[othickman]

My dog (non-working) caught a bird in the garden much to my mum's dismay: it had been hiding in the bushes and so when we let him out he found it and ran around the garden celebrating his kill (it has a broken neck). But me nor what I can think to google can identify it. So I was wondering if you guys could help. By the way, the only thing I can think of is a red grouse, but the markings on the wing dont match with pics I've seen.

Thanks all the same.

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[poacher3161]

Its a pheasent poult by the looks of it they will be alot about now atvb dell

[camokid]

young pheasent mate

[othickman]

Yeah I agree that it's young but it doesn't look at all like common pheasant adults, in my opinion ... but I doubt you guys are wrong, it's just that the younguns I've seen, and the adults, neither look like this one.

Ah well, thanks.

[grant_c]

othickman, on Aug 21 2009, 11:14 AM, said:

Yeah I agree that it's young but it doesn't look at all like common pheasant adults, in my opinion ... but I doubt you guys are wrong, it's just that the younguns I've seen, and the adults, neither look like this one.

Ah well, thanks.

its definetly a pheasant poult mate iv reared 1 or 2 lol, most look the same up until that stage then you can tell cocks from hens.

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[poacher3161]

othickman, on Aug 21 2009, 11:14 AM, said:

Yeah I agree that it's young but it doesn't look at all like common pheasant adults, in my opinion ... but I doubt you guys are wrong, it's just that the younguns I've seen, and the adults, neither look like this one.

Ah well, thanks.

Probably a melanistic even the hens throw unusual markings.atvb dell

[grant_c]

poacher3161, on Aug 21 2009, 12:09 PM, said:

othickman, on Aug 21 2009, 11:14 AM, said:

Yeah I agree that it's young but it doesn't look at all like common pheasant adults, in my opinion ... but I doubt you guys are wrong, it's just that the younguns I've seen, and the adults, neither look like this one.

Ah well, thanks.

Probably a melanistic even the hens throw unusual markings.atvb dell

that aint a melanistic mate thats just a normal cock pheasant, you can tell melanistics from a hatch.

[poacher3161]

grant_c, on Aug 21 2009, 12:11 PM, said:

poacher3161, on Aug 21 2009, 12:09 PM, said:

othickman, on Aug 21 2009, 11:14 AM, said:

Yeah I agree that it's young but it doesn't look at all like common pheasant adults, in my opinion ... but I doubt you guys are wrong, it's just that the younguns I've seen, and the adults, neither look like this one.

Ah well, thanks.

Probably a melanistic even the hens throw unusual markings.atvb dell

that aint a melanistic mate thats just a normal cock pheasant, you can tell melanistics from a hatch.

Yes you are right only theirs that much variation now in the coulor of pheasents due to differnt strains been hatched and realised.atvb dell

[othickman]

Alright cheers, was mostly the red that threw me off, but if you've reared them I reckon you have slightly more knowledge on the subject than me ;) :D

Thanks again mate.

[jayjay]

I WOULD SAY PHEASANT POULT.

[Neal]

I made the same mistake last week while on Holiday in Dartmoor. We took my son to a rare breeds farm near Totnes and while looking at some of the recently hatched chickens I noticed two which looked a little different, more elegant and similar to game fowl, so I asked one of the assistants what they were. You've guessed it: pheasants! Because they were in with the chickens I simply assumed it was a breed of chicken. :blink: