Pheasant chat and hatch-a-long!!!

[muddy75]

Here's a couple of pics of a Yellow Golden and a Amherst setting. The Amherst just started setting today!
I really don't know if the eggs are fertile, as most of my birds have been molting but there is a chance that the hens were mated before the males started to molt.
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That’s awesome

 

[007Sean]

I sold almost all of my quail hens with only the eggs I collected the day I sold them. I had to order 30 more eggs. I may hatch more quail to try to build my hen numbers back up.
Pheasants are still giving me about 4 eggs or so per week…..I may put a few more in before they quit on me

I've actually got a mixed pen of Tennessee Reds, Mexican Speckled, and Snowflake Bob's that have started a nest, there's a TR setting on the nest but I'm sure it has eggs from all 3 in the nest....they too, just went broody this past week.

 

[007Sean]

Apparently, the Amherst was just laying an egg, ~30mins later she was up and running around with the others....haven't seen her setting on the eggs again.

 

[muddy75]

4/11 hatched so far !

 

[muddy75]

4/11 hatched so far !

The fantastic 4 are 7 weeks old now……i just released them into the aviary
Looks like 2 males and 2 females
The older boys weren’t too happy at first but all seem to be getting along well overall now
I’m planning to remove all 3 of the current cockbirds and grow out the chicks. If both survive, I’ll have to choose between them next spring.

 

[ColtHandorf]

How large is your aviary?

 

[muddy75]

6How large is your aviary?

Main aviary is approximately 500 sq ft…….subaviary is around 100 sq feet…..rabbit/meatie area is approximately 300 sq ft…..im planning to re-net rabbit area so I can put flighted birds over there as well if I need to separate out cockbirds or other flighted troublemakers

 

[ColtHandorf]

That's a nice size!

 

[007Sean]

Thought I'd post some pics of some juvenile peach and yellow goldens and a mystery chick? I think it's a cinnamon (it's female) but came out of peach parents.

 

[muddy75]

Thought I'd post some pics of some juvenile peach and yellow goldens and a mystery chick? I think it's a cinnamon (it's female) but came out of peach parents.
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