Red Golden Male

[Gamebird7]

Hi. Does anyone know why a red golden male pheasant would pluck his own saddle feathers and eat them? Thanks for any response

 

[N F C]

I've never raised pheasants, only chickens, but sometimes chickens will eat feathers due to not getting enough protein in their diet. Hope someone with some pheasant experience can help you out.

Good luck!

 

[birdman55]

Hi. Does anyone know why a red golden male pheasant would pluck his own saddle feathers and eat them? Thanks for any response

hello and welcome to byc...

so i did a little reading and found something for you...they say that it could be medical, diet, or environment...check out the website below and you can read more details...hope this helps
http://birds.about.com/od/behaviorandtraining/f/pluckingfeather.htm

 

[Gamebird7]

Thanks for the info