Raising Pheasant (Day 1)

I have raised many types of birds in the past, but not since I started making videos for KZbin. I plan on doing a small series regarding pheasant as I raise them. I hope to provide some good information for those of you thinking about raising birds and some interesting footage for everyone else. Enjoy!
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[@Nighthawkinlight]

Chickens can be friendly if you handle them often enough as they grow. Order hens only. Roosters are less friendly. They can't really hurt an adult but they could peck a kid in the eye.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@keylockkid They are fairly simple to raise. You will not be able to find a supplier that will order you just one, but you may be able to find another buyer who would sell you a few from their larger order.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@fireworkgalore I split an order of 100 with another individual and the hatchery was 10 short on shipping. One died in transit making 89, split in two I took the 44. I would like to replenish the local population, as well as keep some for their eggs.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@TopOfTheLine3 I bought them to release. Wild birds have it in their instincts to survive in the wild. It doesn't matter if they are raised in captivity.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@davejohnson3 I tried shavings this year as you can see in the video and they were fine enough that the birds were eating them and many died. If you're using actual chips from a wood chipper you may not have that problem, but these shavings have caused significant loss in numbers. In the past I have always used plain paper and had no problems but I switched to shavings on a recommendation from the feed store. I guess they had never raised pheasant themselves because it was a disaster.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@Hissatsu5 Nope, it's possible to tame just about anything. Tame meaning that they are not shy nor aggressive towards humans. You can 'tame' a cat, but lets see one that plays fetch.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

With ducks? Nothing. It's hopeless. They create mud and make a mess no matter what you do. Pheasant keep much cleaner. Chickens are somewhere in between.

[@MrEyeGlitch]

Who are 7 stupid persons whose put dislike? ----------------------------------------- About video, very interesting! Birds very cute.

[@gordonfreakinfreeman2018]

16 Dislikes now :^/

[@clutchfarmer1013]

They are quails

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@DarkEcho419 A good deal on pheasant would be $2.50 per bird. They take about 6 months to fully mature, but they are old enough to be released in about half that time.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@cgspeeddemon1 Yes, a raccoon killed them. This would have been the third time I had raised pheasant to adults if they had survived. There isn't much to it, they simply need the proper feed, water, and the males need to be separated or released as they get older. Any feed store that sells the chicks in the spring should tell you all you need to know. Next summer my plans are to buy more.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@davejohnson3 I haven't checked the starter protein, I've never had any problems using any wild game starter. One light is fine for 40 birds, but my bin is indoors at the moment. They need 95 drgrees the first week and around 90 after that. It's better that the lights are too close than too far away. If they're too close the birds will just move toward the edge and be fine, but if they're too far away they'll get cold and die. Also, don't use wood shavings, turns out they kill pheasant.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@shinydialga123 About 3 months until they are completely mature if I remember correctly from the last time.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@fish707 One does look dead in one of the clips, but it was simply sleeping. They are all alive and well.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@WebHelperxx Feed supply stores.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@krnboi337 Just asleep. They are all moving around and healthy.

[@BIG_FETUS]

Could you keep 1-3 or.do.they like.being in big packs

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@berger1980 Not dead. It's fine.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@xxlastpkxxmony459 I'll make a video every few days, every day could get pretty old. I will release many, and keep some for their eggs.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@melikeit23 Most of them will be released to replenish the local population. A few will be kept for their eggs.

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@neddy17 Most of them will be released to replenish the local population. A few will be kept for their eggs.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@TheBombBros I do hunt pheasant, but likely not these. I would just like more of them around the area.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

Chickens are the easiest to keep alive and healthy. You can also pay for their food by selling the eggs.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@22whatado No, they need as much food as they can get while they're growing.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@keylockkid The hatchery hatches the eggs then ships them out a day or two later to local feed suppliers. I ordered them a month ago.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@MrAirgunlover Neither, they are to increase the local population.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@Konsolenrocker08 It's plenty large until they grow more. They need to keep together for heat at this age.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@meganmadnessxo I hope to see a video response. I just got in another 40 of them yesterday.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@FOATE Release many of them, keep some of the others for eggs.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@davejohnson3 I do release them. I buy them from a local store.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@WambliPeta Well thank you for coming back for more, stay tuned

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@ahmedlama2 Yeah you can expect to lose around 10%.

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@truongluu53 Southern Michigan

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@WaffleFox96 Yeah it wasn't pretty.

[@Zenshiro14]

So how come you made no more update on this?

