Introducing a male pheasant

[Laurabonilla]

Hello.
I used to have roosters and hens (chickens) but they are all in heaven due to age, and only one younger polish rooster was left. I am very familiar with the rooster issues. But I now have a different situation. Let me give you some background first.

A white pigeon, a male, showed up, and decided to join our family. It has been 3 years and he is here part of us. He never left, roams and flys, but sleeps inside the house.

Now, 2 years ago a male silver pheasant (google, they are beautiful birds) also showed up and never left.

I have an aviary attached to a sunroom and that's where the only rooster chicken sleeps. My male pheasant also sleeps in there. It's a huge space and during the day (10am to 3pm ish) I let the 3 (pigeon, roo, and pheasant free roam).

All is well, I haven't wanted to introduce girls to any of them to avoid conflicts and fights. They live happily.

Now my issue. Someone contacted and long story short, brought a lost pheasant (male and silver too). It was an urgent situation and I took him in last night. I am utterly unprepared for this.


This new pheasant is in an area of the house for now, by himself.

Does anyone want experience with introducing a adult male pheasant to another adult male pheasant? No girls and their space is huge (around 1000 sq ft between aviary and sunroom).


I really don't want to have to separate them. But want to be cautious and any insight from anyone with similar experience would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[sourland]

What little I know about pheasants leads me to think they will fight viciously. @007Sean can you help here?

 

[Laurabonilla]

What little I know about pheasants leads me to think they will fight

What little I know about pheasants leads me to think they will fight viciously. @007Sean can you help here?

Thanks for amswering! I surely hope not just because they have no hens to fight over. I would hate to get him get attached to being here and then having to traumatize him with another move!

 

[007Sean]

Your situation is not the best, Silver pheasants are very aggressive birds, in general.
it might work out and then again it might not work out. You just have to try and see what happens. Be prepared to separate them if they start to 'kill' each other!
I would introduce the 'new' pheasant to the mix during the night, that way all the birds will be surprised to find a new bird in the enclosure....the best way would be to have a new enclosure to
move all the birds into, they usually will set up a new pecking order and not be as violent in their behavior.