Guinea x Ring-neck pheasant Hybrid

[FarmAir]

So, I used to have a bunch of ringneck pheasant and my husband accidentally left the door open and everything but one of my albino hens took off. I didn't want to get rid of her and she was lonely so I figured pheasants and guineas are both aggressive types of birds so I put her in the pin with the guineas.
Laying season just recently started, and her being a hen of course she started laying. At first I was just throwing away the eggs and then I thought to myself, maybe I can put these incubator see what happens. From the first batch of five I put in, 2 of them have babies growing. So, my question is does anybody have this specific mix of offspring? Are they sterile? I know with different mixes between the different mixes if birds some are sterile some that hatch are mostly just males, but there are certain mixes within the gene pool that actually have fertile offspring.

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

So, I used to have a bunch of ringneck pheasant and my husband accidentally left the door open and everything but one of my albino hens took off. I didn't want to get rid of her and she was lonely so I figured pheasants and guineas are both aggressive types of birds so I put her in the pin with the guineas.
Laying season just recently started, and her being a hen of course she started laying. At first I was just throwing away the eggs and then I thought to myself, maybe I can put these incubator see what happens. From the first batch of five I put in, 2 of them have babies growing. So, my question is does anybody have this specific mix of offspring? Are they sterile? I know with different mixes between the different mixes if birds some are sterile some that hatch are mostly just males, but there are certain mixes within the gene pool that actually have fertile offspring.

Interesting! I have no idea - I hope you’ll update us!

 

[FarmAir]

Interesting! I have no idea - I hope you’ll update us!

One of the two hatched!! I had to assist, it pipped 2 days ago and dried membrane was keeping it from fully emerging. Its the cutest thing! Half white, half brown. I put it back in to dry off and headed out to work. As soon as i get home I'll get a picture and upload it!

 

[FarmAir]

Tell me this isn't the cutest little thing!

 

[Mixed flock enthusiast]

Tell me this isn't the cutest little thing!

What a cutie!!! Excited that one of your hybrids hatched!

 

[GoldenFlight]

Tell me this isn't the cutest little thing!

That’s very exciting! Please keep us updated! Do you have any more eggs in the incubator?

 

[GoldenFlight]

This was the only picture I could find of a guinea x pheasant hybrid. You have something very special!

 

[drumstick diva]

I know of "Miracle," the Guin hen, that was the result of a guinea breeding a chicken hen.
Unfortunately the two didn't mix well. Miracle was large like a guinea but, didn't have the heart & lungs for a bird that sized. We all thought Miracle was a male until she laid an egg. Sadly she died soon after that.

 

[Henriettta]

This is amazing to me. I sure would like to watch this little baby grow up. Would you keep us updated? Perhaps a new post following this journey? I can't even imagine what it would look like. W O W

 

[Henriettta]

I know of "Miracle," the Guin hen, that was the result of a guinea breeding a chicken hen.
Unfortunately the two didn't mix well. Miracle was large like a guinea but, didn't have the heart & lungs for a bird that sized. We all thought Miracle was a male until she laid an egg. Sadly she died soon after that.

Oh I wish there were pictures! This is blowing my mind