Lady Amherst breeding

[Barnyard Breeder]

Hello I started this to discuss all aspects of lady Amherst breeding and experiences. My first question is how is their fertility first year. Should I bother trying to hatch eggs in an incubator or just go with my goldens and let the Amherst try to incubate their first year

 

[Barnyard Breeder]

It would also be great if people shared pictures of their birds, pens, nesting area etc. and explained it all

 

[Barnyard Breeder]

So no one has anything to say

 

[007Sean]

Amherst are fertile in their first year. In general, they don't go broody. It's better to incubate them in a good incubator.

 

[Barnyard Breeder]

Why would they Not go broody

Amherst are fertile in their first year. In general, they don't go broody. It's better to incubate them in a good incubator.

 

[007Sean]

Why would they Not go broody

They have been in confinement for so long they have lost the instincts, due to their eggs being taken away and artificially being incubated.
It's rare if it does occur...I've had a few of my True pheasants go broody but I have not had an Amherst or Golden go broody.
Even the true's were 'iffy' some would set a clutch then abandon it a few days later or set, then half way through would abandon the nest. A few did managed to set and hatch the chicks but abandoned the chicks as soon as they hatched.

 

[Barnyard Breeder]

They have been in confinement for so long they have lost the instincts, due to their eggs being taken away and artificially being incubated.
It's rare if it does occur...I've had a few of my True pheasants go broody but I have not had an Amherst or Golden go broody.
Even the true's were 'iffy' some would set a clutch then abandon it a few days later or set, then half way through would abandon the nest. A few did managed to set and hatch the chicks but abandoned the chicks as soon as they hatched.

Well that’s not normal. Pheasants should go broody. If almost all other poultry types will then pheasants the closest to wild will. The parents of my birds went broody and hatched

 

[kbgh]

I had a pair of Swinhoe and a pair Silver Pheasants that both went broody last spring. @ Swinhoe chicks and 2 Silver chicks

 

[wildlifeartist1]

You don't want them to go broody
go broody 5 pheasants
not broody 40 pheasant

 

[kbgh]

I find that parent hatched and raised chicks seem to be hardier than incubator babies.