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THANX, THATS HER LAP PHEASANT. MY DAUGHTER HAS HIM SPOILED BEYOND BELIEF, GOES INTO HIS PEN AND SITS DOWN AND CRAWLS INTO HER LAP FOR ATTENTION. VERY RARE BEHAVIOR FOR ANYKIND OF PHEASANT. SHE DID THE SAME THING WITH A STANDARD JUMBO RINGNECK AND WAS LIKE THAT TIL HE GOT HIS OWN GIRLS.... ONCE HE GOT A LITTLE HE BECAME BIG MAN ON CAMPUS IF YOU GET MY DRIFT.. MEANER THAN A JUNKYARD DOG AND NOW NOT AFFRAID OF HUMANS SO HE GETS MEAN AND DEFENSIVE OF HIS TERRITORY AND HENS... CAN BE QUITE TRYING. I DONT RECOMMEND DOING IT WITH THESE BIRDS-- IT CAN HAVE BAD SIDE EFFECTS WITH BEHAVIOR. ITS OK TO TAME THEM SOME, SAY GET THEM TO CALM DOWN, MAYBE EAT A LIL FROM YOUR HAND, BUT NOTHING MORE. BOTH OF THEM WERE HAND RAISED AND LOST ALL FEAR OF HUMANS. 1 STILL SEES US AS FRIENDS THE OTHER NOW SEES US AS INTERLOPING THREATS TO BE RECKONED WITH.