[@williaminluv9011]

A raccoon killed all of them in one night.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@keylockkid I raised birds for about 5 years.

[@Nighthawkinlight]

@maxpower14843 I bought them.

[@pocketoniofficial]

At :50 seconds, you're petting that one pheasant and he closes his eyes like a big smile. SO cute. x)

[@mr.bikash3929]

Hello sir would you help me ? Can you tell me name of vaccine of one day, 1 week ,2 weeks and 3 weeks plz best regards

[@ollepearce3116]

Sermion toxine

[@JimboJitsu]

pretty cool thanks for sharing! I am getting some chicks early next year can you raise the two together?

[@InYaSoul]

0:48 ooh yea thats the spot. lol

[@chembairai9156]

0:48

[@imacommentj259]

well never expected this from you

[@BassheadCurry]

@Nighthawkinlight Im a nature kind of guy so I dont hunt alot. but I have before. If I eat anything wild, its going to most likely be Catfish or Crappie. Im really big into fishing.

[@13mcjoli]

So cute!

[@BassheadCurry]

do you release them to hunt? i love nature so its not easy for me to kill things. thanks for the upload!

[@fatimaqamar3407]

So cute baby

[@MrDilwo]

Used to work for a feed store, sold all kinds of fowl, chickens, ducks, pheasants. Cleaning up after ducks was the worst. Pheasants and chickens were easy, could just slap the metal sheet and the poo would come off. Ducks you had to scrape it off after it caked on :( And it smelled AWFUL. Also don't put too many birds in one cage, they'll kill each other easily by stepping on each other.

[@cgspeeddemon1]

@Nighthawkinlight yeah sorry bout most of that comment, i found the answer in another video.......and thats just it, all of my reserach is turning up nowhere i can get them here in arizona, i geusse cause they arent very popular, and the farmer im working for isnt talking so.........but im still researching and this looks very very doable in my area, plus i can make a pay to hunt lodge to make money off them

[@cgspeeddemon1]

so it is my understanding the pheasant chicks died right? have you givin up or will you be trying again? i was really looking forward to seeing them to adulthood and gaining the valuable info about them. currently ia m drilling a water well in az for a guy that has a private pheasant hunting ranch but he wont tell me anything about them so as to stop future compition and im EXTREMELY interested in the process of raising them.

[@dontanjh]

U should put something soft on the ground so when they walk,it is not so loud.

[@ZomfgLOLlipop]

listening to the temperature as a european, it sounds like you want to cook them xD i mean 100 degrees fahrenheit is not warm (i believe), but 100 degrees Celcius makes water boil, and that should not be a comfortable place for a bird... they are birds, aren't they?

[@terminatormk12]

Yeah because when I raised the ducks they were very messy and I had to clean up after them all of the time so I put them outside then about 2-3 of the ducks got killed by a hawk. Do u know if any birds are family friendly and aren't very afraid of you because I heard that geese were.

[@dmorgan724]

If you wanted to release the Pheasant to the wild as in doing propagation., would birds raised in this manner be able to find food on thier own aftre being feed like this? Can they find food on thier own in the wild after being "pen raised" per say?

[@metallover3]

That'll be some good eatin! What do you plan to do as they get bigger? My neighbor (in town) has chickens,, for pets. They used to have a 19-pound rooster that attacked everybody it didn't know. Thank god it's dead,,, now there are only hens.

[@Slappos]

:24 is that one dead

[@gamemeister27]

Lousy raccoon. Reminds me of this story of a woman in the city raising chickens. She found a possum that killed one at night. In her fury, she proceeded to bludgeon the possum to death with a shovel. Can't say I blame her.

[@TNREBEL40348]

i'm thinking about raising game birds. i have some chickens but they never get ate anymore by hawks which is good. when i had ducks, we let them go free and within 3 days they where all dead.

[@steaphris]

Mama pheasant took her chicks to stay in my garden while the tractor sprayed pesticide in the nearby fields. One chick didn't seem as able as the others at walking around and pecking insects etc. It's about a few days old, I wonder if I could raise it in a box with seed and water then release it later? Or just leave it to fend for itself in garden. It seems to get left behind a lot and can't walk without fallin over. For now, I have found the nest in my garden and put the either injured or late hatched chick in the nest. Mama pheasant and the other chicks are wandering round the garden and they all get to go under her, except the above chick. Any advice would be appreciated!

