Posted on 08/31/2023 3:52:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Residents of Pinecrest have complained about peacocks damaging the community
The village of Pinecrest is planning to use vasectomies to help solve the issue of its overwhelming number of peacocks, according to CBS News.
News 6 partner WPLG-TV has reported extensively on the problems these peacocks have posed to the people of Pinecrest.
In June, some residents told WPLG-TV that the birds were overpopulation the village and damaging vehicles in the area.
“If I ever send pictures to people who don’t live here, they’re like, ‘Oh my God, you have peacocks?” Pinecrest resident Lesley Russo said. Commissioner Raquel Regalado said that the village has been working to solve problems with the peacock population.
“I know everyone sees them, and they’re like, “Oh, they’re so beautiful,’ but when you have a pack of 20 squawking at 3 in the morning, it gets a little annoying, and everybody calls their county commissioner,” Regalado said. “When they see their reflection in cars and in windows, they attack it. They get on top of the roof — they’re very protective about their nests.”
Regalado added that the peacocks don’t just pose a threat to people’s belongings, but to people’s safety, too.
“The No. 1 complaint is peacocks, and we’re actually moving toward their mating season, where they get very, very aggressive,” Regalado said.
In about a month, Pinecrest plans to take part in a pilot program aimed at curbing the population of peacocks by giving them vasectomies. The plan entails partnering with a veterinarian to perform the vasectomies, hopefully cutting down on the number of birds.
“We’re going to be tagging them and finding out what the population is, what is a sustainable population, and how we can ensure that we can all coexist without property damage, without the peacocks being hurt,” Regalado said.
Regalado added that if the plan works in Pinecrest, it could also work in places like South Miami and Coral Gables.
Well I’ve seen a food called “peas” before, so I guess at least part of them must be.
Are the vas’ for the male board members?
There’s a flock of these beautiful nuisances in the San Gabriel Valley in southern California.
The coyotes seem to think that they taste just fine.
Eat them!
https://foragerchef.com/cooking-a-peacock/
And with bacon! http://cannundrum.blogspot.com/2013/01/roast-peacock.html
they have been a problem for years in Pinecrest. unbelievably loud and annoying.
first hand testimony here.
“Finger lickin good”
A .177 air rifle and a teenage boy would solve the problem.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/how-to-caponize-a-rooster-warning-graphic-pics.210041/
It’s not easy and hard on the bird
OBTW, I was thinking the same thing.
It will. But have you ever bit down on a Number 4 shot vs a number 6?
30.06
Had a problem with peacocks. A pellet to the neck stuns them and 2X2 finishes them. The neck is a much easier target than the head.
The same should be tried for inner-city yutes.
For a peacock in a residential area. Right.
1 iron.
Lots of golfers in Florida.
Burt Reynolds used to have a bunch of peacocks and peahens in the petting zoo at his ranch near Jupiter. Those things can be a bit ornery.
Old joke was thinning the deer herds by sharpshooters was too cruel so someone should put condoms on each deer instead.
True story. In Ann Arbor, Michigan the deer cull company’s paid mission was thwarted by young men who protested it by lying down in the taped off zones to prevent firearms from being used. They didn’t want the gentle deer to die.
That’s an amateur chicken raiser,not a vet. Are spermatic ducts going to be any easier to access than testes?
And a vasectomy won’t stop testosterone-driven territorial aggression.
One could always learn to use a slingshot. Pretty effective. And quiet.
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