How to Build Peafowl Cages

Peafowl cages are tall cages that peafowl, or peacocks, are kept in. They don't need a roof, since this type of bird can't fly. Peafowl cages that have 36-square feet are enough to house a couple of peacocks. Build a simple peafowl cage using treated lumber and chain-link fencing. Treated lumber is intended to be used outdoors and is often used for large cages like this. This type of cage will be strong and durable enough to last for years.

Things You'll Need

  • Leather gloves
  • Tape measure
  • 6 treated pine boards, 4 inches by 4 inches by 96 inches
  • 10 treated pine boards, 2 inches by 6 inches by 75 inches
  • Screw gun
  • 48 wood screws, 3-inch
  • Hammer
  • 160 staples, 1-inch
  • 4 chain link fencing sheets, 75 inches by 96 inches
  • 2 hinges, 4-inch, with screws
  • Wire, 14-gauge, 20-inch
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Instructions

    • 1

      Lay two 96-inch boards flat, parallel and with their outside edges 75 inches apart. Lay two 75-inch boards on top of them at right angles and spaced 89 inches apart. Screw through the 75-inch boards into the 96-inch boards. Use six screws for each end. Repeat this step two more times. Two of these frames will be two sides to your cage and the other will be the door.

    • 2

      Set a 75-by-96-inch piece fencing on top of one of the frames, on the side of the 75-inch boards that aren't attached to the 96-inch boards. Position the fencing so that the edges are flush with the sides of the frame. Secure the fencing to the frame using ten staples for each board of the frame. Repeat this step to create the other side of the peafowl cage.

    • 3

      Position the two sides upright so that the 96-inch boards are perpendicular and parallel. Space the sides 67 inches apart and screw two 75-inch boards to a pair of uprights just as you did when building the first two frames. This is the back of your cage. Secure a sheet of fencing over this side just as you did in the last step.

    • 4

      Secure the last sheet of fencing to the last frame using the rest of your staples. This is the door to your peafowl cage. Screw the last 75-inch boards to the open side of the cage just as you did with the last pair of 75-inch boards on the opposite side.

    • 5

      Screw two half-hinges to the 96-inch boards so that they're on the opposite the side with the fencing, 24 inches away from each end and so they can fold around the outside corner of the frame. Screw the other pair of half-hinges to one of the 96-inch boards on the cage so that when door closes, it's flush with the cage. Tie the door shut using your wire.