Raising A Few Phezzies

[Lloyd90 509]

Anyone raise a handful of pheasants like backyard chickens etc

 

Wondered what it entails ? How much work it would be to raise say 20-50 for release on permission

[farmerkev09 105]

Use banties there's no effort at all no worring about glass lanterns going out and they are stronger and more hardy poults

[Lloyd90 509]

What's banties mate ? Sorry to be a pain lol

[hily 379]

Small sized hens used silkies but found still took up lots time and space not really worth the effort if you are trying to save money on stocking a shoot.If you want to enjoy the experience of raising your own birds then crack on remember after they are gone you still have to keep your hens ( these banties can cost a canny bit to buy) unless you can borrow some just for brooding.I only use a small incubator and bring on 100 or so birds to stock a couple of outlying release pens and only do this cause I have the time and like to.

[farmerkev09 105]

I personally use light Sussex x silkies I have near on 50 there no bother over winter. I only use banties for my English partridge but they would do well with pheasant to I would say 15 eggs max 5 hens would be perfect keep one hen back up if one hen comes off broody you can put them under the spare hen. I can roughly make these types of hens go broody in 4 days. I also have old English game cross slikie and they can go down in even less Al post some pictures of my brood pens

[Lloyd90 509]

Where do you get pheasant eggs ? Do you just buy the eggs in n get your hens to sit on em until they hatch ?

[farmerkev09 105]

How many egg you after

[Lloyd90 509]

None atm mate I'm not in a position to raise any for now it's still a topic that interests me and maybe something I'd like to try my hand at in the future.

 

Perhaps around 50 if I give it a go