Buford Bronze

Buford Bronze is a bronze color variety of Indian peafowl, Pavo cristatus, maintained in ornamental and exhibition flocks. It is a domestic mutation or line rather than a separate species, so the birds have the same basic build and behavior as other Indian peafowl: peacocks grow long ornamental trains, peahens are smaller and plainer, and males call loudly during the breeding season. The bronze effect gives adult males a warmer brown-bronze cast over the body and train compared with the standard India blue, while hens tend to show softer brown tones. Pattern genes such as black shoulder, pied, silver pied, and white-eyed can be combined with the color in breeding programs.

Keeping Buford Bronze peafowl is mostly the same as keeping other Indian peafowl. They need roomy pens or safe free-range conditions, high roosts, predator protection, and dry shelter that keeps the train from constant mud and damage. Breeders who want consistent bronze offspring must plan pairings carefully and track splits or pattern combinations, because mixed color pens can produce surprises. Chicks do best on an appropriate gamebird or turkey starter and need protection from damp chilling. Buyers should confirm that a young bird is truly bronze and not a normal blue juvenile or another brown-toned variety.

Colors: Barred‑Wing, Black‑Shoulder, Pied, Silver Pied, White‑Eyed