Pheasant chat and hatch-a-long!!!

:fl It has been a very ODD year weather wise etc. hopeful that your upcoming hatches go smoothly!!!! My pheasant hens laid well early on, but then stopped abruptly. Last few eggs have been soft shell while other birds’ eggs (duck and quail) are fine. Wondering if just the pheasants need some extra calcium????
Wouldn't hurt....I've had a Reeves hen that was laying just membraned eggs, increased her calcium intake and they are now all hard shelled eggs...but with the molt that's taking place they won't be fertile! All my male birds are in a hard molt right now....except for my quail.
 
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As a side note: The freezing weather and/or the torrential rain we have had, has made the crepe myrtles 'bloom' like never before!....wish it would have had the same effect on my birds!
 
Wouldn't hurt....I've had a Reeves hen that was laying just membraned eggs, increased her calcium intake and they are now all hard shelled eggs...but with the molt that's taking place they won't be fertile! All my male birds are in a hard molt right now....except for my quail.
My girls got pretty battered before I removed the extra cockbird……still have a few bald patches but male and original female molted last fall around same time as the quail
 
Here's a pic of the chicks about 2 weeks old.
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Color code:
Blue dot * Abyssinian Blue Ringnecked
Orange Dot * Peach Golden
Yellow Dot * Silver Golden
Aqua marine Dot * Mongolian
White Dot * F2 Lady Amherst
 
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Corona
Been living on his own for 4 years now. His tail feathers are growing back in now....after something tried to get him last fall? Pulled his over 6' long tail feathers out. How he has managed to escape being taken by a predator, is beyond me!
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The above pics were taken this morning.

These pics were taken last fall.
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Here's a pic of the chicks about 2 weeks old.
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Color code:
Blue dot * Abyssinian Blue Ringnecked
Orange Dot * Peach Golden
Yellow Dot * Silver Golden
Aqua marine Dot * Mongolian
White Dot * F2 Lady Amherst
🥰 I think it was the Abyssinian chicks that I was thinking of!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!!
 
Corona
Been living on his own for 4 years now. His tail feathers are growing back in now....after something tried to get him last fall? Pulled his over 6' long tail feathers out. How he has managed to escape being taken by a predator, is beyond me!
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The above pics were taken this morning.

These pics were taken last fall.
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Nearly 4 years :eek: That’s amazing!!! Gives me a little hope that maybe some of my previous escapees may have survived even though they did not return. We actually have a bird sanctuary (6 mile island) on the ohio river that’s basically direct flight path from the house and several patches of woods.
 
Hard to believe these birds are 13 months old today! Just finishing up their molt. Have about 20 of their chicks in several brooders right now! 2 seperate bloodlines.
Pic taken in March 2021
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Pic taken July 5, 2021
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Pic taken July 5, 2021
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Pic taken today July 30, 2021
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Pic taken today July 30, 2021
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Pic taken today July 30, 2021
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Hard to believe these birds are 13 months old today! Just finishing up their molt. Have about 20 of their chicks in several brooders right now! 2 seperate bloodlines.
Pic taken in March 2021
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Pic taken July 5, 2021
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Pic taken today July 30, 2021
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Pic taken today July 30, 2021
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beautiful!!
 

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