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In my experience, the Goldens are the most "social" and least aggressive of the common pheasants kept by most bird people. They are the easiest to keep in a mixed gamebird pen. Males don't show aggression toward each other unless there are females present to squabble about. Some keepers keep groups of males together indefinatley in single pens just for viewing pleasure. I have reds in a mixed aviary with Mandarins and Bobwhite quail with no problems.
Raising any variety of pheasants in close contact with chickens is another story. Over the years, chickens have been domesticated for so long that they have developed immunities to many diseases, and can be carriers without symptoms. Gamebirds generally have not built such immunities, and are very succeptable to certain illnesses. Although kept by themselves, or with other gamebirds, pheasants are very hardy, and easy to keep. It's a good practice to keep gamebirds away from chickens just to avoid the bad JUJU that usually occurs. Some people will claim to have kept pheasants in the same enclosure with chickens for years successfuly. That may be true for some, but it's basically Russian Roulette, and the chances are that sometime down the road, tragedy will eventually result.
I have kept and raised most varieties of the more common species of pheasants over the years, and hands down, the Goldens are my favorites based on beauty and being so easy to keep. They are perfect "beginner" pheasants.
