RattlesnakeBadger
In the Brooder
- May 28, 2018
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About a week ago my dad had a ring neck pheasant show up and it has stayed ever since. My dad feeds the birds with a standard bird feeder off the ground so it probably eats some of the seeds the birds kick out. Now my father will purposely feed and put water out for the pheasant.
The problem is he isn't afraid of people and RACES VEHICLES!!!! It's funny but I know it was not good he does this. Sure enough about two weeks back someone hit him ans the neighbor saw it and went to pick it up and cook it thinking it was dead. (Hahaha country life, I would have done the same) As my neighbor approached it the bird got up and ran away. No one saw it for a few days and now it's back. It's right wing feathers look a bit missing or weird probably from the run in but it walks and runs fine. I'm not at all familiar with these birds and hope someone knows more than I. I will put pics of Buddy (as my dad names him XD) and try to post a video. It has no tags or anything to show it is a pet but some day maybe it escaped a game farm or something and that is why it doesn't have a huge fear of humans. It is cool how close we can get but I know that's not good to because he needs more fear. We don't hunt pheasants and know Buddy but some neighbors might. If they would I wouldn't be real angry because not everyone knows and I hear there delicious.....plus I read the only ones to live a longer time are captive where they can live about 3 years where most wild one's live 1ish year.
Can you see if his back looks normal? To me it looks like a hump by the part where the gray feathers start. Any other observations about his health you guys see in the pic?
He use to fly but I haven't seen it since before the accident. Before the accident my dad used a net to catch him and then carefully tossed him in the air after looking at him holding the human interaction would scare him......he flew up and then landed and walked behind my dad to the house. It didn't work to well. Lol. It is warm weather now in Wisconsin about 70- 85 for a high and 50's for a low. I hope he would find a mate if this is the time but there isn't a huge population of them around.
On a better note he is more fearful of other people and animals. Before the car got him he did got away from the neighbor's dog running toward him....he isn't dumb. I know he is wild and don't want to make him a pet and understand he probably won't live long.....i just want to know if he is normal......or raised on a pheasant farm. My dad and I think a pheasant farm.
The problem is he isn't afraid of people and RACES VEHICLES!!!! It's funny but I know it was not good he does this. Sure enough about two weeks back someone hit him ans the neighbor saw it and went to pick it up and cook it thinking it was dead. (Hahaha country life, I would have done the same) As my neighbor approached it the bird got up and ran away. No one saw it for a few days and now it's back. It's right wing feathers look a bit missing or weird probably from the run in but it walks and runs fine. I'm not at all familiar with these birds and hope someone knows more than I. I will put pics of Buddy (as my dad names him XD) and try to post a video. It has no tags or anything to show it is a pet but some day maybe it escaped a game farm or something and that is why it doesn't have a huge fear of humans. It is cool how close we can get but I know that's not good to because he needs more fear. We don't hunt pheasants and know Buddy but some neighbors might. If they would I wouldn't be real angry because not everyone knows and I hear there delicious.....plus I read the only ones to live a longer time are captive where they can live about 3 years where most wild one's live 1ish year.
Can you see if his back looks normal? To me it looks like a hump by the part where the gray feathers start. Any other observations about his health you guys see in the pic?
He use to fly but I haven't seen it since before the accident. Before the accident my dad used a net to catch him and then carefully tossed him in the air after looking at him holding the human interaction would scare him......he flew up and then landed and walked behind my dad to the house. It didn't work to well. Lol. It is warm weather now in Wisconsin about 70- 85 for a high and 50's for a low. I hope he would find a mate if this is the time but there isn't a huge population of them around.
On a better note he is more fearful of other people and animals. Before the car got him he did got away from the neighbor's dog running toward him....he isn't dumb. I know he is wild and don't want to make him a pet and understand he probably won't live long.....i just want to know if he is normal......or raised on a pheasant farm. My dad and I think a pheasant farm.
