Red Golden Pheasant chicks [NEW PHOTOS]

[Lophura]

reallemons1 -

The male is young and to be honest, I haven't seen an immature dark-throated Golden male in person in many years, but it looks to me as a regular Golden. Now the hen seems a little dark, but nothing like a dark-throated hen. That chick though, is either a Cinnamon or dark-throated mutation, so one of the parents is carrying that gene. Might want to cross-post over to gbwf so the pheasant guys can take a look and give their opinion as well.

Dan

 

[reallemons1]

Thanks again Dan, I'll do that. I signed up today, was that you I e-mailed? I'm a little slow figuring out new places, but I'll get it. Cinnamon is a pretty color. Is it considered good or bad for the birds to carry other genes like that or does it matter? Eather way I still like my birds. Besides peacocks they are my first pheasants. I also now have a pair (I think, they are very young) Ringnecks.
Lisa

 

[theOEGBman]

I believe you have mixes, which most pheasant folks HATE. I dont think Goldens would have any green in their neck like him, so I'd say you have a Golden X Amhearst pair. They are pretty, but most people advise you NOT to breed them.

 

[LinckHillPoultry]

Yes, I agree with OEGBMan, you have yourself a mix of amherst and golden. With the green in your males neck like that, that is from an amherst. Goldens don't get green.

Very cute babies though.

 

[ml]

I have 6 of the chipmunk chicks that are the golden reds. So guesing that is the correct color for the chicks. Mine are very wild still and hope they settle down a bit, tiny and long leggs.

ML

 

[Lophura]

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Going to let these images speak for me here regarding the green. The first is of a wild Golden in China, last two are captive birds -

A link - http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/golden.html

A great book - Delacour, J. 1977. The Pheasants of the World. 2nd ed., World Pheasant Association and Spur Publications, Hindhead, U.K.

Another great book - Madge, S., McGowan, P. 2002. Pheasants, Partridges, and Grouse. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.

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It should have been, my e-mail is [email protected], just shoot me your username and I'll get your rolling. I don't necessarily think it is bad thing carrying the mutation gene, gives you some variety when hatching!! As I mentioned before though, there is validity concerns with the dark-throated mutation, but I wouldn't worry about it right now. Enjoy yourself, Goldens are often the first pheasant species and can snowball into a great avicultural experience!!

Coming from a pheasant folk, your male looks perfectly normal for a yearling Golden.

Dan

 

[chickenzoo]

those babies are soooooooooo cute, want some

 

[ticks]

wow dan those pheasant are beautiful! I thought they where red goldens that you have. I totally back that up 100% now.

 

[chickenguy222]

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What color are these light ones? My red trio just hatched 3 reds and 4 of these caramel colored ones!!!