Golden Pheasant SEXING,Hope this helps

I move my birds to an outside brooder at 6 weeks. This time of year in South Texas, the night time temps are usually 78 to 81 degrees. I don't move mine to a regular pen until their about 5 months old. HTH
 
I move my birds to an outside brooder at 6 weeks. This time of year in South Texas, the night time temps are usually 78 to 81 degrees. I don't move mine to a regular pen until their about 5 months old. HTH


How will adult pheasants interact with 3 month old pheasant chicks? I don't want to put them in the aviary until I know for sure.
 
How will adult pheasants interact with 3 month old pheasant chicks? I don't want to put them in the aviary until I know for sure.
They may get along or may not, pheasants are alot like people...some get along well, others don't. Each bird has it's own personality. I've found that if i put both groups in a pen that is new to both, that in general, they will get along, at least till breeding season. Then you should have a huge enclosure or seperate the males to keep a blood bath from occurring. Goldens can be kept in a community pen, if given ample space and hiding places to get away from a more aggressive bird.
 
Still setting :)
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She is still sitting! I don't even know if she's on any eggs or how many. I'm sure theirs not many because I was collecting them. I was under the impression that they didn't get broody.
 
She is still sitting! I don't even know if she's on any eggs or how many. I'm sure theirs not many because I was collecting them. I was under the impression that they didn't get broody.
It depends on the hen....obviously she feels comfortable enough with the surroundings to go broody. According to your previous post, (about 3 weeks ago) if the eggs are fertile, they should be hatching. Might want to keep an eye on her to see if they have hatched. It's a little late be be asking this but is the pen she's in have fine mesh, because baby chicks can get away,lost extremely quick. Any gape or opening even 1" is too large, they will escape.
 
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It depends on the hen....obviously she feels comfortable enough with the surroundings to go broody. According to your previous post, (about 3 weeks ago) if the eggs are fertile, they should be hatching. Might want to keep an eye on her to see if they have hatched. It's a little late be be asking this but is the pen she's in have fine mesh, because baby chicks can get away,lost extremely quick. Any gape or opening even 1" is too large, they will escape.

I am going to check today. I didn't want to spook her. It's 104 here today so if she gets off the eggs, I should be able to deal with them. I have the pen protected well on the bottom.
 
There were 3 eggs, now there's 2 and a chick :) Kinda bummed I took the other eggs away. Next year she gets to keep them.
Do I need to separate her and the chicks?
 
You do if there are other birds or males in the enclosure. Make absolutely sure the chick can't escape. If you feel the hen will take care of her motherly duties, then fine...if not, then put the chick in a brooder. Be sure the temperature is adequate (98 to 95deg.) to start with, then lower the temp 5deg. per week until the chick is fully feathered out. Usually within 4 to 6 weeks the chick can handle ambient temperatures just fine. Although, it should be noted, single chicks don't fair well by themselves.HTH
 

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