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
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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
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.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.
Still setting
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.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.