We have 6 ringneck pheasants, 3 male, 3 female that we hatched late spring last year. One of the females just started laying eggs (yay!) and I think we'd like to save and incubate some, but I'm not educated enough. I'm in central Alberta so though we've had a warm week above 0, it drops below 0...
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I am looking to create a mixed poultry flock (for eggs, meat, and fat) for a (future) homestead, and I wanted to get first-hand experience and/or research tips from y'all on species and breeds...
I was scrolling through and saw a member wanted preserve Talish genetics back in 2011. I reached out to them
Via the phone number that was included in the post but to no avail. I was curious if there are any breeders pure Talish or Bianchi on here.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Iv had birds since 2007. There’s been gaps due to work though.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
0 chickens
(3) What breeds do you have?
Coturnix Quail
(4) What are your favorite aspects of raising backyard...
i have pheasants that hang out with chickens like one of the gang adds another layer of diversity to my herd
chickens of course guinea hens ducks pheasants junglefowl and quail all flocking around the yard
It's 19° below zero here in central Wisconsin today, so I'm keeping warm by dreaming of starting my first flock this spring. This kind of weather will certainly weigh in to my plans. Hoping for a small start with gamebirds, maybe pheasants, certainly bobwhites, thinking about geese and ducks as...
I'm typing up an article on poultry aviaries, and I need images: here's the thing:
-Your hand can be in the picture
-I will credit you, no matter what
-I will except images of turkeys, quail, chickens, ducks, pheasants, peafowl, etc. Please no caged birds
-I might not be able to add in all the...
I am thinking about raising meat chickens sometime in the future (not sure when yet) and my brother mentioned that he wants to grow meat pheasants...is that a thing? If so, could they be raised with my meat chickens? And what is their butchering age? Like, could they be butchered at the same...
I am thinking about raising meat chickens sometime in the future (not sure when yet) and my brother mentioned that he wants to grow meat pheasants...is that a thing? If so, could they be raised with my meat chickens? And what is their butchering age? Like, could they be butchered at the same...
So, both me and my neighbor across the road both have flocks of chickens; only chickens. I have 10 hens and 1 rooster, and my neighbor has 20-30 chickens with 1 rooster as well. A couple of days ago, a very colorful, obviously male, ring-neck pheasant showed up around the edge of the road. All...
I wanted to have a chat like this so we can share pictures and stories of our pheasants.
Please, everyone be nice to each other as we post.
Here's my boy. His name is Luke, he's my 2 and a half year old red golden pheasant. I also have his sister, Leia (sorry, I'm a Star Wars fan). I will try...
im treating the youngest pheasants with cored in water, starting today.
Should I also be giving them anything in the regular food to help them?
We lost 2 young pheasants recently and another one has same symptoms now. So we are starting treatment to prevent any further casualties.
Thanks for...