What are my chicks?

[Senna95]

I bought some ringneck pheasant eggs from a local guy a few weeks ago, and they're hatching now. Only I'm not sure what I have! I was expecting buff-colored striped babies. What I got is black, white wing-tips, and white throats. They look almost like barred rock babies, only smaller.

I'll try to post photos later.

 

[tysonb24]

I would be able to give you a more accurate answer with pics, but it sounds like by your description that you got some green mutants. They are a mutation.

 

[Quail's Hollar Farm]

You may have japanese green pheasants, if you do you're lucky!

 

[Senna95]

Okay, here are some pictures. All the eggs hatched differently. I got some striped ones, which I assume are regular ringnecks, but I also got some brown, and some black and white. Sorry about the picture quality on some of them.....

 

[spectrumranch]

Quote:
First pic looks like a Black Ringneck.
Second pic a domestic Green Ringneck.
Third pic a regular Ringneck.

 

[tysonb24]

Ditto!!

 

[Senna95]

Wow! Well, what a pleasant surprise!

 

[Senna95]

Okay, so let me ask this: I only have one pen for them (I only wanted a few pheasants. I was going to sell or give away the rest....). Now I have all of these cool colors. If I mix them, and hatch their eggs, what will I get? Also, I know that the roosters can get agressive with each other at times. Can I keep more then one in my pen (with females)? It's about 250 square feet, and has lots of branches and places to hide.

I've been studying some duck color genetics..... I assume pheasant genetics works the same way. Lots of different genes controling patern, color, color expression, color masking..... etc. Is there a good source online to look at?

Thanks!