Pheasant Chicken Hybrids

[cluckcluckluke]

O.K everyone, it's nice having a good discussion, but maybe it needs to stop, it is really not going anywhere ( admittedly I haven't read it all ).
You all seem to be putting a lot of time and effort into trying to crush the "opposition", how many people do you reckon are actually reading all the long spiels? These long post are all just eventually going to get lost, never to be remember again and it only seems to be between 3 or 4 people. I am sure there are many people not joining in with this thread just because of the fact they are over the debating and all that is going on.
Maybe you could move it to PM's, I know there you won't get the support of peers but at least this thread can continue on....after all it really is going to continue on, unless it's shut down for going over the top.

Sorry if anyone has a problem with what I have said, I will not be replying to anyone who replies to this post....unless it is positive

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CluckCluckLuke.

 

[De Wet]

This is your last post here? ... Oh geez I really hate that.

You've called us kids, pigs, dogs, ... did I miss anything? Maybe it's a cultural thing and these are terms of endearment among your people.

This is your last post here? ... Oh geez I really hate that.

You've called us kids, pigs, dogs, ... did I miss anything? Maybe it's a cultural thing and these are terms of endearment among your people.

whatever

 

[bemba]

Hey Bemba, It might have more of chance of working if you use a frizzle rooster with a ringneck hen. The pheasants are more into displaying for the hens and trying to impress them whereas the roosters are more into taking charge of the situation ... at least this is what I've observed. I can't imagine those combinations would be very pretty, but who knows?

Ahh ok, will keep it in mind. have a few mutations in the ringnecks..... Whites, cinnamons, mutants and platinums! I have one spare male who was hen raised, so was going to give him a go, my roosters seem to peck the ringnecks. And yes the naked neck and frizzle will be very unique indeed

 

[bemba]

O.K everyone, it's nice having a good discussion, but maybe it needs to stop, it is really not going anywhere ( admittedly I haven't read it all ).
You all seem to be putting a lot of time and effort into trying to crush the "opposition", how many people do you reckon are actually reading all the long spiels? These long post are all just eventually going to get lost, never to be remember again and it only seems to be between 3 or 4 people. I am sure there are many people not joining in with this thread just because of the fact they are over the debating and all that is going on.
Maybe you could move it to PM's, I know there you won't get the support of peers but at least this thread can continue on....after all it really is going to continue on, unless it's shut down for going over the top.

Sorry if anyone has a problem with what I have said, I will not be replying to anyone who replies to this post....unless it is positive

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CluckCluckLuke.

I think the thread should be cleaned up, remove all the negative posts, that are of no value to the discussion so the people who are interested can enjoy this topic.

 

[bemba]

Might I suggest you obtain a mutant ringneck or a crossed one so as to not threaten the species further? There's actually no shortage of pheasants unfit to carry on the species, in my experience. But some are less judgmental than me regarding traits to cull for.

Part of a pheasant's beauty is in its feathering, and a frizzle or naked neck gene dominating a pheasant's feathering would rather dull it down in my opinion. As you doubtless know, you will likely spend a long time trying to get hybrids, then spend a long time trying to get any to survive to adulthood, then spend even longer trying to breed them. Personally I'd rather work on developing my own breeds of animals, but each to their own.

There are plenty of mixes getting about in Australia, I'd think it's the same for any place there are pheasants; not that I see any pheasants often, but when I have, it's usually crosses between two different types of pheasant. Some of the genetics here are terrible. I don't consider those birds a waste of good genes.

Most pheasants I see in small and private zoos are deliberately crossed or hybridized. There is one zoo out near Broken Hill that had hybridized their lone ringneck male with their peacocks, and they also had guinea fowl hybridized with peacocks. The results were mangy-looking, weak creatures that were antisocial to eachother and everything else, didn't live long, and didn't look as beautiful as either parent. But zoos in particular like hybrids, they bring in visitors and visitors bring in money. The ringneck had a serious eye affliction they weren't treating him for. I offered to treat him but they'd paid a stupid amount for him, and wouldn't let me, even though I didn't want to move or keep him.

In a nutshell, those who are keen enough to try hybridization despite the knowledge of almost certain failure, will try; most of us will never bother. Hybrid animals is a popular google search and pheasant hybirds feature in the results, but there's been no avalanche of people buying pheasants just to try it.

I have several ringnecks in most of the available mutations. I don't see an issue if I decide to "borrow" a bit of the males semen to create a couple interesting birds..... Just because I do this doesn't make him useless for breeding with his own species.

 

[Rich386]

Quote: I agree lets clear out all the negative things. Speaking for myself, I have no place in my life for people that disregard every ones opinion but their own. There is a way to disagree without being nasty and trying to impose your opinion on them. BE NICE OR BE GONE!!

 

[jammyjammy2112]

Everbody needs to just forget about it if anybody mentions anything bad about this tread we should just ignor it and not reply to what the person said this is a really interesting tread and i don't think the people interested in it wants it to get ruined over peoples opionions everybody will have different opionions on things so if you don't like this tread please leave i am very interested in this tread an dont wont it ruined.

 

[RedBaron]

I think the thread should be cleaned up, remove all the negative posts, that are of no value to the discussion so the people who are interested can enjoy this topic.

I'm not sure how this is done. Can only a Moderator remove unwanted posts?

 

[silly4buttons]

I would like to see

 

[wildlifeartist1]

I love hybrids, and anyone that knows anything about hybrids and crossed pheasants would see yours as No threat to pheasants at all.
and that whole shpealllll of take 2 then 4 then 6 then you have 20,000,000... good luck with that it's just not true.
Can't wait to see them when they are grown

Thank You for posting this!