New pheasant pens

[CrestedGirl]

 

[cva34]

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Yes I was 65-67.VA163.AO2.She was a Great Ship.Now RIP off the coast of Flordia,Pensacola...cva34

 

[adriano]

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The bigger the pen you can give them the better.
I know some people may be stuck for space but its better to give one or two pairs a decent size rather than trying to keep 5 pairs in the pen of the same size.
Some of my pheasant pens are 30ft in length.
I keep Himalayan Monals, Koklass, Temmincks Tragopan, Cabots tragopan, Elliots, Blue eared, Reeves, Reds, Yellows, Amherest, Silvers, Cheers, Bornean Crested Firebacks, Indian blues, Whites peas.



World Pheasant association.
Aviary size is important to most species if they are to breed successfully, In the case of the smaller species, such as the golden pheasant, a minimum size of 3m long by 2m wide, plus a shelter 1m deep by 2m wide, will satisfy one pair and for the larger species, the minimum should be double that size. The Aviary should be at least 2m high to allow a person to walk around, the sides preferably, should be covered in galvanised wire of 25mm mesh, to keep out sparrows and other vermin, with at least 15cm sunk into the ground and a further 30cm coming out flat at right angles underground. This prevents rats and other mammals digging under the netting.

http://www.avianweb.com/housingpheasants.html

A friend of mine in Ireland has probably the biggest Pheasant set up in Europe.
He has every thing from Argus Pheasants to Malaysian Peacock pheasants and his pens are big which gives him better results.

 

[greymane]

Thank you for the info. I am hoping to expand these eventually. I have Goldens and Lady Amhersts right now. Got the wire buried today for half of the pen. Should be very resistent to "visitors". (I know better than to think it predator-proof.)

 

[greymane]

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Yes I was 65-67.VA163.AO2.She was a Great Ship.Now RIP off the coast of Flordia,Pensacola...cva34

Great. I was on the Mighty Ike (CVN-69) and the GW (CVN-73).

 

[Game Bird Guy]

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Aviary Size Requirements:



Blood Pheasant

150 sq ft / 4 sq m



Blue-eared Pheasant

200+ sq ft / 19+ sq.m



Blyth's Tragopan

400 sq ft / 37 sq m



Bronze-tailed Peacock-pheasant

100+ sq ft / 9.3+ sq m



Brown-eared Pheasant

200+ sq ft / 19+ sq m



Bulwer's Wattled Pheasant

200 sq ft / 18.6 sq m



Cabot's Tragopan

400 sq ft / 37 sq m



Cheer Pheasant

200 sq ft / 18.6 sq m



Congo Peafowl

200 sq ft / 18.6 sq m



Copper Pheasant

200 sq ft / 18.6 sq m



Edwards' Pheasant

150 sq ft / 14 sq m



Elliot's Pheasant

200 sq ft / 18.6 sq m



Germain's Peacock-pheasant

100-150 sq ft / 9.3-14 sq m



Golden Pheasant

100 sq ft / 9.3 sq m




Green Junglefowl

100+ sq ft / 9.3+ sq m



Green Peafowl

400 sq ft / 42 sq m



Grey Peacock-pheasant

100-150 sq ft / 9.3-14 sq m



Himalayan Monal

200 sq ft / 18.6 sq m



Hume's Pheasant

200 sq ft / 18.6 sq m



Imperial Pheasant

150 sq ft / 14 sq m



Indian Peafowl (Blue Peafowl)

400+ sq ft / 37+ sq m



Kalij Pheasant

200 sq ft / 18.6 sq m



Koklass Pheasant

400 sq ft / 37 sq m



La Fayette's Junglefowl

100-150 sq ft / 9.3-14 sq m



Lady Amherst's Pheasant

100+ sq ft / 9.3+ sq m



Lesser Bornean Crested Fireback

1150-200 sq ft / 4-18.6 sq m



Malay Crested Fireback

150 sq ft / 14 sq m



Malay Great Argus

400 sq ft / 37 sq m



Malay Peacock-pheasant

100-150 sq ft / 9.3-14 sq m



Mikado Pheasant

200 sq ft / 18.6 sq m



Molesworth's Tragopan

400 sq ft / 37 sq m



Palawan Peacock-pheasant

100 sq ft / 9.3 sq m



Red Junglefowl

100-150 sq ft / 9.3-14 sq m



Reeve's Pheasant

200+ sq ft / 19+ sq m



Rothschild's Peacock-pheasant

100-150 sq ft / 9.3-14 sq m



Salvadori's Pheasant

150-200 sq ft / 14-18.6 sq m



Satyr Tragopan

400 sq ft / 37 sq m



Siamese Fireback

150-200 sq ft / 14-18.6 sq m



Silver Pheasant

100-200 sq ft / 9.3-18.6 sq m



Sonnerat's Junglefowl

100-200 sq ft / 9.3-18.6 sq m



Swinhoe's Pheasant

150-200 sq ft / 14-18.6 sq m



Szechuan White-eared Pheasant

200 sq ft / 18.6 sq m



Temminck's Tragopan

400 sq ft / 37 sq m



Vietnamese Pheasant

150 sq ft / 14 sq m



Western Tragopan

400 sq ft / 37 sq m

So the pheasants will be comfortable enough to mate in this amount of space? I see that for Silvers, it say's 100-200 sq ft. I was told by someone that they needed a cage a minimum of 8X16 ft.

 

[Tony K T]

All my birds do great in a 6x12.I have impeyans,tragopans,blue and brown eareds,grey peacock,swinhoe,edwards,mikado,eliots,amherst,lewis silver,silver,and humes.The amherst tragopan,swinhoe,lewis silver and grey peacock set and raised chicks with 100% hatch.
I agree that pens should be bigger if you can do it.The more space the better.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[TarheelBirdy]

All my birds do great in a 6x12.I have impeyans,tragopans,blue and brown eareds,grey peacock,swinhoe,edwards,mikado,eliots,amherst,lewis silver,silver,and humes.The amherst tragopan,swinhoe,lewis silver and grey peacock set and raised chicks with 100% hatch.
I agree that pens should be bigger if you can do it.The more space the better.
In N.H.,Tony.

Do you have a pair in each of the 6x12 pens?

 

[Tony K T]

I have pairs in mikado,impeyans,temminicks,grey peacock,swinhoe,humes bartail,brown eared,and lewis silver.I have a quad of edwards,a quad of amherst,a trio of eliots,and a trio of blue eared.There have been 3 more pens added since this picture was taken,so there are 14-6x12 pens in all.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[chickenzoo]

I found this on the internet one day....... I would like to do something like this but with longer pens that come out from the center. Instead of a pen in the inside center I'd put a bench that I could store their feed and such in. Instead of solid walls towards the inside I would like to put tinted plexi glass so I can enjoy the view of birds from inside too. Thought about putting doors inside that I can lift to fill feeders. Right now just a dream... but maybe sometime in the near future.......