[@charliesweb1k]

do you sell eggs? and if you do what mutations of pheasants do you have? im interested in hatching. i hatched all my seramas and love keeping them thanks

[@TopOfTheLine3]

were you planing to release these out into the wild, or kill them to eat? if you release them how would they know how to find food, or make a nest ?

[@thomaswb]

nigthawklight i raise chicken's the best way to heat them is get a tin can and put the light in it it make's a nice warm tin they sit near

[@StepSherpa]

these remainds me of when i i was a kid and we got to raise a chicken each but they all got chicken paralazis sorry for my english

[@goldfishteam1610]

I found a baby pheasant (wild) and put him with my coturnix quails I have some chicken starter that is made for pheasant, quails and other birds what more do I need?? I need a quick answere!

[@maxpower14843]

so all of these were killed by raccoons did you buy them or is there a program that gives you them to raise either way sorry man

[@evanjoshua1]

you generaly can raise, them i once caught some wild baby ones on kodiak alaska and i still have the skin on my fingers

[@mattd28]

they look a little peckish! sorry couldn't resist, nice video.

[@Yuhutoob]

i had a baby chicken once and we had to feed it loads because it was weak, it was so cute!! it unfortunately died.

[@sunnetor74]

China Golden Pheasants are the most beautiful birds ! I do not know how raise them even I have a big yard and a house. the local breeder sale for each chick for 100 bucks ! no experince to take a risk !

[@THEE.apples]

Overpriced

[@napalmonfire]

it is funny when they fall a sleep because when their beaks hit the ground they wake up then fall a sleep again

[@nonerdshere]

Are you going to post more pheasant videos

[@ShDTMP]

sad;y it looks like is dead.... or maybe it is sleeping hopefully it was sleeping They are so cute Thumbs UP

[@terminatormk12]

I raised 5 ducks once. What is the easiest way to deal with the poo and not have to clean it up as much?

[@poprocz]

You really need a hobby man, that's right you have one or ten. lol Fun video, pretty cool stuff.

[@prashandesilva6805]

Tell me if you have made a video about a blow gun which shoots out a pencil or something.PEACE

[@skinnymarauder333]

Who the fuck dislikes a video about cute little birds!

[@A3HFarm]

hi, it's a very interesting video. I live in Viet Nam and breeding pheasants too . Please to meet you . Once again thanks for your useful video .Good luck

[@zilla6990]

How big of a container should I start with for 50 chicks?

[@bRadicalmagic1]

They are TOW TWEET, yet they sound like a herd of cattle in their little pen. LOL.

[@trooperx666]

@krnboi337 when you get chicks in the mail they are extremely stressed out and need rest

[@dominicberrick123]

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[@tothpickman]

my uncel go such birds to their eggs is realy good and funny becuase their so small

[@kimtuyennguyen80]

[@qwertopchicken]

that is so cruel phesents taste way better i would eat phesents insted of chickens

[@LionSilverVideos]

lol funny how they peck at everything they see :P

[@edwardgaddfree5560]

They all were killed by a raccoon. Check his trap video that came after this.

[@XxWaterStreamxX]

@Nighthawkinlight How much do they cost and where can i buy them in canada?

[@harrietgoostrey3296]

A pheasant in my garden just gave birth to seven chicks

[@silentninj2632]

Soooo Cute! *Loses 1 manly point.*

[@zackferguson1661]

Agreed.

[@jetslick9411]

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[@SuperPeNat]

i think there is only one word appropriate for this video. AWWWWWWWWWWW!

[@ColdWarCanada]

what do you do with them once there gorw up?

[@shiyouniaishiya]

does anyone realize he made video saying a raccoon kills all of them?

[@arizona_iced_out_boy]

what are you going to do with these pheasants when they grow older?

[@saleemshezad5644]

How we know that female chakor lay egg in 2 or 3 days

[@BronzeOrwin]

THAY"RE ALL SOOO FREAKIN CUTE!!! :D

[@fatpeniswrinkle]

He never made a day two... you know what that means? It died

[@sapiensproeliator]

where can you get them? i spose u dont find them in the forest

[@EdiblePlants]

hey what ever happen to your pheasants?

[@topbreedbirds3157]

Awesome, active chicks from day 1

[@terminatormk12]

And what do u raise them for because I just did it for fun.

[@2cottwat22]

Do you raise them to hunt them or what do you do with them?

[@alekss8427]

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh so cuuttteee

[@milanthapa9862]

what is the real temperature for these chicks till 1 week