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Hen seems to be the consensus! I just thought Peep had so much red around the eye that (s)he must be male, but listening to more experienced folk she would have more coloured chest and other feathers by now if she were a male! She is a character. Thanks for your reply!

Yes, it's a ring necked - there are loads around here as there's a pheasant farm / shoot near here. Just hope mine stays in the garden when they're shooting in the fields...

How early / what age were you able to tell with such striking differences? This one is three months old now. Has quite a bold personality and can get a bit aggressive at times around food etc even though (s) he's really tame. I'm happy to be wrong and it be a female - this is the first pheasant...

This is a close up of the feathers on Peep's back - would a female have those ones with such a reddish-brown colour?

How can you tell? I thought the prominent red around the eye was suggesting male, and the fact some feathers look a little reddish in colour - but I'm interested to know if there are better means of telling at this age! Thanks in advance.

This summer we found and ended up raising an abandoned pheasant chick that was roaming around our garden with no parents in sight for hours and hours. We think "he" may be male, but we're still a bit unsure. He will be 14 weeks old on Monday, and is doing pretty well. He was tiny when we found...

We also found and ended up raising an abandoned pheasant chick (called "Peep") that was roaming around our garden with no parents in sight this summer. It's good to hear other people have also done it and I'd love to know how you both get on with yours? Ours will be 14 weeks old on Monday, I...