The Mail Order Bride

[sweetshoplady]

As told by the recipient, a bachelor ringneck pheasant:

I was minding my own business. Looking out over the pool, to the lake. I live on the screened in porch in a pen til my new home (aviary) is finished. I was a surprise. The human lady who takes care of me and brings me tasty things to eat brought me extra treats that day. I was about to find out why.

The she comes back with a very large red and white box and opens the door to my enclosure. A flurry of beige comes out of the box. I did what any normal red-blooded American male would do. I jumped.

Then I saw her. A vision of lovliness in cream with black speckles. An elegant tail, long dark legs. Beautiful face, gold brown eyes... And all for me! So I showed her my wings and I strutted.

I danced and invited her to eat these delicious treats.

And that moonless night, as I laid there snuggled up with my new bride. I looked up to the heavens and I said, "God is good."

 

[RockyToggRanch]

sweet

 

[monarc23]

haha that was cute

 

[Tony K T]

So what was the ending?As a pheasant owner I know that when you add a hen to a male that has established his pen that the outcome is not good.Hopefully you had good luck.
When introducing a new bird to the flock you need to put all birds into a new pen.Then later on you can put them back into that same pen,if you want to.
Also a ringneck male should have 3 or 4 hens so he will not beat on 1 hen when breeding.They are very aggressive breeders.
In N.H.,Tony.

 

[WriterofWords]

I'm glad he was happy, wait until she starts bossing him around, Make a new nest! I want more treats! Scratch that ground for me!! ehehehheheheheh

 

[Shared Acres]

LOL. cute.

 

[sweetshoplady]

He was alone in his pen. She's been in there a couple days and he's really happy about having her in there. I am not sure how to find more females for him. I was happy to find him one.

As slow as I am in getting aviaries done, I hope that I can get him a couple more ladies then move them in together like I did for my silvers. It was the ladies that fought when I introduced them in the new pen.