Here we need a game license for over 50 birds. He may be molting. They can't fly very far like quail. Maybe your local fish and wildlife organization can help. Here we had a skunk problem where someone was catching skunks and releasing them in our area. We are very rural. The officer here told...
Where do you live? I have had Ringneck Pheasants in the past. Haven't had them for many years. I had them in a coop with a covered pen until a Bobcat got in and killed several. They would not use the coop so I put some shelter areas up and branches inside their pen. They found a way out and hung...
Also much they same as turkeys and some other fowl and they should have a higher protein feed than chicken layer feed, such as game bird feed which is higher protein. The peepers are for to hold down aggression especially when there are other males. Eventually predators got my birds. First a...
I have never had my Pheasants with my chickens. They had a separate coop and pen. The never really used the coop. I had things they could get under and they preferred that. I believe post #1 has some great pictures of a great setup.
5 racks are pheasant eggs and 1 rack chicken eggs.
One of...
Not sure about your pheasants. I raised Ringnecks. Many breeders use pinless peepers.
http://www.strombergschickens.com/prod_detail_list/Game-Birds
https://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/pinless_peepers.html
http://www.eggcartons.com/Pinless-Peepers-p/pinless-p-1.htm
In a sense they do go broody. In the spring they will lay a clutch of around a dozen eggs +/-. Sometimes, especially if their nest is destroyed they may lay a second clutch usually with fewer eggs than their first clutch.