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[Lophura]

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Hi Tony - Thanks for the compliments!! He is actually a Lineated Kalij via Roman & Kurt Landig. Kurt may still have some Lewis and I knew Andy Maycen did as well for a while, but will have to dig deeper to find others. They are getting pretty hard to come by and seem to be declining each year. Would be nice to see some folks get behind this race and to keep from going the way of the others.

Here is a more recent shot the Kalij male.

Dan

 

[silverfilly]

Those are really pretty, Id love to find a breed that needs preserving. Still doing my reaserch. Whats a good first time pheasent for beginers that also might need preserving? any idea?

 

[Kramer Farms]

Easier pheasant that needs preserving? Dan? How about all? Like the true red goldens or a pure lady amherst. If you don't want the common breeds to preserve what about the edwards?

Hey Dan Yates Center is with-in 2 hours of KC. Take 35 towards Wichita and exit on 75 south at BETO junction. Take it straight south to Yates Center, go through the 4 way stop about 3-4 blocks and turn into the sale site can't miss all of the buildings, right side of the road just past pizza hut.

 

[Lophura]

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The Lophura genus is a mess and I guess the same could be said for Syrmaticus, Phasianus, etc!! There has always been a big focus on the "flashy" species and many of the subtle species have fallen out of favor. The sad thing is, most of these subtle species are the most endangered in the wild and in most need to captive work.

Another aspect has been education. Numerous breeders are not familiar with the different subspecies or even slight differences in the species (hens of Syrmaticus), often creating hybrids - either intentional or not - that can ruin a captive gene pool. With the wild species in rapid decline and importations far and few between, working together for the common good of conservation aviculture is a must. We can't create pheasant species like domestic breeds: once they are gone - they are gone.

A good candidate for a beginner would be the Cheer Catreus wallichi, http://www.gbwf.org/pheasants/cheer.html - I've noticed a decline in keepers over the past decade. Cheer are hardy, easy to care for, and have fun personalities.

If you can locate a source of imported lines of Goldens or Amherst, I would recommend starting with those as well. I also, of course, recommend anyone to work with species of Lophura!! The Kalij-Silver complex is a complete disaster!!

Dan

 

[silverfilly]

thanks, Ill be looking for some imported source of the Lady Amherst can you recomend anyone? I did google and find a source of imported red goldens so hopefully they a re what they say. I emailed them to see when they would be available.

 

[Donnadzitall]

Silverfilly,
I've been raising pheasants with my husband for 3 years...I have sooo much to still learn but it is from websites like this and the gwbf website that I learn from all the time. I've seen Dan on the other site and it is true, you can learn alot from him. We have a few different varieties of pheasants, I find that my favorite is the blue eared pheasant and/or the Elliot. Easy? No... we currently have the chinese ringneck, manchurian ringneck, melanistic blacks and the buff ringneck. Of the ornamental varieties we have the impeyans, red golden, yellow golden, blue eared and Lady amherst. Also...before I forget, we have silver pheasants as well and they are really social provided it isn't breeding season! I guess I posted because I wanted to say that you can definitely learn alot from Dan (read his posts before) Good luck!
Donna