Goldens

[artic 595]

I don't mind sharing these photos. Do many others keep Ornamental birds? Not asking for photos just sheer interest.

 

This cock bird is in his second year, and is my first that I have bred that threw a decent colour of his breed.

 

 

 

[skycat 6,174]

Beautiful birds: I used to keep a pair but they never managed to hatch any eggs. I later found out that they are now so inbred that fertility is poor: is that true?

[Lab 10,979]

Nice................. Had a cock bird years ago but a Buzzard killed it.

[Guest thebigdog]

Nice................. Had a cock bird years ago but a Buzzard killed it.

 

 

there called transvestites lab

[Penda 3,355]

i always wanted a pair when i was a kid i used to work at this animal sanctry had a cracker there,i have kept quails in the past japenese,chinese,italian,bobwhites,tuxiedos etc and i did have a pair of red leg patridge i let them go in the fields by me they were on the yampy side

[DUCKWING 302]

NICE BIRD MATE ,

 

BEAUTIFUL BIRDS ...........

 

I HAD AT ONE TIME QUITE A SET UP OF BIRDS , THEY WERE MY OLD FELLAS AND I WAS CHIEF DOGS BODY !!

 

WE HAD , EXHIBITION BUDGIES ... BRITISH AND CANERYS PLUS A FEW BITS OF OTHER STUFF EXOTIC FINCHES , PARRETS AND RUNNING THROUGHOUT THE BOTTOMS OF THE AVIARYS WERE QUAIL ........ADD TO THAT A LARGE LOFT OF ROLLER PIGEONS AND YOU CAN SEE I WAS A BUSY BOY .....

 

ALL THE BEST

 

 

DUCKWING

[artic 595]

Beautiful birds: I used to keep a pair but they never managed to hatch any eggs. I later found out that they are now so inbred that fertility is poor: is that true?

 

There are many people who will cross the golden with the Lady Amherst, however the colour of legs and eyes are the give away...there are many others to look out for.

 

Not had a Golden that was not fertile, I find that most Goldens are VERY fertile.

 

When you say "They Never" do you mean the hen not sitting on eggs, or the eggs were candled and showing not fertile?

[WILF 49,767]

it would make a nice hat

[artic 595]

it would make a nice hat

 

WILF.................................leave!

 

[skycat 6,174]

Beautiful birds: I used to keep a pair but they never managed to hatch any eggs. I later found out that they are now so inbred that fertility is poor: is that true?

 

There are many people who will cross the golden with the Lady Amherst, however the colour of legs and eyes are the give away...there are many others to look out for.

 

Not had a Golden that was not fertile, I find that most Goldens are VERY fertile.

 

When you say "They Never" do you mean the hen not sitting on eggs, or the eggs were candled and showing not fertile?

 

The eggs weren't fertile but the hen never sat for very long either. I was given the pair so I don't even know how old they were: I was told they were young, but who knows. I'm no expert on pheasants, but the cock bird seemed young, though I had my doubts about the hen. b*****d fox got into the aviary, ripped it apart and I never got any more: shame, as liked them.

 

I was also given a banty hen which my mate swore was sired by a golden: to a mille fleur hen: could that be possible? Apparently he was the only male bird in the pen, and only one egg out of 12 hatched. She was certainly an unusual bird, and was fertile herself, but only one or two of her own eggs ever hatched: weird. That was when she was with an OEG banty cock who I know produced a lot of chicks over other hens.

[artic 595]

Beautiful birds: I used to keep a pair but they never managed to hatch any eggs. I later found out that they are now so inbred that fertility is poor: is that true?

 

There are many people who will cross the golden with the Lady Amherst, however the colour of legs and eyes are the give away...there are many others to look out for.

 

Not had a Golden that was not fertile, I find that most Goldens are VERY fertile.

 

When you say "They Never" do you mean the hen not sitting on eggs, or the eggs were candled and showing not fertile?

 

The eggs weren't fertile but the hen never sat for very long either. I was given the pair so I don't even know how old they were: I was told they were young, but who knows. I'm no expert on pheasants, but the cock bird seemed young, though I had my doubts about the hen. b*****d fox got into the aviary, ripped it apart and I never got any more: shame, as liked them.

 

I was also given a banty hen which my mate swore was sired by a golden: to a mille fleur hen: could that be possible? Apparently he was the only male bird in the pen, and only one egg out of 12 hatched. She was certainly an unusual bird, and was fertile herself, but only one or two of her own eggs ever hatched: weird. That was when she was with an OEG banty cock who I know produced a lot of chicks over other hens.

 

Hens will sit a brood out if they are not spooked and have plenty of cover. Was your cock bird in colour? They start to get their colour in the second year. However I have candled eggs from a 6 month old cock and all 15 eggs from the hen were fertile.

 

I've never heard of any pheasant crossing with poultry.

[Blooded 62]

Very nice Artic, a credit to you

[scothunter 12,609]

there cracking looking.

[DUCKWING 302]

 

 

IVE SEEN A FEW PHANTAMS OVER THE YRS AS THE PHEASENT X BANTAMS ARE CALLED

 

DUCKWING

[Lab 10,979]

Beautiful birds: I used to keep a pair but they never managed to hatch any eggs. I later found out that they are now so inbred that fertility is poor: is that true?

 

There are many people who will cross the golden with the Lady Amherst, however the colour of legs and eyes are the give away...there are many others to look out for.

 

Not had a Golden that was not fertile, I find that most Goldens are VERY fertile.

 

When you say "They Never" do you mean the hen not sitting on eggs, or the eggs were candled and showing not fertile?

 

The eggs weren't fertile but the hen never sat for very long either. I was given the pair so I don't even know how old they were: I was told they were young, but who knows. I'm no expert on pheasants, but the cock bird seemed young, though I had my doubts about the hen. b*****d fox got into the aviary, ripped it apart and I never got any more: shame, as liked them.

 

I was also given a banty hen which my mate swore was sired by a golden: to a mille fleur hen: could that be possible? Apparently he was the only male bird in the pen, and only one egg out of 12 hatched. She was certainly an unusual bird, and was fertile herself, but only one or two of her own eggs ever hatched: weird. That was when she was with an OEG banty cock who I know produced a lot of chicks over other hens.

 

Hens will sit a brood out if they are not spooked and have plenty of cover. Was your cock bird in colour? They start to get their colour in the second year. However I have candled eggs from a 6 month old cock and all 15 eggs from the hen were fertile.

 

I've never heard of any pheasant crossing with poultry.

If you want to them to hatch out with an decent average then pick the eggs everyday and incubate them. Pheasants dont make good mothers. Last year out of 1200 laying hen birds i reckon a handful would have made good mothers out in the wild. They would attack you the minute you put your hand in for eggs when it was getting to the end of there laying period.