red golden pheasant help...

[COUNTRYBOI]

hey there I'm finally getting some red goldens a pair male is said to just starting his colors han has layed 12 eggs so far but owner broke all but 2 and is ready to get read of them I do n ot have a very good pen for them right now and was going to put them in a 8' x 24'' x 30'' pen with 3' newsting box on end .. untill i can get better one built.. I'm trading a couple of my male quial from breeding stock and a used foam incubatyor than need a thermostat for them.. I'm need all the information i can get on these birds if anyone can help.. been wanting some for awhile and hope I'm making a good deal.. any help would be greatly appreciated thanks ''matt''

 

[pheasantfrenzie]

Hey Matt,
If you don't have a kennel already built you can always use a dog kennel(run) They sell them at Home Depot,Lowes for around 75.00.
If you are trading your foam incubator how are you going to hatch the eggs you get from the pair?
Good Luck with your birds they are great to have and a very good starting bird. You can also get info by doing research for any answers you may have.
Patty

 

[COUNTRYBOI]

thanks had a pen built for my BB red bantam chickens in a building relocated them and put my new birds in there... got them last night pretty birds however the male does not have his colors yet few red feathers here and there and gold on his head....the person i got them from give me 3 eggs and the hen layed one last night I went a head and set them...I had two of the foam incubators that I didn't use anymore I have a cabnet type sportsman 1502 that I use for setting eggs ... thanks for the help I try and research anything I get or mess with as much as possible.. I like asking ?'s on here and getting answers from people like me alot of info off search's are websites trying to sell you what your researching and you can sometimes get mixed reveiws.... on here like you ' you helped to be helping and you gain nothing so you would have no reason to lie.... plus so far
I find this site hold alot of good hands on information and it comes alot of times from really good people.. thanks again and I'll try and get some pics up ....

 

[pheasantfrenzie]

Hey there,
You are very welcome ask away any questions you have and if I know the answer I will help you in any way I can. If your female layes again which they normally lay every other day you may want to wait until the egg becomes room temp to place into incubator. It also helps to batch your eggs so you don't have them hatching at all different times.
Patty

 

[COUNTRYBOI]

yeah i put four in' she has already layed 16 eggs but the person I got them from droped 12 in egg carton on concrete.. yeah I let them get room temp so they hatch around the same time but I already have staggerd turkey eggs.... I didn't want to do them that way but it's for my uncle and my father wanted it so....... it's gonna work me because I have 65 turkey eggs staggerd and then 250 quail and 90 chicken eggs and quail hatching now be glad when the turkey are done half the hatch are mine but there not the breed i want for my self I want red burbon and royal pawm ....... hopeing to trade or sell to buy what i want ....


"back to my red golden" my male is just starting to get a lil color but the red not as red as I'd like will it get better with age? and my female has red eyes ? do all the females have red eyes? and by my male just getting one or two redish feathers and a lil gold on top about how old would you geuss them and how long befor full color from this point? sorry for all the questions but been wanting these birds for awhile and wanna know as much about them as possibe to keep them happy what they like what they need ect.....

 

[pheasantfrenzie]

It's hard telling how old your male is but if he's not colored out he is less than 2yrs old. Doesn't the guy you got him from know how old he is?
Your female should have Brown eyes not red. I havn't heard of that maybe someone else has.
You have your hands full with all your different hatch dates I couldn't handle that.
Patty

 

[COUNTRYBOI]

yeah I never have eggs like that again it's gonna be a head ache