The Moonshiner's Chick Chat

[JacinLarkwell]

Reeves pheasant?

Smooth feathered showgirl?

Oh, I forgot about those. I like those too. I was originally thinking of those fancy grey peacock pheasants

 

[Amer]

Well, since I got 'tagged', Goldens and Amherst are 'easy-peasy'. You just can't free range them....or I guess you could but only once! Those that say they are hard to raise probably never have raised them or their an out and out liar! They require a higher protein feed than chickens,
a predator proof enclosure, and protection from the harshest elements but that's no different from chickens. They can withstand extremes in temperatures of 110°F to -20°F if given adequate care.

Someone in this thread, said they are
a mutation. Uh NO!!!! Red Goldens are the 'pure' form of Golden pheasant. The Yellow Goldens are a mutation of the Red Goldens....as well as all the other color morphs, Cinnamon, Dark Throated, Salmon, and to a lesser extent, Peach and Silver, which are a cross between Yellow and Cinnamon and a mutation 'poped up' creating the Peach. Silver Goldens are thought to be a dilute Yellow Golden. Then you also have splashes of all of them....do to all the cross breeding that has occurred.

Sorry to 'bend your ear' here but sometimes I get carried away talking 'pheasants'!
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I really prefer the original. But dark throated give me soldier vibes for some reason, which I think is cool.

 

[ColtHandorf]

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[JacinLarkwell]

Guess what I forgot shipped out on Wednesday

So suddenly my day got a whole lot busier.

 

[OneHappyDuckie]

Leghorn eggs are in lockdown!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Leghorn eggs are in lockdown!

How many?

 

[OneHappyDuckie]

How many?

20

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Hey Moony, do your muscovy ducklings act..... kinda slow? My batch of scovies and Swedish came in and the scovies seem like they just don't know what to do. I had one pass already and two more that just kinda.... sit there. They aren't running around like the Swedish are and don't seem interested in the feed or playing in the waterer like the swedish do.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Hey Moony, do your muscovy ducklings act..... kinda slow? My batch of scovies and Swedish came in and the scovies seem like they just don't know what to do. I had one pass already and two more that just kinda.... sit there. They aren't running around like the Swedish are and don't seem interested in the feed or playing in the waterer like the swedish do.

And I want to add that they all were bright eyed and bushy tailed when I unpacked them.

 

[WallyG74]

And I want to add that they all were bright eyed and bushy tailed when I unpacked them.

Put em back in the box.