Pheasant with wierd open wings?/ Gender

[ticks]

One of my pheasants wings is kind of opened. It looks like it could just be his feathers that are making it look like that, but I am a little worried. And also what age can you tell they are males? some have longer tail feathers than others. could those be males?

 

[ticks]

It seems that a few are doing it as well

 

[Wolf-Kim]

Are they just holding them out away from their bodies? I noticed I had a couple roosters doing this yesterday and thought it was weird, but then I realized they were just hot and thirsty.

Maybe a way to relieve excess heat? Like unzipping a jacket for us, perhaps?

I don't have pheasants, so I can't be for sure.

-Kim

 

[ticks]

thanks their water is clean but will change it.

 

[ticks]

I think it is just one of the chicks with a different wing growth pattern than the others.