Oct 19, 2025 11:00 AM EDTKey PointsA young peacock humorously tries to impress an uninterested turkey with his dance moves and feathers.Social media commenters shared funny anecdotes and reactions to the peacock’s failed courtship.The peacock is only one year old and won’t have adult feathers until 3 to 4 years of age.
If you’re looking for a laugh, this video that Sarah Chitwood (@ourlittlebluefarmhouse) shared of their year-old peacock trying to impress their turkey, Sweetpea, will totally fit the bill!
This young peacock is just over a year old but already trying to impress the ladies with his not-quite-full feathers and dance moves. Unfortunately for him, Sweetpea couldn’t care less! Make sure your sound is on because the music is a perfect match for his performance!
Sarah cracked us up with the video’s caption, “Sweetpea’s like, ‘Eh. I’ve seen better.’ LOL!” This poor young peacock seems to have a lot to learn, including choosing the right ladies to try to impress, since Sweetpea is a turkey!
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It probably won’t come as any surprise that people loved Sarah’s peacock and had a lot to say about his attempts at wooing the uninterested turkey, leaving more than 2,700 comments…and some of them made us laugh out loud!
@seculbertson shared, “I’ve seen two adolescent peacocks try to dance for a crow on the sidewalk as I came to a stop sign. The crow looked me dead in the eyes as if to say, ‘Are you going to tell them, or do I have to?’!”
Commenter @just_sherry_now had the best story, “I had a peacock at the Philadelphia Zoo following me around dancing for like an hour LOL! I was very flattered!”
Viewer @gnocchiandnoodle joked, “No colorful feathers? No wonder she’s not interested!” @bookish_jesuslovergirl got more than 2,600 likes when she pointed out, “She says, ‘Dude, you’re not even my type.’!” Another commenter made us laugh with, “That man is giving it everything he’s got.”
Commenter @x.bejeweled asked, “Isn’t that a female peacock though? I thought the males were the colorful ones?” Sarah clarified in her reply, “Males are called peacocks. Females are called peahens. The species is called peafowl. This is a one-year-old peacock. He won’t have his colorful mature feathers until he is 3 to 4 years old.”
Then, @youngsinthewild cracked us up with their reply, “So he’s a teenage peacock…that explains everything LOL!” It looks like he needs all the practice he can get over the next few years before he’ll finally be ready to find the right mate to have babies with!
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