help on rearing phesants myself

[jarrodevs 5]

I am 14 and have shooting permission less than 200 meters away from my house. there are only a few rabbits about and would like more game. so I want to rear some phesnats in my allotments.

I would like to know the following:

how to keep the young birds warm?

will they eat chicken corn?

how old are the birds when i can release them?

thanks jarrod

[benji benji 60]

i have lots on my allotment just buy a silkie she will hatch protect and look after young they will eat corn and breadcrums its a peace of pis but remember to beak the nasty canabil fekers or theyl eat eachother anymore questions fell free to pm me mate

[jarrodevs 5]

is there another way of kjeeping them warm apart from another hen?

[burnie69 376]

I am 14 and have shooting permission less than 200 meters away from my house. there are only a few rabbits about and would like more game. so I want to rear some phesnats in my allotments.

I would like to know the following:

how to keep the young birds warm?

will they eat chicken corn?

how old are the birds when i can release them?

thanks jarrod

Unless your using a broody hen you'll need to keep chicks warm,from day old untill depending on the weather 4-5 week old when you can wean them off heat,chicks will need pheasant crumb to start off then 3 weeks weaning on to mini pellet where there should stay untill about 14 weeks then over a period of 4 weeks gradually moved on to wheat,as for releasing 6-7 weeks as again depending on weather will need a release pen and after that i would suggest a mininum of 4 weeks in i would slowly let out. regards burnie

[burnie69 376]

is there another way of kjeeping them warm apart from another hen?

Yes a over head gas heater what runs on propane gas or a electric hen,Put electric hen in ebay search and it'll give you a idea what they are.

[jarrodevs 5]

my plan is to make a plywood box to put in my ferret shed with a hindged lid. i will place a feeder and drinker inside. the floor will be covered with woodshavings.

i was thinking about useing a brooderlamp to keep the chicks warm.what do you think about a brooderlamp?

and my plan.

thanks jarrod

[burnie69 376]

Heatlamps are fine mate if it small scale just make sure you get the right height you'll know this by the way the chicks are acting,If there right underneath the lamp its to high,if there pushing against the sides its too low common sense really.As for shavings on the floor leave it out of em for the 1st 3-4 days and sprinkle your crumb on the floor they'll find it easyier this way.Make sure your drinkers arn't too deep they'll drown themselves in em,easy way of doing this is putting small bit of plastic pipe around the bottom of the drinker inside the water it takes the depth away,If no pipe boil a few peeble so there clean and put them in it.It'll work the same.I was always taught that a pheasant only has i thing in its head once hatched and that is to kill itself,Anyway they can they will mate, goodluck in your hatching

[jarrodevs 5]

will a heat lamp run off a car battery or will i need the house socket ot run the haet lamp if so ill have to keep the chicks in my garden

[burnie69 376]

I've never tried a battery so wouldn't know always themans for me.

[jarrodevs 5]

i found a old parafin heater in the shed. so i may be useing it. just want to know

how hot does the box need to bee?

will i need to put mesh around it to stop the chicks getting too warm or will they stay away?

[Rhodey 96]

I think the best thing to do is have a look for a book on rearing and keeping pheasants that way you have always got the information to hand. Good look with them.