Macaw cage turned into a pheasant cage?

[Kidwantschickens]

Hypocrite.


And Seaworld isn't either.

No SeaWorld isn't. I'm no hypocrite. I own that I eat meat and harvest my own food. I have zero issues with this. But I'm not going to buy chickens and keep them in a tiny unsuitable cage because it's what I want to do.

By the way, pheasant hunting is wonderful and their meat is excellent. If you eat meat that is bought at the store then you're the hypocrite.

Have a great evening, do some research unless you're just trolling and wanting to have a debate.

 

[jenbright9999]

Hi All,
I can definitely chime in here as I have a House Pheasant. She is in the house 24/7 and never goes outside due to the severity of her handicap. I keep her in the kitchen (yes, I know), but it is the one room with tile and is a centralized room that gets alot of traffic so she can socialize with us and her other pet friends. She prefers not to be near a window unless she is out of her cage. She is kept in a fabricated cage out of the CUBE SQUARES (wonderful items, and I ordered off Bed Bath and Beyond and put together with zip ties) and then is set on top of a card table. I put a table cloth on the card table and she is on bath towels during her time in the cage because she needs traction. I change her towel out twice a day and do alot of laundry. I have had chicks in the house until old enough to go out to the coop and did shavings at one time. The dust was unimaginable and I prefer puppy pads or towels now. A little expensive but if you have dust allergies it helps and the smell is down, too, because I clean so much.
She does have diapers. I ordered a pair from a site (you can PM me for which one) and took apart the diapers to make a pattern, then sewed to fit her. Brown Egg, Blue Egg has a different style than the one I use, but it was effective on an injured chicken I had to bring in temporarily.

I buy women's or girl swimsuits at Walmart and cut them up, use underwear elastic for the straps because it is softer and has alot of give, and then use pantyliners cut in half for the diaper inside the suit. To "dress" her, I flip her on her back in my lap and bring her legs through the diaper, flip her over and adjust the straps, then off she goes on the carpet or wherever. Once you get the sizing right, they don't slip out. I don't have her wear diapers on the linoleum, just clean up with Clorox Anywhere.
As I was sitting in my recliner last nite with Peepers on my chest resting, I thought what a Blessing she was to me and hope she lives a long life. She seems very happy, but then she knows nothing different. I wouldn't keep a chicken without a handicap indoors 100% of the time, they just enjoy the outdoors doing chicken stuff too much. With that being said, I don't know your circumstances and applaud you for bringing them in if you feel necessary and at nite for safety. If bringing them in for company, to each his own! They are wonderful company. Make sure they are parasite free though, because you will hate yourself if they bring in mites or lice! Oh, and I also have an air purifier for her area which helps.
I do have a one-legged chicken that I thought might have to come inside, but she enjoys being with her friends too much and is thus far doing fairly well in her protected coop/run.

Thank you @fourfeathers for sharing with us your indoor pet pheasant. Hopefully this inspires other pet owners.

 

[nuthatched]

1) Pheasants can perch like a macaw can perch on a branch.

2) Pheasants are game birds in which an evil hunter shoots them from the sky. Which is more cruel, keeping a pheasant in a cage and treating them as a family pet, or hunting them for "sport"?

Pheasants, like most birds, have the ability to perch but they mostly get around by running and flying low, they aren't designed for cages. They aren't pets and won't adapt well to being a pet and aren't really tame able.
If you actually did a bit of research on how wild predators hunt, you'd find that in general, being killed by a shot from a human is a more humane death than say a coyote, who shakes their prey until their neck snaps (doesn't mean dead) or a coon, who grabs a bird in the dark and eats the softest parts, the crop (in the chest) and the entrails, by pulling them out the butt, while the bird is still very much alive. Same with coyotes/wolves with a deer. A hunters bullet or arrow is the most humane way a wild animal has to die. To stuff a pheasant in a cage to save it from a full life and the very, very small possibility of being shot by a 'big, bad hunter' isn't logical or ethical. From reading your posts, it's apparent you can't be reasoned with, you've been given the proper channels, should you decide to get a pheasant on how to house it properly. We can't stop you should you go ahead with your ill-conceived ideas but do make sure you check into obtaining a permit for your bird, many areas require one and possibly a home check to make sure the appropriate space is provided. Good luck!

 

[jenbright9999]

Pheasants aren't really tame able.

 

[jenbright9999]

Pheasants, like most birds, have the ability to perch but they mostly get around by running and flying low, they aren't designed for cages. They aren't pets and won't adapt well to being a pet and aren't really tame able.
If you actually did a bit of research on how wild predators hunt, you'd find that in general, being killed by a shot from a human is a more humane death than say a coyote, who shakes their prey until their neck snaps (doesn't mean dead) or a coon, who grabs a bird in the dark and eats the softest parts, the crop (in the chest) and the entrails, by pulling them out the butt, while the bird is still very much alive. Same with coyotes/wolves with a deer. A hunters bullet or arrow is the most humane way a wild animal has to die. To stuff a pheasant in a cage to save it from a full life and the very, very small possibility of being shot by a 'big, bad hunter' isn't logical or ethical. From reading your posts, it's apparent you can't be reasoned with, you've been given the proper channels, should you decide to get a pheasant on how to house it properly. We can't stop you should you go ahead with your ill-conceived ideas but do make sure you check into obtaining a permit for your bird, many areas require one and possibly a home check to make sure the appropriate space is provided. Good luck!

Will somebody please answer my question:

Why should a $15 pheasant be given a huge aviary to be released and shot by a hunter, meanwhile a $9000 macaw only be kept in a refrigerator sized cage?

 

[EverythingDucks]

Pheasants are more of ground birds, like chickens, rather than macaws who have very different housing and care requirements. Small turtles and rabbits can be around the same size, but that doesn't mean you can give them the same care.

As for hunting, a long life in too small of a cage is much worse than being humanly killed. You seem to not be familiar with where food comes from or the importance of hunting, so I won't discuss that with you, but remember that two wrongs do not make a right.

And the price of the bird should determine the care. Again, pheasants and macaws are very different birds.

I suggest you do more research on proper care before even considering a pet pheasant. They'd be much happier and healthier in a large outdoor enclosure, with space to do pheasant things. There is plenty of great information here, and if you're willing to listen, I'm sure all the knowledgeable members would be willing to help you.

 

[jenbright9999]

being killed by a shot from a human is a more humane death than say a coyote, who shakes their prey until their neck snaps (doesn't mean dead) or a coon, who grabs a bird in the dark and eats the softest parts, the crop (in the chest) and the entrails, by pulling them out the butt, while the bird is still very much alive. Same with coyotes/wolves with a deer. A hunters bullet or arrow is the most humane way a wild animal has to die.

First of all, when an animal kills another animal, it is not inhumane because it is called nature. It becomes inhumane when a human interferes with nature because humans are responsible for all of this planet's problems.

 

[jenbright9999]

And the price of the bird should determine the care. Again, pheasants and macaws are very different birds.

Yeah, keep exotic, expensive and endangered parrots in a small cage while game birds should be treated like royalty.

 

[jenbright9999]

Again, pheasants and macaws are very different birds.

I'm sure hunting macaws is considered humane.

 

[DUccle Cottage]

Will somebody please answer my question:

Why should a $15 pheasant be given a huge aviary to be released and shot by a hunter, meanwhile a $9000 macaw only be kept in a refrigerator sized cage?

Pheasants are ground birds that need large outdoor spaces to fly, run, and perch. Also, they can not climb around a cage because they aren't hookbills. Properly kept parrots do not spend time in their cage during the day and have free roam of the house and sometimes an outdoor aviary.