How much does a green peafowl cost? What certificates are needed to raise peafowl in captivity?

The green peafowl is distributed in Southeast Asia and other places. In China it is found only in western and southern Yunnan, often moving in flocks, and sometimes seen singly or in pairs. Its wild population is scarce, and it is a national first-class protected animal. So how much does a green peafowl cost? What certificates are needed to raise peafowl in captivity?

1. How much does a green peafowl cost

The green peafowl is a national first-class protected animal and may not be privately raised, bought, sold or transported. China's Wildlife Protection Law prohibits the sale and purchase of nationally key protected wild animals or their products. Where special circumstances such as scientific research, captive breeding or exhibition require the sale, purchase or use of national first-class protected wild animals or their products, approval must be obtained from the wildlife administrative department under the State Council or a unit authorized by it. The green peafowl has a very varied diet. In nature it mainly eats plants and crops such as Pyrus pashia, yellow raspberry fruits, young tree branches and leaves, buds, mushrooms, grass seeds, peas and rice, and also eats animal foods such as grasshoppers, crickets, moths, termites, stink bugs, earthworms, lizards and frogs. It often forages in small groups of 5 to 10 while walking along, with foraging activity especially frequent in the early morning and near dusk.

2. Is it illegal to raise peafowl in captivity

Raising blue peafowl and white peafowl in captivity is not illegal, but the green peafowl is a national first-class protected animal, and privately raising green peafowl is illegal. According to Article 22 of the Wildlife Protection Law of the People's Republic of China, the sale and purchase of nationally key protected wild animals or their products are prohibited. Where special circumstances such as scientific research, captive breeding or exhibition require the sale, purchase or use of national first-class protected wild animals or their products, approval must be obtained from the wildlife administrative department under the State Council or a unit authorized by it.

3. What certificates are needed to raise peafowl

To raise peafowl, you need to obtain a Wildlife Captive Breeding License and a Wildlife Business License from the forestry department. Without these two certificates, selling and transporting them are illegal, and once caught you may have them confiscated, be fined or even sentenced. In addition, farms selling specialty animals must also have an Animal Epidemic Prevention Qualification Certificate issued by the animal husbandry department; otherwise they violate regulations, the products cannot be used as breeding stock, and there will also be problems with future production and sales.

4. Is raising peafowl in captivity profitable

1. Introducing 500 peafowl chicks at one time, calculated at 80 yuan each, requires 40,000 yuan for the purchase of breeding stock. Raising them for 5 to 7 months until they reach a body weight of more than 3,500 grams requires about 30 jin of feed, valued at 30 yuan. At a wholesale selling price of 30 yuan per jin, total income can reach more than 100,000 yuan;

2. Introducing 3 groups of three-year-old egg-laying peafowl at one time, with 1 male and 4 females as one group. Assuming each female bird lays 30 eggs per year, the three groups can produce a total of 360 eggs. Calculated at an 85% survival rate, 300 young peafowl can be obtained. After raising them for 6 months and selling them, income can exceed 120,000 yuan.

The above is Tuliu.com's related introduction to the green peafowl. The green peafowl is a national first-class protected animal and may not be privately raised, bought, sold or transported. Ordinary peafowl can be bred, but you need to go to the relevant departments to apply for breeding certificates.