What do you know about Golden Pheasants?

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I just got a pair from a humane society. Snazzy little things...they look like toys! Need basic care info or just refer me to a good website. Thanks.

-- Shannon at Grateful Acres Animal Sanctuary (gratacres@aol.com), October 17, 2001

Answers

Shannon, how about a list of the stock you now have! Your posts have always been of interest to me. Wish more folks would step up to the plate! Vicki

-- Vicki McGaugh (vickilonesomedoe@hotmail.com), October 17, 2001.

I actually know nothing about those beautiful things, but knew of a website to refer you to, to help get you started...

http://cyborganic.com/People/feathersite/Poultry/NDG/Pheas/BRKGolden.h tml

:-)

-- Buk Buk (bukabuk@hotmail.com), October 17, 2001.


Oops, somehow a space showed up in the "html" of that website i just posted. hopefully this one will work for you!

http://cyborganic.com/People/feathersite/Poultry/NDG/Pheas/BRKGolden.h tml

-- Buk Buk (bukabuk@hotmail.com), October 17, 2001.


Shannon, My son used to raise those beautiful birds. They are easy to take care of. We kept them in a chicken coop with bird netting for their protection. We have a pair owls that love to help themselves to any bird around here. We fed them our own grain and Jeff bought a watering system like you see in Mcmurray Hatchery's book. Cindy

-- Cindy Herbek (dh40203@navix.net), October 17, 2001.

I'll give it a try, Buk Buk, with the site of the Golden Pheasants:

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/NDG/Pheas/BRKGolden.html

-- ~Rogo (rogo2020@yahoo.com), October 17, 2001.



If all else fails, click here:

Golden Pheasant

-- ~Rogo (rogo2020@yahoo.com), October 17, 2001.


I used to care for a pair of golden pheasants at a petting farm I worked at. We housed them in a covered pen with plenty of greenery in it for them to hide and nest in. They were fed a gamebird crumble. They survived well and bred in this environment, but we had to incubate the eggs. There were a lot of other gamebirds in separate pens all around them and people looking at them, so that may well be why they didn't set their own eggs. Something about living in a fishbowl....

-- Sheryl in Me (radams@sacoriver.net), October 18, 2001.

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