I am going to rescue 10 young Pheasnats ** THEY ARE HERE **

[Crazy4Chicks]

I work closely with my local zoo - as of right now I am hatching quail eggs and donateing them for the flight pens of the other zoo birds

Well today they called to tell me that someone has 10 young Pheasants that need a foster home ASAP !

here is what I was told :

this guy was outside in the feild near his home and saw the mommy Pheasant on her nest he did not get too close but it must have been close enough that momma ran away from her nest and so happens there is a road near the feild and momma ran into road and was hit and killed by a passing car

guy locates babies there are 12 - while trying to round them all up he kills 2 of them

he brings babies in the house puts them in a plastic tote gives them a light and game bird feed and water

he is not sure how old -- what kind -- he is also not sure any of the babies are eating or drinking

so now I am going to the zoo in the morning to bring these babies back here and see what I can do to help them

I know NOTHING about Pheasants !! I have raised chickens , ducks and quail but never Pheasants

I have a brooder set up with bedding, light, water dish, and all I have on hand right now is non medicated chick starter

I need to know as much as you can tell me !! I will post pics when I get them home

How do I make sure they are eating/drinking ? do I need to check them for mites or lice since these are wild raised babies? are there any risk to my own birds ? ( these babies will NOT be in the same room as my quail )

am I getting in to deep here by bringing these babies home ??

the goal is while they are here with me the zoo will be building a new Pheasant Flight run for them and once they are old enough will go to the zoo to live

I really have no clue what I have gotten myself into LOL

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

Oh gosh, i don't know what to tell you but wanted to give your post a bump. Is there a wildlife rescue place in your town that could give you pointers? Perhaps the local SPCA could provide a link. Failing that, you may want to check with some hatcheries that sell pheasants to find out about their care. i think Murray McMurray and Strombergs sell pheasants.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

Here is a good link i just found:

http://www.pheasant.com/page.aspx?page_id=28

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

I am not sure if there are any wildlife rescues that are close to me I will have to check that to make sure

I live about 30 mins away from Privett but I dont know if the sell Phesants and with it being a weekend and a holiday not sure I will get anyone till Tuesday but I will try and see if I can find out

oh thank you for that link - going to check it out now !!

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

All 10 babies are here !!!

( I will post pics once they have a chance to settle in )

they are so CUTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

already have tail puffs and wing feathers so they are older than I thought they would be which is great -- they have already found food and water

I held each one and checked for mites and looked each baby over they did not peep or put up a fuss - nothing -

they are not as flighty as I thought they would be and seem very relaxed in the brooder sleeping under thier light

the zoo has already started work on thier new enclosure so by the time these babies out grow my house thier new home will ready

I looked at a few pics and THINK these might be Ring Necks

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

the babies are doing great !! eating drinking and pooping like crazy


so are these Ring Necks ?

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i'm not sure what kind they are. Hopefully a pheasant expert will come along and know. Great picture, they look super healthy. If they're eating, drinking, and pooping, you must be doing it right!

 

[Crazy4Chicks]

oh I am so loving these babies -- they are so darn cute !!!!!

I am going to love watching them grow up and than when they move to the zoo I can still visit them when ever !!

I hope someone can give me an idea what they are LOL

 

[ticks]

Cute little ringnecks, about a week and a half maybe a little more.