BYC Café

[007Sean]

Ok I'm officially jealous, those are beautiful Sean. I'm pretty sure I would need a permit to raise them but I want! Are they kept separate except when breeding or can a pair live together?

I run 1 cockbird to 5 or 6 hens. You can run several cockbirds together as long as no females are anywhere near the vicinity of the males....even that's a toss up sometimes...ring necked pheasants are highly territorial and aggressive at times toward eachother.
In general, it's 1 cockbird per pen, unless you have an insanely huge pen.
ETA-
If you run only a pair, the hen will be harrassed relentlessly during breeding season and could lead to the death of the hen.

 

[DobieLover]

Thanks IM, I have another one that is truly Blue!
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but I kinda like the blue/green color and the true Green color of the melanistics...
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there's also quite a variation in every melanistic that I have ever hatched. The Blue color of these were from parent birds that were totally green, so
Here's some more color variants of the Green melanistics.
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Some males may have a white ring or no ring or a incomplete ring around the neck.

You have stunning birds, Sean.

 

[DobieLover]

Good morning Cafe.
Job offers are coming in. I keep hearing that I have one but not from anyone that really counts.

 

[007Sean]

You have stunning birds, Sean.

Thanks Tonya

 

[CapricornFarm]

Good morning Cafe.
Job offers are coming in. I keep hearing that I have one but not from anyone that really counts.

Good luck, hope you get the best one!

 

[007Sean]

Good morning Cafe.
Job offers are coming in. I keep hearing that I have one but not from anyone that really counts.

I hate it when that happens...you need to find another job and have an offer from a company you really don't want to work at for various reasons.

 

[sourland]

A good late morning to the Café. Hit the ground running early this morning. Trained two dogs and mowed half the back yard, and now it's coffee time. Brewed a fresh pot - have at it. Ball game last night - good game - boys lost 3/2. The other pitcher was slightly better, but both teams played well. Two more games tonight.

Thanks IM, I have another one that is truly Blue!
View attachment 1825379
but I kinda like the blue/green color and the true Green color of the melanistics...
View attachment 1825381
there's also quite a variation in every melanistic that I have ever hatched. The Blue color of these were from parent birds that were totally green, so
Here's some more color variants of the Green melanistics.
View attachment 1825436
View attachment 1825437
View attachment 1825443
Some males may have a white ring or no ring or a incomplete ring around the neck.

Gorgeous birds, Sean. I had some melanistic ringnecks as a kid, but not that beautiful. Can you post pictures of some of the hens ? Mine were a uniform rich chocolate color.

 

[igorsMistress]

I run 1 cockbird to 5 or 6 hens. You can run several cockbirds together as long as no females are anywhere near the vicinity of the males....even that's a toss up sometimes...ring necked pheasants are highly territorial and aggressive at times toward eachother.
In general, it's 1 cockbird per pen, unless you have an insanely huge pen.

Thanks, I might look into keeping them in the garden. I'll have to read up on them.

 

[sourland]

Did I mention that we had a site inspection at the beagle club by the group that helped preserve our grounds ? I knew it was going to be a new person, and I hate change of any sort. Well, it went very nicely. Princess asked , "How did things go?" I replied, "If I were young, single, and not in love with you her boyfriend would be in serious trouble." What a cute kid filled with the enthusiasm of youth and a love of the outdoors. I started her out in the swamp as a test, and she waded right into the fern jungle. "Wow, this is like a tropical rainforest." she said. Maybe not as knowledgeable as our last inspector, but she sure was easy on the eye.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

Thanks IM, I have another one that is truly Blue!
View attachment 1825379
but I kinda like the blue/green color and the true Green color of the melanistics...
View attachment 1825381
there's also quite a variation in every melanistic that I have ever hatched. The Blue color of these were from parent birds that were totally green, so
Here's some more color variants of the Green melanistics.
View attachment 1825436
View attachment 1825437
View attachment 1825443
Some males may have a white ring or no ring or a incomplete ring around the neck.

Wow! Those colors are amazing.