Hybrid Pheasants

[Jennsbirds]

I think you are massively confusing domestic breeds vs. wild species.  That's the problem associating them with poultry, you get responses like this.  You never see this confusion with other facets of aviculture or science.  I can't figure out why it's such a hard concept to grasp on this forum.  I tested my son one day by asking "what breed of hawk is that?", he jumped my case saying "THERE ARE NO BREEDS OF HAWKS!!!  THE SPECIES IS A RED-TAILED,DAD!!!" - he was right.  Using the Red-tailed as an example as there are multiple color moprhs all over the US, and NONE are considered breeds.  No difference between the Red-tailed Hawk and Reeves' Pheasant - except this is a "chicken forum" and that confuses too many.

Dan

Breeds or subspecies breed much more easily than separate species. Wild finches will hybrid easily because they are subspecies.

Same with the peacocks I mentioed. The hybrids aren't pets, mbut mixes bto help stabilize a population of wild birds. The practice is done wth lemurs as well, which are in no way domesticated.

Again, one person breeding a yrid won't cause a lonely George and its often nessecary and creative in strengthening the gene pool and creating new attributes, just as the examples I already gave showed in addition to the lemurs, finches, and many types of poultry developed in recent centuries that have made urban farming so much easier.

This is also a bacis aspect of agriculture as most commerical wheat, tobacco, and some fruits are hybids intentioanlly and have been for centuries. That's not getting into the modified crops--both genetically in a lab or over decades of using natural selection to our advantage--which most crops are. Compare the generic clone bananas that were created by humans to wild ones.

 

[Tony K T]

Breeds or subspecies breed much more easily than separate species. Wild finches will hybrid easily because they are subspecies.

Same with the peacocks I mentioed. The hybrids aren't pets, mbut mixes bto help stabilize a population of wild birds. The practice is done wth lemurs as well, which are in no way domesticated.

Again, one person breeding a yrid won't cause a lonely George and its often nessecary and creative in strengthening the gene pool and creating new attributes, just as the examples I already gave showed in addition to the lemurs, finches, and many types of poultry developed in recent centuries that have made urban farming so much easier.

This is also a bacis aspect of agriculture as most commerical wheat, tobacco, and some fruits are hybids intentioanlly and have been for centuries. That's not getting into the modified crops--both genetically in a lab or over decades of using natural selection to our advantage--which most crops are. Compare the generic clone bananas that were created by humans to wild ones.

It's easy to compare pheasants to other species of poultry,but the big difference is,pheasants are heading towards the endangered list and there is already a lot of species on it and no one cares.It's people like Dan and myself that try to get thru to people and they just don't care.I myslef have been raising pure birds for over 30 years and I'm sure Dan has been at it just as long.Dan devotes a lot of time and energy with his website which is full of info,and also finds time to come on here and try to teach others,and he gets the same response from everyone here because no one knows the facts on the counts of pheasants that are depleting rapidly,mostly because of crossbreed.It use to be because of their natural habitat,but again the humans feel the need to destroy something beautiful.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[DuckLady]

Back on track please and thank you.

 

[Jennsbirds]

I'm wondering if anyone else has any hybrids. The silver and amherst hybrids look the most beautful (to me).

 

[wildlifeartist1]

I will post more pics tomorrow now that we are back on track

Silver/Amherst can't happen so they say

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

I will post more pics tomorrow now that we are back on track

Silver/Amherst can't happen so they say

I thought I heard somewhere that they could hybridize but there would be a very low hatch rate. Did you get my message about hens?

 

[Jennsbirds]

 I thought I heard somewhere that they could hybridize but there would be a very low hatch rate. Did you get my message about hens?

I think I missed it.

Am I alowed to giggle at your name?

 

[De Wet]

I'm wondering if anyone else has any hybrids. The silver and amherst hybrids look the most beautful (to me).

sorry don t do hybrids( I don t do drugs) keep the original pure form

 

[Tony K T]

I have seen a silver/amherst cross.They had an amherst body with cape,but it was pink and black,and bright red legs..They were offered to me and I gladly declined.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[wildlifeartist1]

Johnsgards fig1. doesn't have them along with 5 others that I know of. Time for a new list maybe one from this century.