pheasants and chickens

[chicken gal]

I really want pheasants. I've heard that chickens and pheasants don't do good with each other. Is that true? Pheasants are so pretty. I am asking this beacause me and my dad want pheasants. It was hard setting up the chickens. Fencing, but the coop, insulating it, electric- fence, and the heat lamp. (It was hard.) But I guess we could go through that AGAIN!!!! But pheasants are worth it. SO PRETTY!!!!!

 

[chicken gal]

Sorry the first post up there might be kind of confusing. Let me start again. Do pheasant do well with chickens? I would like to have a couple of male pheasants. I've heard they don't do well with chickens.

 

[Joe.G]

One of the problems I see is that if you free range your chickens you will have to find a way to not let the pheasants out because more then likely they wound not come back. If you can split your coop some how then you should be fine. I am thinking out getting them in the spring also but may build another bird house to house them, I may get a lot of them to raise and release.

 

[DaphneNL]

I've seen a pheasant put in a chicken run with some hens and a rooster. I asked the owner if that was a good idea.
Turned out it wasn't. The pheasant survived for two horrible days before he got killed by the rooster. I've seen bunnies put in that same run, no problem, but pheasants and chickens seems to be asking for trouble.

 

[chicken gal]

So I will not put my little chickies in with pheasants. Right?

 

[DaphneNL]

I don't think it's a good idea chicken gal.

 

[chicken gal]

Thanks.