what is a good design for a pen for pheasants.

[bentenmanfann]

I have one male yellow golden pheasant pheasant and I'm getting two yellow golden pheasant femail in the very near future. I would like to upgrade their pen to a bigger one because I plan to hatch off some more next year but I'm lost on what I should build. I would like to stay under $1,000 but if required I can go to $1,200, and I would like to house around 10-15 adult yellow golden pheasants if possible. thanks for any help or recommendations.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I would give them the ability to fly. Cost can be all over the board depending on where and how you procure building materials.
https://www.pheasant.com/about-us/blog/there-is-more-to-a-flight-pen-than-meets-the-eye
Goldens would need at least 15 sq. ft. per bird in the pen. Where are you located?
Perhaps @casportpony can give some advice.

 

[casportpony]

@007Sean raises them, he should be able to help you.

 

[007Sean]

I have one male yellow golden pheasant pheasant and I'm getting two yellow golden pheasant femail in the very near future. I would like to upgrade their pen to a bigger one because I plan to hatch off some more next year but I'm lost on what I should build. I would like to stay under $1,000 but if required I can go to $1,200, and I would like to house around 10-15 adult yellow golden pheasants if possible. thanks for any help or recommendations.

Could you provide a picture of your existing enclosure? It would be easier to envision what your wanting to do with the expansion/ upgrade project.

If you are wanting to house 10 - 15 adult birds, realize that they can either be all male or all female in the same enclosure, a community pen.
A breeding enclosure would be 1 cockbird to 5 or 6 hens, although, a mature cockbird could service 10 hens.
If you have more than 1 cockbird per enclosure, it will result in a blood bath, with one or both cockbirds ending up dead.

My enclosures are 6' x 30' x 7' with a 3 sided sheltered area about 12' in depth, 9' at front and 7' at the rear of the structure.
I have 5 seperate enclosures of this size 30' x 40' with 8 pens per enclosure and 5 enclosures that are 20' x 24' with 4 seperate pens per enclosure.

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[bentenmanfann]

I would give them the ability to fly. Cost can be all over the board depending on where and how you procure building materials.
https://www.pheasant.com/about-us/blog/there-is-more-to-a-flight-pen-than-meets-the-eye
Goldens would need at least 15 sq. ft. per bird in the pen. Where are you located?
Perhaps @casportpony can give some advice.

I’m in South Carolina

 

[bentenmanfann]

Could you provide a picture of your existing enclosure? It would be easier to envision what your wanting to do with the expansion/ upgrade project.

If you are wanting to house 10 - 15 adult birds, realize that they can either be all male or all female in the same enclosure, a community pen.
A breeding enclosure would be 1 cockbird to 5 or 6 hens, although, a mature cockbird could service 10 hens.
If you have more than 1 cockbird per enclosure, it will result in a blood bath, with one or both cockbirds ending up dead.

My enclosures are 6' x 30' x 7' with a 3 sided sheltered area about 12' in depth, 9' at front and 7' at the rear of the structure.
I have 5 seperate enclosures of this size 30' x 40' with 8 pens per enclosure and 5 enclosures that are 20' x 24' with 4 seperate pens per enclosure.

Summer:
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Ok thank you for the info and I would like to do breeding pens and I like how you did yours

 

[007Sean]

Ok thank you for the info and I would like to do breeding pens and I like how you did yours

My pens cost $3,500 just in materials, for each of the 30' x 40' enclosures, would have been more but got the corrugated sheet metal, free, and labor was done by myself.

 

[bentenmanfann]

My pens cost $3,500 just in materials, for each of the 30' x 40' enclosures, would have been more but got the corrugated sheet metal, free, and labor was done by myself.

oh ok i would probably do a smaller version of that thanks for the help

 

[007Sean]

oh ok i would probably do a smaller version of that thanks for the help

Your welcome!
There is truth in this gif:

 

[Gotbirdsohyeah]

You also need to remember,when you get your hens you can not just throw them in with the male.if the male has been in there for a month or so that is his pen,and he will defend his pen even if its hens added.Youneed to put them all in a neutral pen for a few weeks and then if you wish you can put them all back into the males pen.
In N.H.,Tony.