My little yellow golden pheasants

[eicg]

SO hi I just joined. I have 2 golden comet chickens and 2 white silkie bantams. I just got 3 yellow golden pheasants for my birthday. They are between 3-4 weeks old and im trying to figure out what gender they are and although I know other people have asked this I still cant tell and was wondering if someone could help me. I would be more than glad to post pictures. I'm also curious when will there coloring start to come in, currently they have a little bit of yellow ( im aware they don't get there full coloring till 2-3 years) and also what are some good plants for there aviary? Is there any way to get the humane friendly currently there not a fan of me and try to fly away when they see me.

 

[CityFarmer202]

I'm not very familiar with yellow golden pheasants, except for the fact that they are beautiful birds As for taming goes, at least with chickens, ducks, geese, and parakeets, spending time with them and being calm and talking to them works good. Hand feeding them also helps them under stand u won't hurt them

 

[PheasantsFirst]

Welcome!
I don't think you'll be able to know their gender for a while still. I'm also not very familiar with yellow goldens but you might be able to tell by iris color in a few more weeks. I think the male will get a couple of the feathers this year but he won't get the full colors until next year.
Almost any plant should work. You might look for some bushes that grow good in your area. I've had really good luck with an ornamental elderberry, it's pretty much has taken over my red golden pen.
Getting them to be friendly, at least for me, can be hard. I think the only thing you can really do is spend a lot of time around them and in their pen. I have been able to hand feed a couple of times but I think it really depends on the bird.
Good luck with them! (And watch for predators)

 

[pheasantfrenzie]

Welcome Also
I raise and breed yellows and you won't be able to tell until they are about 4-5 months and then you should start to see the eye color change from blue to brown for females, yellows can be hard to tell unless you raised them for a couple of years. Also something I do is whistle because only the males will do it back and then you can mark them once you know.
Also if they are only 3-4 weeks they won't have any yellow on them until they are a year old after they have multed. Another way to tell is the females seem to be darker I will look for some pix of mine when they were younger.
Really the only way to tame them is by spending time with them at their level and place food in your hand that they like and start to talk to them by calling them. All my pheasants normally are waiting for me at the door when they hear me and I have a couple of red goldens that love to sit on my shoulder or arm when I come in. Yellows are very friendly and you will enjoy them alot.

 

[eicg]

Thank you so much for that information it very help full guess i''l just have to wait awhile to give them there names.