dixiebop 125 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Are white pheasants common (not albino)? My two young un's with their pay! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david brightmore 13 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 seen a few round my way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,966 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Very common, they get put out with the normal birds so you can see where abouts your birds are wandering to. If someone shoots one on a shoot day they have to pay a fine round here, £50 or £60 I think it is. Have a look on ebay at hatching eggs round april may time when the hens are laying again and check out the different colours of pheasants you can get theres some proper mad colours nowadays. Theres even mad coloured redlegs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OldNog 432 Posted October 9, 2011 Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 When i was a keeper we used to hatch whites from our own eggs. Had to seperate them though and rear them seperate from normal chicks as they used ot get pecked to death. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.P.R 2,798 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 We used them for locating where the pheasants was feeding. Never used to shoot them. Didn't shoot or run hares either as there wasn't many of them. Not my choice it was the head gamekeeper who wrote the rules Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jasper65 6 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 We used them for locating where the pheasants was feeding. Never used to shoot them. Didn't shoot or run hares either as there wasn't many of them. Not my choice it was the head gamekeeper who wrote the rules Spoke to a keeper about it a good few years ago after my old Redtail nearly caught one, he said the same they was only down to mark down the Pheasants and seemed happy with me catching them. Not sure if its true but he told me they do nothing but fight compared to the norm and also wander out a bit taking other birds with them? I never ever caught one but over the year they totaly disapeared off the Estate....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dixiebop 125 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 This one was a Fine,not my pocket tho !The Guinea Fowl are out of bounds too !Always wondered ,what they were for,To teach Pheasants to Roost I was informed .Keepers and their Tricks Anymore, or are they too many to list ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,966 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Have you heard the racket a guinea fowl makes if you go for a nocturnal wander through a wood, thats why keepers have them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dixiebop 125 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 Have you heard the racket a guinea fowl makes if you go for a nocturnal wander through a wood, thats why keepers have them. Yes ,as noisey as Peacock ! especially when an errant Lab,pegs one ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csteed 40 Posted October 10, 2011 Report Share Posted October 10, 2011 See one about 12 years ago in the woods we used to camp in as kids not seen one since though.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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