BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 9, 2025
Hermon poultry breeder DJ McClung prepared for the spring hatching season like he usually does, offering fertilized eggs and chicks from numerous varieties of chickens, ducks, a few quail and some geese. But this year, he’s also offering something more unusual: young peacocks and peahens, known together as peafowl, that he raises in a converted ice fishing. Though peacocks may be associated with tropical climates, the birds can thrive in Maine — even enjoying the snow. They’re raised mostly as companion birds or guardians, and despite their tendency to wander, peafowl are becoming sought-after pets.