New pheasants, need help!

[Animal_Lover_2000]

Well burning cattails, we found 8 baby pheasants and took them home. We are now raising them but quick question: They won’t eat their food or drink their water so what do I do? Any open suggestions would be highly appreciated!

 

[The Phantom]

@007Sean

 

[The Phantom]

Maybe try some meal worms or crickets. They will need game bird starter crumbles.

 

[Animal_Lover_2000]

Maybe try some meal worms or crickets. They will need game bird starter crumbles.

I’ve put chick starter in their because we haven’t gotten game bird starter yet. I’ll try that! Thank you so much

 

[007Sean]

Wild pheasants don't know how to find and eat or drink from feeders or waterers. If you had some domestic chicks to put with them they could teach them...the only other thing you can do is to feed live mealworms about 1/2" size.
I have had to do this with my prairie chickens, their not too smart about figuring out the whole domestic feed and waterer system.
I fed 1/2" live mealworms for about 2 weeks, then switched to 'breaded' mealworms, wet the worms down, then rolled them in crumbles, did that for another two weeks until they finally figured out the feeder. I would put the mealworms in a dish with the crumbles, so they finally learned.
Water was a real PITA, I used window screen and would mist it with a spray bottle. It would form droplets on the screen and they would peck at the drops. I would also dip their beaks in a waterer several times a day. Eventually they learned to eat and drink from the feeders and waterers.
Lots of hard, time consuming work but it was the only way I could get them to survive. Good luck with your chicks. HTH

 

[Animal_Lover_2000]

Wild pheasants don't know how to find and eat or drink from feeders or waterers. If you had some domestic chicks to put with them they could teach them...the only other thing you can do is to feed live mealworms about 1/2" size.
I have had to do this with my prairie chickens, their not too smart about figuring out the whole domestic feed and waterer system.
I fed 1/2" live mealworms for about 2 weeks, then switched to 'breaded' mealworms, wet the worms down, then rolled them in crumbles, did that for another two weeks until they finally figured out the feeder. I would put the mealworms in a dish with the crumbles, so they finally learned.
Water was a real PITA, I used window screen and would mist it with a spray bottle. It would form droplets on the screen and they would peck at the drops. I would also dip their beaks in a waterer several times a day. Eventually they learned to eat and drink from the feeders and waterers.
Lots of hard, time consuming work but it was the only way I could get them to survive. Good luck with your chicks. HTH

Thank you! The other day I went to check on them and finds out they figured out their water but not their food. I’ll try this!

 

[007Sean]

Thank you! The other day I went to check on them and finds out they figured out their water but not their food. I’ll try this!

Good luck, wishing you the best!

 

[Animal_Lover_2000]

Good luck, wishing you the best!

 

[007Sean]

You might put some paper towels down on the bottom of the brooder and sprinkle crumbles all over them, that way where ever the peck, they'll find food. Just a thought, I've done it before and it worked fairly well, at least they were getting something to eat, now and again.

 

[Animal_Lover_2000]

You might put some paper towels down on the bottom of the brooder and sprinkle crumbles all over them, that way where ever the peck, they'll find food. Just a thought, I've done it before and it worked fairly well, at least they were getting something to eat, now and again.

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