CluelessHomesteader
Hatching
- Feb 26, 2025
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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 at night and I imagine it'll still drop below -10 for some weeks to come. That being said on the mild days we are picking the eggs as soon as we see them (checking twice a day) so they don't freeze. The males have shown signs of mating (calls and aggressive behavior).
1. If pheasants are seasonal breeders, it seems a little early for this. Will they revert back to being "dormant" (I don't know what it's called lol).
2. How long can I store the eggs before they need to be incubated, and how do I store them prior to incubation?
3. Is there a way we can differentiate between a fertile egg and not, in a way that we could save it for eating instead of incubating (i.e. I don't want to eat it after incubating it for a few days, then putting a candle to it to find out it's unfertile).
4. Can I assume that if we separate the males/females, the females will continue to lay?
Thanks in advance
1. If pheasants are seasonal breeders, it seems a little early for this. Will they revert back to being "dormant" (I don't know what it's called lol).
2. How long can I store the eggs before they need to be incubated, and how do I store them prior to incubation?
3. Is there a way we can differentiate between a fertile egg and not, in a way that we could save it for eating instead of incubating (i.e. I don't want to eat it after incubating it for a few days, then putting a candle to it to find out it's unfertile).
4. Can I assume that if we separate the males/females, the females will continue to lay?
Thanks in advance
