Pictures of Pheasant Housing/Run

[kman]

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i love your pens, i have one question for you do your pheasants do well in the 4x8 pen you built the reason i ask is i have a couple pair and would build two of these if they do well in them i have just read a lot on them needing a lot of space and it all really seems over kill to me but i will do what i need for them.

thanks for any help in advance

 

[Reeves]

Pheasants do need lots of room.
Minimum for a species like Golden or Amherst is 100-150 sq.ft. (pairs)
Tragopan: 400 sq. ft.
etc.
The bigger, the better. They also need a well landscaped aviary. It makes them much more comfortable.

If grass doesn't survive, the avairy is too small.

When ever building an aviary for any Pheasant species, a person should never think "what's the minimum I can get away with".
They should be thinking "what is the maximum I can build".

 

[kman]

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Ok so I have ringnecks what do they need as space. Thanks

 

[3forfree]

I have three ringnecks in a 6x10 dog pen, and all the grass is gone, so I guess it's too small.

 

[Reeves]

Depends on what a person is going to do with the Ring necks.

If just pets, I'd build the run at least 200 sq. ft. plus their weather structure (for a pair or trio).
(as mentioned, bigger is always better)

It also depends on where it is placed, soil type etc.

Best way to keep any Pheasant species , is to plan an aviary well in advance.
Get the building all done, as well as the run.
Before the wire/netting goes on (shouldn't use netting on the sides, they can/will get their legs or feet tangled up and hang to die) the landscaping should be done. Shape for drainage. Get the trees, bushes etc planted and all singes of dirt work allowed to grow in.
Don't kill any weeds. First thing they'll go for are clover, dandelions etc.
If you are in a dry area, water the grass like you would your lawn. The trees etc will need watering anyway.

Hens of nearly all species will need places to hide from the males. Plant with this in mind.

Make sure to check for toxic plants, trees and bushes.
I read here about using Junipers. The berries on some types are toxic. I still use them, but make sure all berries are picked off at all times.
Cedars that are not meant to grow tall work, and take trimming well. I use Brandon Cedars in all my aviaries.
I have posted pictures on my aviaries.....but they get bumped back too fast due to the volume of people here....I'll see if I can find it. It may help you plan your aviary.

Found it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=278483

I have all the wire to finish this. But I'm having huge troubles finding hot dipped galvanized staples to attach the wire. (going to start searching B.C. today......) The EG (electro galvanized) staples, start rusting in the first week.

 

[kman]

I was plaining on a 10 x 10 for each pair I only plain on breeding the pairs for little ones to grow out to eat so my main objective is food

 

[laughaha]

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Hi, what type of fenching is the ringneck breeder pens? I have fencing that looks like that but it comes in a huge roll. If yours came in a roll, how did you get it so straight? I would like to do something like this for my breeding pens for chickens.

Oh and I have a trio of red/golds but they wouldn't be going right next to the chickens. Can you do single pens with this method or is the strength in the multiple units?

 

[dutchhollow]

Thought I would post some pics of how we do things. We raise about 10000 ringnecks a year (hunting preserve). We get them in groups of 2300 spaced three weeks apart. This is the first set up, they stay like this for about 3/4 days then we remove the rings (we have four rooms like this in the brooder building)

At ten days we move them into larger grow outs that have less heat, and at five weeks we peeper them and move them outside. Our flights are roughly 100x40, around 3 acres under net.
The flights are full of all kinds of weeds, we just cut paths so the chicks can move around and get to the feeders and waters.
I will post more pics over the coming weeks of the process. Added the first chicks today, so will have pics tomorrow.

 

[BC_Farms]

Wow, thanks dutchhollow for that info! Can't wait to see more pics!

 

[dutchhollow]

OK, got the first group on tuesday afternoon, here they are on thursday afternoon, will probably take the rings away today. I am always amazed at how fast they grow! We usually get around 600 melanistics each year, we brood them for the first 10 days separate from the 'normals', they do seem smaller at hatch and slower to grow. If we mix them in they usually get picked on from the start.
black pen:

one of the brown pens

mel chick

getting a drink