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

[Joe.G]

Just, wondering when I can start to tell, they are a Month old now and all still look the same. I have 50 of them.

 

[ranit]

The males will usually start showing some splotches of color on the breast at about 6-7 weeks.

 

[Joe.G]

Ok they are about a month old now and all still look the same.

 

[Jmiller429]

keep an eye around the eyes. the cocks with start to show a faint red orbital wattle. also +1 with the breast feathers, you will start to see a few orangish feathers pop pretty soon.

 

[Joe.G]

Ok, I will I do notice some are bigger then others but that prob means nothing about sex at this point.

I lost 14 of them to a predator the other day, I trapped a coon last night.

 

[aticiabray]

I'll post a couple of mine from last year. Maybe it'll help?

This was taken when they were around 7 weeks old.

And this one was around 10 or 11 weeks old.

This is a mutant Melanistic ring neck, he is around 6 or 7 weeks right now. You can see that he's starting to get a wattle in around his eyes though. Look for that on yours. It's easy to tell because they look a little bald there at first before they get red.

Hope those helped a little!

 

[aticiabray]

Here is another one of mine. He was about 4 or 5 weeks I think. Can't remember for sure.
If you look closely around the eyes you can see him balding a little, and you can also see spurs.

 

[Joe.G]

Thanks for the pic's I do see some orange on some of there chests, and they also look a bit bigger, I'll check out there eyes closer. Thanks

 

[aticiabray]

No problem.
I thought it would be good for you to have something to compare it to.
If you get a chance you'll have to post some pics of yours!
They look so funny when they start changing color.

 

[hunter109]

I have some to and they are a month old I ant seen any change but them getting all there fathers