Pheasants and Chickens in the same coop?

[kcscrapper]

Can they be kept in the same coop? My Grandson's friend 's dad found 2 eggs and hatched them one died but they still have one alive and looking for a home for it... I need to know before i deside to take this bird..I wish this guy hadn't taken the eggs..These birds are protected in the State of Michigan ..The DNR just replanted the birds in our area in the spring...We haven't had pheasants around here in 30 plus years..They werer over hunted...

Thank you for any reply..

Ellen

 

[PheasantsFirst]

You shouldn't keep pheasants and chickens in the same pen, chickens can give pheasants a lot of diseases.

 

[Tara Black]

You should see about giving it to a wildlife rehab or bird rescue. You could just say you found it and didn't want anything to happen to it.

 

[PheasantsFirst]

You should see about giving it to a wildlife rehab or bird rescue. You could just say you found it and didn't want anything to happen to it.

That reminded me, you should check to see if you need a permit to keep gamebirds, some states do, others don't.

 

[lovechickenswis]

I keep a hen pheasant with my chickens, I have had no problems. She is at the top of the pecking order and a wonderful mom to her baby chickens.