Cock Pheasants With Glasses

[gouldy257 79]

i have all my cocks with glasses on them... will the cocks still thread the hens with there glasses on?????,,,, they've been fighting with one another past few days but from glasses went on they've quit, will this start up when the threading starts even tho they'll still have there glasses on??????

cheers

[Tom_hib 0]

They'll tread no worries, and probably start fighting again when there used to there specs, the specs are mainly to stop egg pecking more than anything. Tom

[roebuck220 80]

As above no bother, wish I hadn't been able to see a couple of the birds i've shagged after a few pints.

[gouldy257 79]

They'll tread no worries, and probably start fighting again when there used to there specs, the specs are mainly to stop egg pecking more than anything. Tom

 

shit,, there was me thinking me fighting problems were all solved how can i keep 18 hens and 3 cocks together for the threading season or is this possible with out them killing one another????

[roebuck220 80]

If your pen is big enough and with a fair bit of cover/brash you should be ok. The main problem can be the backs of the hens getting ripped open by the cocks spurs.

[gouldy257 79]

the pen there in at the minute is about 10ft x 25ft with plenty of cover and tin leaning in against the wire for them to run under but they still seem 2 race each other i'am presuming that it this is to small and that 12 hens and 2 cocks id be plenty???? lol

[Tom_hib 0]

For 18 hens you'll be better off with just 2 cocks, there'll be a lot less fighting with that, that pens plenty big enough, we've done 9 hens a cock in a 10x10, although moved on a weekly basis. Have you despurred/debeaked the cock birds, that can reduce damage to cocks and hens alot.

[Tom_hib 0]

Also have they been in there long? They'll take a while to sort out there harems and then should settle down.

[gouldy257 79]

haven't despurred them yet gonna do it on Saturday,, got them last thursday but ave kinda juggled them about since but they've been in the same pen since tuesday past haven't changed them just so hopefully they'll settle down ok..what way is debeaking them if you don't mind me asking???

[Tom_hib 0]

They should settle down, and if you do run 3 in a pen sometimes 2 will seem to pick on one so expect that. It's same method as spurring but just taking the very tip of the top beak off, stops them getting a proper hold of feathers and pulling them out.

[gouldy257 79]

aye that's been happening all right now just when you say it,, i have other cocks together with no hens but there's alway 2 doing the bullying to the other ones already lost one over the head of it don't want it happening again but ill look into the debeaking and do it on Saturday as well should save alot hopefully cheers for the info mate

would be alot of other tits that would start commenting up shite ya wouldn't wanna hear, when ya want info that can be useful to me thanks again

[Tom_hib 0]

Always the way mate, when we get one getting bullied like that we chuck it out to run free, they'll never do in the pen just end up killed. When you do the beak, make sure you only do the top beak and take a small amount off, just so that they can't get a grip of feathers but not so much they can't get a feed. No problems mate glad to help

[gouldy257 79]

aye am gonna let a few out this Saturday,, have 2 pointer pups so ill let them hunt them before they go see what my pups are gonna do anyway lol thanks mate

[burnie69 376]

Try putting brash in the pens so at least the hens can get away from the cocks if need be.We always do spurs and toe nails on the cocks it saves you having bare backs on the hens later on.Well helps.Also we leave specks off and de~beak the hens reason our pens are net covered and stop the specks coming off if they hit the net for any reason.

[nod 285]

Get some saddles to put on the hens, stops all the scratching when they are treading