welshruger Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 (edited) Well this is the first time we (3 of us) have kept pheasants, its going to be a learning curve for us! I thought I would post a few pictures of our day olds we had from Bettws Hall today. Edited May 14, 2008 by welshruger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 looks good mate how many hav you got and if you dont mind me asking how much did you pay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creakindoor Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Be careful they do not drown. Might be an idea to put some clean pepples in your drinker (the red bit) Allowing them to drink but not swim. Have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshruger Posted May 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Paid £73 for the 100, take a look at their web site www.bettwshall.com really impressive, they hatch 300,000 eggs each week! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ91 Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 cheers mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted May 13, 2008 Report Share Posted May 13, 2008 Be careful they do not drown. Might be an idea to put some clean pepples in your drinker (the red bit) Allowing them to drink but not swim. Have fun! sound advice, we use chick rings in mini masters drinkers! have they gone through starve out yet?, interesting to see the mortality rate. good luck and keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshruger Posted May 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Be careful they do not drown. Might be an idea to put some clean pepples in your drinker (the red bit) Allowing them to drink but not swim. Have fun! sound advice, we use chick rings in mini masters drinkers! have they gone through starve out yet?, interesting to see the mortality rate. good luck and keep us updated There were quite a few eating last night and I think they were all drinking, we dipped their beaks into the water (read this on an a pheasant rearing site). There were none dead this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 You will normally get your first few deaths 3 - 5 days in ( this is when they have stopped feeding on there egg sack supplies) and then youwill be able to tell the quility of your chicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted May 14, 2008 Report Share Posted May 14, 2008 Getting them drinking is half the battle, keep changing the water on a regular basis to keep it cool, we have just rearranged all our drinking lines on the game farm, we used to have the main pipe going through the bigger rearing sheds, and then the smaller pipe feeding off the saddles into the drinkers, we have now moved the big ogy pipe outside and run the smaller pipes through the side of the sheds and in, cooler water, and ours are drinking alot more which is good. Not a problem with the 8 x 8 brooders, seems to be working well for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshruger Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2008 Well they are still all with us; seem quite active, feeding and drinking well. There are some vicious little beggars (trimmed some beaks already). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshruger Posted June 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Well another update, I have been away for a week so my brother and a mate have had all the pleasure!! Read on. Well the little beggars’ started to fly over the 2' pen we had them in inside a garage (we lost one due to this, but we have had NO deaths by natural cause). So my brother moved them into another garage so they could have the run of the whole place! I cannot believe that they can fly so far at just two weeks old, and run! well try catching them. We are keeping a costing to see what they will cost us by the time we have them to eight weeks, then we will compare the cost of poults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Very interesting, please keep the posts coming. What heater are you using? webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Glad to hear all is going well Looks like an sa lamp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Your costing will be very favourable (day old vs poults), but you will not factor in time taken. Of course if the people involved see it as a fun hobby rather than a chore then you won't need to assume hourly rates!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy shooter Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 hi every one i am the lucky brother to be looking after the phesant chicks they are three weeks old tomorrow and are doing extremely well, like my brother said we have only lost two,i have just been out to see how they are and they are a long way away from the heater and is only on low and is about 27" off the floor i have been turning it off during the dayfor the past three days so i think if the weather stays as mild as it is i will try them without heat during the night aswell any views on this would be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshruger Posted June 2, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 If possible i would raise the heater up a bit if possible and do it like that during the night. Have you go the birds into a night shelter/nursery pen during the day yet ? GH They have not been outside yet! We have another pen to move them to in a week or so, however I would like to ask what shelter at night do the need? We also have a release pen to constuct where we are going to release them, any views on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devon Fox Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 They will start to colour up a treat then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshruger Posted June 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2008 Update!! Well we are into a month old and we have lost 5, 2 drowned a bucket of water that was accidently left in the brooding pen! and three had found there way behind our gas bottle and I found them dead (gas bottle moved). They are all doing well none have died through natural causes! Fly I did not know that birds so young could fly so well. They are off heat, the weather here in rainy Wales is realy hot, so we have given them a go off the heat. Purchased a quill drinker, this is a must for less hassle. They are still on chick crumb and we have started giving them grower pellets as well. Will be moving them to our outdoor run perhaps next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgerpig Posted June 12, 2008 Report Share Posted June 12, 2008 excellent post most interesting! good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshruger Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 (edited) Well we have lost no more, my brother had to take one out today it was being pecked by the others, we will be moving them to an outdoor pen on Saturday (weather permitting). Picture shows the quill drinker, its amazing how they know how to drink from new source almost as soon as we installed it, the same for the spring feeders. Edited June 19, 2008 by welshruger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshruger Posted June 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 We did leave the quill and the floor drinkers in, but now they are on the quill full time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshruger Posted June 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Well we bit the bullet on Saturday and moved them outdoors to our pen. The weather was terrible, but we lost one in the week due to the other pecking it, so it was disposed of. Here is a picture (from a mobile phone) of them in the pen on Sunday, they all seem very happy considering the weather (thunder storms and heavy rain throughout the night). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Well done, I don't like to use straw for bedding as you are more likely to get disease than with wood shavings. But it seems that you did not have any problems this time. Are you thinking of tagging these birds when released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Paid £73 for the 100, take a look at their web site www.bettwshall.com really impressive, they hatch 300,000 eggs each week! Jesus, thats a turn over of 12.168 million per annum, from breading phesants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 nice one lads, lets hope they grow fast and fly well for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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