P is for Patience

This is my white peacock Prince.

He'll turn two years old this year.

 I got him as a 1 week old chick

along with three other peachicks.

He was the only one who made it.

I kept hoping for a white male.

It was a dream bird for me.

So when he made it to a year old and started showing

signs of being a male, I was so happy.

That first year he didn't have much of a display.

This year, though, he's got a lot of Y-feathers.

Next year, he'll finally have his first rows of eye feathers;

you know the ones... the ones peacocks are famous for.

Three years waiting for his display to finally be complete.

Three years of keeping him well fed and safe from predators.

Three years of hoping he doesn't get ill or decide to wander away.

I'll let you know if we make it to next year...