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    A continuation of the pheasant drama....

    Oh! LOL. A mortar and pestle is what I'm using to grind their game bird starter up! It's like a marble bowl and a little stick. Kind of a medieval food grinder, I guess. : ) Sorry for the confusion. I was wondering about the shavings...I'll lay down some paper towels or use the pellet...
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    A continuation of the pheasant drama....

    Hi all... Well.... the little chick died through the night. To answer some questions....I have a thermometer in their box and it says it's 95 in there. I've also created a "shade area" of the box that's a little cooler where they can go if they get hot. I've been feeding them Nutrena Game...
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    A continuation of the pheasant drama....

    Sadly, it seems that now the OTHER pheasant (the one that was just FINE yesterday) is going downhill... he's exhibiting the same symptoms as the baby who died last night...general droopiness, not eating, sleeping constantly... I've been giving him sugar water, which he takes when I rub it...
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    "rescued" pheasant chick not eating!

    Well...I lost the little chick just a few minutes ago. At least I was holding him/her when she/he died. I know I did everything I could and that the chick probably had a much better ending than it would have had in the stock tank at the feed store, but it still never gets easier to lose an...
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    "rescued" pheasant chick not eating!

    Hi all... I know I have baby pheasants and not chickens, but I figured it was worth a shot to ask here... Yesterday, I was at the feed store buying horse feed and I dared to peek into the big galvanized stock tanks filled with various chickens, ducks, and game birds. In the ringneck pheasant...
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