raising:

If you want to raise peacock at home you have to feed them wheat, rice vegetables, seeds, etc. regularly. Papaya, melon and other fruits are their favorite food. According with fresh food you have to supply sufficient fresh water daily.

Essential for raising peacock:

It is everyone's responsibility to protect the beautiful bird of nature. Now, due to decrease of forest and vast change of ecological balance the number of peacock is decreasing with other animal. In this circumstances all necessary steps should be taken to keep them. Many forest of our country can be identified to keep peacock. For this reason we can gather experience from our neighbor country India.Govt. and non govt. steps should be taken for raising peacock. People should be trained to keep the peacock. We have to make the opportunities in Agricultural Universities, other universities, training opportunities and vocational institution to keeping, maintenance, marketing of peacock in our country. In poultry industry peacock has achieved much advantages in our country. So, every people should come forward to keep this beautiful bird.