Guineas and Pheasants...

[critters]

can I put them together??

have 5 4-day old pheasants and guineas due to hatch mid week....
can I put them together after the guineas are a week old or so??

I have the space that they don't have to be together but wondering...???

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

we have a dozen mixed guineas 15 pheasants and about 10 chicks all in the brooder together, and they all do fine. they are all with in about 3 weeks of age. hope this helps

 

[critters]

thanks....to be honest had heard about cannibalism in pheasants
so that was my biggest concern....was really hoping I could put
them all together...thanks

 

[PeepsCA]

I raised a batch of 13 Ring Neck Pheasants, separately, in a brooder for 4 weeks on 28% protein game bird starter, then in a large pen on 22% protein game bird feed... 4 males 9 Hens. By 6 weeks old they were feather picking, by 8 weeks they were cannibalizing each other.

Being smaller birds I can't imagine they'd go after the Guineas like this, but I can't say from my experience. So you may want to order peepers or bits for them in case they start, or at least be set up to move your Guineas. All I know is if I ever raise Pheasants again, they are getting peepers or bits as soon as I see any feather picking, period.

And all along I had thought that Guineas were the dumbest birds, with the worst anxiety/mental issues... obviously NOT!

 

[daylily]

Hahahahaha! I was wondering about raising pheasants now I don't think I will, just a passing fancy. They are exceptionally pretty though.