- Jul 5, 2012
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Hello,
Does anyone here have any experience with shipping hatchable eggs? I have had 3 silver pheasants for the past year and raised them since they were a few months old (they had never been handled before and were petrified of me and anyone else. I had gotten to the point recently to where I could touch them and they would take apples from my hands). Sadly, raccoons broke into their aviary and took my male and one female as well as two bobwhite quails who were with them. I found only one female pheasant and one bobwhite the next morning. They were still in the pen and I have no idea why when they could easily walk out through the gaping holes. I was very attached to them and had enjoyed raising them. Now I have my one lone female, Astrid and her bobwhite companion.
I did get two males from the people who had given me these birds. They are both very frightened of people as they were never handled either and I am worried about them killing each other or my female (or the bobwhite), or her killing them. The people I received them from had placed their siblings with another pheasant and the other one killed them both. I am pretty sure I am just going to take them both back.
I would like to hatch pheasant eggs so I can have friendly birds. I have been looking into peafowl and turkeys as well and haven't yet settled on what I would most like to do. But I definitely loved my pheasants and want to raise them again. I also use their shed feathers in crafts.
Thank you for any help,
Koey
Does anyone here have any experience with shipping hatchable eggs? I have had 3 silver pheasants for the past year and raised them since they were a few months old (they had never been handled before and were petrified of me and anyone else. I had gotten to the point recently to where I could touch them and they would take apples from my hands). Sadly, raccoons broke into their aviary and took my male and one female as well as two bobwhite quails who were with them. I found only one female pheasant and one bobwhite the next morning. They were still in the pen and I have no idea why when they could easily walk out through the gaping holes. I was very attached to them and had enjoyed raising them. Now I have my one lone female, Astrid and her bobwhite companion.
I did get two males from the people who had given me these birds. They are both very frightened of people as they were never handled either and I am worried about them killing each other or my female (or the bobwhite), or her killing them. The people I received them from had placed their siblings with another pheasant and the other one killed them both. I am pretty sure I am just going to take them both back.
I would like to hatch pheasant eggs so I can have friendly birds. I have been looking into peafowl and turkeys as well and haven't yet settled on what I would most like to do. But I definitely loved my pheasants and want to raise them again. I also use their shed feathers in crafts.
Thank you for any help,
Koey