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    Red golden pheasants

    Best practices are to keep them separated. On the other hand I have seen over 50 ringneck males cohabitating in a 100 ft flight pen. Space is the biggest factor. Also, if young males reach 3 months and are raised together they tend to tolerate the other males however they should always be...
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    Red golden pheasants

    Jacko, Have fun hatching and rearing the red goldens. Just dont blame me when you get 100! I love pheasants and you will too. Have a great day!
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    Red golden pheasants

    I dont have any chickens but have seen folks keep them together. There are health issues and diseases that one can carry to the other but from hatching them yourself many of those may or may not be communicable. Personally, I would keep them separated. Dont expect too much from shipped eggs this...
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    impeyans?

    May have some in the fall when their about 4 months and can be sexed. Would much rather do some trading for elliots or Mikados.
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    Ringneck pheasant chick with leg problem

    My reference to wire wasnt the greatest. I use the poly black hardware cloth which isn't actual wire at all and its not quiet as bad as actual wire. I had 1 swinehoe out of 11 this year come out of the egg with both splayed for no good reason why other than it was a shipped egg although I don't...
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    Ringneck pheasant chick with leg problem

    Make sure this chick is on wire at all times. I have had completely splayed legs in years past (sometimes the egg shell is too hard from grain feeding and it takes too long for the chick to hatch) but after placing on wire they can sometimes straighten themselves out. Clearly you really care for...
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    impeyans?

    I find hatching Impeyans is much easier when hand turned 5 times a day. I use an old GQF 1500 series hatcher as my primary incubator for large breeds such as Monals and earred pheasants. I have hatched a few this season and have more growing in the incubator. Also, the larger breeds in my...
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    Red golden pheasants

    Jacko~ They are not even a fraction as hard to rear as Parrots! They learn to eat and drink on their own. Keep them on wire as long as possible for best results. They are quite easy to rear and raise and great for the beginner who wants to start. I highly recommend red goldens as your 1st...
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    How to sex swinhoe pheasant chicks

    Here is a 5 week swinehoe pullet. Notice the bars or lines on the tail. If it were a Male the lines would NOT be present and the main tail feather/s would be a bit darker. Tony~ the egg from which I hatched this swinhoe came from your neck of the woods. A&A Avairy Chris A.
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    Red golden pheasants

    They are ground foragers but make no mistake, once they acquire tail feathers they can fly exceptionally well. Yearlings can flat foot straight upwards of 20 feet to roost or flee from predators. They are easily trained to hang around and I have had them even go broody and hatch their own.eggs...
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    How to sex swinhoe pheasant chicks

    Hi Tony, you do a great job on here and I often check what you have to say about different subjects. Swinehoe just happen to be a favorite of mine and have been for some years. I also must give due to Roman K. I have learned lots from him over the past 30 years. I do have one unrelated pair of...
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    How to sex swinhoe pheasant chicks

    At 4 weeks the Swinehoe males will have solid black tails and the girls will have light colored bars or strpes on the tails.
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    Do I Still Need To Let Shipped Eggs Sit?

    Welcome to BYC! I buy 800 to 1000 hatching eggs per season (ornamental pheasants) and air cell detachment is a major concern. If your experienced in candling your eggs, with a trained eye you can see the air sac. The amount of detachment should determine the "rest" time needed. Usually 12-24...
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    Pheasant chick keeps laying on its back

    What species of pheasant? Ringnecks? Is this a constant or intermittent behavior since hatch? Was it hatched early or late for the set or do you know this? Regardless of the type, they do this sometimes. Just hatched chicks will start preening and get off balance and then just lay there like...
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    palawan peacock-pheasant hatching eggs

    Amen
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