What age can I start telling the males from females, Ring Neck Pheasants.

[aticiabray]

They don't start getting color until about 6 or 7 weeks. Just keep an eye out.
If you look around the eyes they should start balding, if they're males.

 

[hunter109]

I see some with diff color tale fathers but I will have to see about the balding around the eyes

 

[Pavomuticus]

I've heard of a new technique been pioneered on some of the BIG US game farms, for sexing day old ring necks. Its supposed to give accuracy of 85% + dependent on the experience of the person, I've only heard of what they do so I'm a little fuzzy about what the differences look like, basically there is apparently a noticeable difference in the size and shape of the wattles of the face in chicks, if you compare male to female (I know its small in chicks and it only exists as a fleshy frill around the very edge of the eye however there is apparently a noticeable difference! ) It would be worth experimenting with some rings and seeing the results I think.
I know when I bred reeves they could be sexed very accurately extremely early on by the size of the developing spur bud in the chicks........
Regards

 

[Joe.G]

Thanks Mine are a bit old for that now though, I would have liked to have tried it.

 

[aticiabray]

So how are your pheasants doing? Are you able to tell what you have?

 

[Joe.G]

They are doing well, They are getting bigger and the Males are starting to get some deep red on there chests. At what age do they start to look like mature ring necks?

 

[aticiabray]

They should look mature around 18 weeks.

This is one is around 17 weeks.

And then 20 weeks here.