Dead of winter, even below zero temps, and a peacock is living at my friend's ranch. It wandered in last summer and stayed in the wind break. It likes to eat cat food.

Sure, we say cock. "He went off half-cocked." "Did you cock your gun?" "He cocked his head to the left to get a better look." "That's just a cock and bull story." "The bar fight ended when the bully was cold cocked." ..... see, lots of ways we use the word cock in America.