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We have had two peahens in our garden and neighbouring gardens for a week now and both the Mairie and Gendarmerie have not been very helpful. We have tried the equivalent of RSPCA here in France but they said they couldn't ctch them -Has anyone any idea of where they could have come from -we live At the top end of Villelongue del Monts backing onto the ALberes . Also any ideas as to where peacocks are kept locally? Lynda
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Doubt very much they are lost. I would guess the chasse has let them out for the hunters to shoot. In alenya every friday evening they come and let a load out and every saturday morning they come and try and shoot them. They have killed everything else off at the back of us so have to let things out so they have something to hunt.
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So has anyone any idea who keeps these birds in our region as the Mairie wax useless ? [/i]
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We can't see them this morning so they may be in a neighbours garden . However Steve who cleans our pool for us has given me the address of a farm near Sorede where they have a male peacock so if they return we might go and see if they want two females for breeding !
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This is an old thread, but thought it might be useful info.
Peacocks or peahens for that matter are notoriously difficult to catch unless they have been handled repeatedly and even then, it is not easy.
As far as I know the mairie does not get involved with wild ones, but they do if you have a complaint about a neighbour (you can easily google for some articles where people were fined/complaints upheld in court). "Wild" ones are not seen as a nuisance as they are bred for hunting as somebody else pointed out.
I love peacocks and anybody wanting to know more about them, there is a lovely farm in Lancashire with lots of useful info:
http://www.browfarm.co.uk/peafowl/
Peacocks or peahens for that matter are notoriously difficult to catch unless they have been handled repeatedly and even then, it is not easy.
As far as I know the mairie does not get involved with wild ones, but they do if you have a complaint about a neighbour (you can easily google for some articles where people were fined/complaints upheld in court). "Wild" ones are not seen as a nuisance as they are bred for hunting as somebody else pointed out.
I love peacocks and anybody wanting to know more about them, there is a lovely farm in Lancashire with lots of useful info:
http://www.browfarm.co.uk/peafowl/