Recent content by Lophura

Sunday May 17, 2015 10 AM. Holden City Hall - Hallar Building, 101 West 3rd Street Holden, MO 64040. Animal Wonders is hosting our first, and what we hope will be an annual event, Endangered Species Day Fair 2015. Crafts and activities all day for the kids, live animal displays, experiments, and...

A fun trick that can determine sex in Peach-faced (aka Rosy-faced). Give the birds access to paper, the females will likely shred the paper and place in the their rump feathers. In 25 years, I've never seen a male do this. Also, the females of all species tend to be slightly larger than the...

Two Words - GO ROYALS!!!!

They are not an easy species to care for; they have special requirements, and are quite expensive compared to many if the species covered on this forum. I would do more research.

A Ringneck should have started a clutch by now. There could be several stress variables preventing her from starting - weather, disturbances, diet, etc. Dan

I believe any mention of "regular" should be "red" or just Golden as it is the nominate, wild form. Prior to the 1960s, there was no such thing as a "Red Golden", just Golden (no one outside the breeding world calls the species red golden). The Ghigi is perhaps the only "mutation" I trust, I...

Thanks guys, was surprised I was able to log in!! We'll see how long before someone turns me in again & I have NO faith or trust in the.... let's just say, I'm not taking my coat off. I can't read the "Hybrid Pheasant" topic, but see it's still there. Shameful. Dan

Be careful when the mixing American Quail in the aviary, they can sometimes be aggressive towards other species. Most of the Coturnix genus should be ok if you have plenty of space. Dan

There is a debate/discussion that seems ongoing on the species/subspecies status of the Aceh. For a very long time, it was only known from a skin. Dan

Yes I am, 4.68 in chicken years according to this: http://www.calctool.org/CALC/other/fun/animal_years

Maybe it's time to retire Better yet, don't hide behind a moniker and show us some of this research you've been working on. Dan

I think you are massively confusing domestic breeds vs. wild species. That's the problem associating them with poultry, you get responses like this. You never see this confusion with other facets of aviculture or science. I can't figure out why it's such a hard concept to grasp on this forum...

Each species page has a list of recommended reading as well as links: http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/index.html

If you post a wanted ad on gbwf, several there have imported birds and have maintained records. The prices usually double or triple. Dan

Wow. Face in palm. If you are keeping 8 pheasants in that size of aviary, that's as inhumane as peepers. Hate to say it, but I can't wait for the USDA to start regulating birds (as the rumor has been floating around a few years), weed out people like you. Please send me the page number in...