How many lady amherst in a pen

[Hail The Quail]

I recently got a pair of lady amherst in a 16x16 pen. I like them but the pen feels big enough for another pair. Is this the case or will the cocks fight too much. The other pair would be lady amherst of course.

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[Hail The Quail]

I have decided to split it into two 8x16 cages and get a pair of a different species

 

[mrwoodboat]

In my experience, two cockbirds in the same pen regardless of which pheasant breed, will have issues during breeding season- I have kept several different males together but where they could not see any hens and they all got along ok- there was some territory stuff that occurred but nothing too bad-
For pairs/trios/quads- use separate pens and even then, there are no guarantees there won't be issues. I have had hens absolutely decimate younger cockbirds before and cockbirds kill hens so, watch and get to know your birds, be ready to intervene when needed..

 

[Hail The Quail]

Ok thanks these two appear to be pretty well bonded they lay in the same shade and roost together

 

[Hail The Quail]

Is it true that if I add another hen they might gang up on it

 

[mrwoodboat]

How long have the others been in this pen? What I have done to introduce new hens is to remove all the birds from the pen, rearrange everything, add new structure (limbs and such), put the original birds in a dog crate and put the crate back in the pen for a couple of days while the new hen has the run of the entire pen-

 

[Hail The Quail]

They have been in like 4 days that sounds like a good idea if I do get another hen I will try that