Cheeky peacock causes chaos on farm in Suffolk

A peacock has successfully been captured and re-homed after causing chaos on a farm in Suffolk.

Tom Walne or Farmer Tom as he is also known, said the peacock mysteriously appeared at his farm near Copdock on Monday.

Farmer Tom said that at first the peacock got on well with his chickens, but the next day things changed.

The peacock began bossing the chickens about, especially the cockerel and chased them around causing mayhem.

"On Tuesday morning he was still here and when I let the chickens out he just went loopy," Farmer Tom said.

"He flew at the chickens, eventually he separated the cockerel from the hens and he chased the cockerel."

Farmer Tom says he thinks that the peacock was trying to become top of the pecking order in the flock.

"He thinks he rules the roost," said Farmer Tom's wife Sandy.

Eventually Farmer Tom was able to catch the rampaging peacock and get it safely in a pen.

A friend of Tom and Sandy put a message on social media for them to try to find out if the peacock belonged to anyone.

However Farmer Tom said that no-one got in touch.

After capturing the bird, Farmer Tom took him to Easton Farm Park, which takes care of lots of different animals.

They said the peacock was a bit stressed out after his adventure, and said that if he settles into the park over the next week he will be allowed to stay.