Pheasants and chickens together?
- Thread starter Cara
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well. I used to have pheasants in with my chickens. At one point there were 2 goldens, and 2 ringnecks in there at different times. I observed that chickens are BULLIES to pheasant and will jump on them and attack them. Therefore, my pheasant arent with them anymore. One must learn though.
I had the opposite problem. I kept 1 ring neck hen in with 15 chickens and the pheasant kept pecking the heck out of the chickens.
I wouldnt recommend it, however if you hatched the pheasants and chickens togeather and brood them togeather you might be alright...pheasant are very picky in small spaces/brooders...
I know a fella that has a few ringneck and chickens that live togeather with no problems, he does free range them everyday, its funny to see them free ranging together.
They all go into his small barn but the pheasants do not roost on the same roost as the chickens do.
One other thing, pheasant can get sick easyly from being with chickens, but if brooded togeather they may build up better to them...
Charlie
I know a fella that has a few ringneck and chickens that live togeather with no problems, he does free range them everyday, its funny to see them free ranging together.
They all go into his small barn but the pheasants do not roost on the same roost as the chickens do.
One other thing, pheasant can get sick easyly from being with chickens, but if brooded togeather they may build up better to them...
Charlie
I just found out that someone at my daughter's preschool is hatching pheasants (not sure what kind). She is planning to release them into the wild here. I suddenly wanted to bring one or two home ... BUT I have three hens already (about a year old). Is it a super bad idea to entertain the thought of bringing home these pheasants? Is disease and picking inevitable? If so, then I will let the opportunity pass. But I get excited about bringing home new birds!
Please share your thoughts ....
Please share your thoughts ....
i have a pair of ringnecks in with my chickens and they do just fine . They share nestboxes and perch together just fine . I have some pheasant eggs under a broody oegb hen and some of her eggs
Hi Poultry Keeper! Did you introduce the pheasants to established hens or were they raised together? This is potentially exciting news. I want a pheasant!!!
- Jan 20, 2008
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How do you all keep the pheasant from flying away? Clip their wings or what?
I currently keep a trio of chinese Ringnecks and a pair of red goldens with my large chicken group.
They get along great. The yellow golden pheasant male does not distinguish between his hen and brown chickens and the ringneck girls(the ringneck male is cool about it tho), so he runs around all day flirting with everything.
So cute to watch him run around puffed up, chirping and chattering with all the female members of the flock.
My chickens enclosure is netted, since the ravens tend to just walk into the coop and clean out the nest boxes. So I do not really need to worry about anyone flying away. My Ringnecks are pinioned anyhow, the goldens are clipped, one can never be too careful.
My ringnecks do not roost at night, they sleep on the ground, the Goldens sleep inbetween the chickens.
They get along great. The yellow golden pheasant male does not distinguish between his hen and brown chickens and the ringneck girls(the ringneck male is cool about it tho), so he runs around all day flirting with everything.
So cute to watch him run around puffed up, chirping and chattering with all the female members of the flock.
My chickens enclosure is netted, since the ravens tend to just walk into the coop and clean out the nest boxes. So I do not really need to worry about anyone flying away. My Ringnecks are pinioned anyhow, the goldens are clipped, one can never be too careful.
My ringnecks do not roost at night, they sleep on the ground, the Goldens sleep inbetween the chickens.
Re: For the inner redneck in all of us...
AYet another Tapatalk fail ....
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