Ringneck Pheasants released at 4 weeks. . .

[@kdkragt]

I applaud your efforts. Keep in mind that quality, year round, upland habitat, determines whether you have (and keep) a population of wild birds.

[@theworldwisdom]

You just restored my faith in humanity. You gain my respect.

[@dunestaniszewski2300]

That cool! I would recommend raising them longer so they can get their flight feather more established, but your going to have some die anyway. I had a pair of bobwhite quail get out of my pen, and they have survived for 5 days so far.

[@sims3709]

Just curious, are those two quail still around?

[@raprock5000]

They recommend 5 weeks but they will do fine if you have good warm temperatures for a week without any pounding rain...👍

[@dunestaniszewski2300]

@@sims3709 the male actually did very well in the wild! We are not quite sure what happened to the female, but we did find eggs that they hatched. We never saw the babies or mother after that, though.

[@CadeCrash]

They were raised in a surragator. We are raising another 100 or so this year as well. Over the last couple years we have see quite a few more pheasants. We actually have three or four roosters and at least do me that amount in hens that have stayed in the area. We have a good water source and are planting a small food plot as well. They seem to be doing great and it is a fun project. I have quite a few neighbors that are also interested in this so we might be doing a bigger surragator soon.

[@CadeCrash]

This was on my property, but they were released as wild birds... Just trying to reestablish the population.

[@pois3689]

Bravi complimenti.

[@mysteryman3547]

I am considering purchasing one of these units to bring back the pheasants like they were when my dad was a kid. The only problem is afraid that I'm going to spend all this money and end up just feeding the fox and hawks.

[@birddogsforever9135]

Watching this in 2021 and working towards doing this on my own property - converting 20+ acres of hayfield into crop/grassland in northern MN farm country. What kind of survival rates did you see?

[@masterglitch0]

Let me know how it goes for you, been looking to reintroduce pheasants on our land after a fire burned their habitat. Just trying to figure out the best way to go about it

[@mariannapostema4748]

that's awesome!!! :)

[@65LB]

What percentage survive to young adulthood? Is there any Pheasant forage plants in the area?

[@dukecorso80]

Hey guys. Loving the video...great job bringing 65! Pheasants into the wild....my question is...do they survive the winter....thanks

[@crashcade1095]

Thank you! They have done well. I believe the survival rate of the birds is around 78%. To this day without releasing any other birds we still have 5-6 roosters within a 20-30 acre area and numerous hens. I'm pretty sure that these birds have done awesome and continue to reproduce and expand the current pheasant population.

[@clackamas2]

Where di you get the brooder pen? That is a nice setup, compact and good enough for 65 birds. I Personally would wait a fe more weeks, but If I could get 3 pens like that I could have staggered releases.

[@CadeCrash]

clackamas2 here is a link to the mfg of these.... wildlifemanagementtechnologies.com/collections/surrogators-packages

[@Ko3n3k33]

How many rounds of releases did you do sir? We have done a lot of habitat improvement on a few hundred acres of dryland wheat and CRP. (guzzlers, food plots, and tree plots (for cover and nesting)). I would think this would be a annual or bi-annual thing for at least a few years for the best chance at getting a population up and running. Any information you have would be greatly appreciated (I think we are doing this regardless but if you have any lessons learned that would be awesome to hear). Thanks

[@CadeCrash]

Ko3n3k33 we do bi-annually. Honestly doing two releases a year for 2-4 years should do great. Two years after this Fish and Game decided they were going to trap birds from our immediate area to help reestablish a population in Salmon, ID.

[@pois3689]

Complimenti voi amate la natura . Like

[@bmanning1989]

Im looking in to re-establishing the population on my property. I see you release 65 birds, how many could you estimate that are still living other than the ones hunted?

[@crashcade1095]

These birds have done well. We have a population of 5-6 roosters and about as many Jen's that stay in the area and breed. I'm sure there are more and that they have spread out but these are the ones we see.

[@sohrabjabari5979]

Thanks so much for freedom

[@midwestuplandsetters1431]

I think a little young, but I am just going off experience of pen raised birds. They usually have them in flight pens for a few months to help them be able to fly from danger. Not knocking the video by any means. I like the set up you have but maybe a flight pen to release them in for a few weeks before totally releasing into the Wild.

[@tolmiepheasants8079]

I agree, too young

[@thedwightguy]

I intend to incubate and release leucistic in my grassland area at 3,000 feet, mild winters similar to areas of Idaho. Not too many predators, but as I understand it pheasant, esp. the males, are such asshats that releasing early is a good idea if they're crowded. Probably for me, six to eight weeks and I'd separate the hes from the cocks as soon as I can identify. May keep two/three hens over next winter. Being black, I'll not confuse them with the few cocks we occasionally see around the Columbia Valley. Lots of high dry grass cover with grain, though.

[@waltlars3687]

I want to know all about this ! I am moveing to Idaho probley midstate and I want to raise and My own wildgame birds what is the big green box ?

[@CadeCrash]

It's called a surragator.

[@CadeCrash]

wildlifemanagementtechnologies.com/collections/surrogators-packages

[@jscomp9529]

To hunt?

[@arthurshortlidge7188]

Do you need a beak clip on a male or female if there is more then 1 female in the cage with only 1 male?

[@CadeCrash]

Arthur Shortlidge we try to keep human interaction down with these birds. They are released and do an awesome job at surviving.

[@scottchadwick6921]

My dad raised pheasants. Has one male to two females no promblems.

[@therrienmichael08]

What's the propane tank for ?

[@CadeCrash]

michael therrien it is for the heater. The temps this time of year are too cold. So we keep the surrogator heated.

[@willo777u]

They look older than four weeks?

[@thedwightguy]

look more like six to eight weeks to me.

[@TheMrKrause]

It has been a while since your release of birds... Have you been able to establish a wild population?

[@NTBS]

Established population yet? 🤷‍♂️

[@jbreinf3hi]

What is the thing they were raised in?

[@CadeCrash]

James Brein wildlifemanagementtechnologies.com/collections/surrogators-packages

[@thelastjohnwayne]

A surragator

[@BillyVandergaw]

Hi, are you planting them on your property or just into the wild?

[@CadeCrash]

Billy Vandergaw wild release

[@cartermccauley7352]

@@CadeCrash hey my friend. You know more about this. Ohio 30 years ago had these plus grouse chukar quail etc. but is Ohio’s habitat ready for private release.

[@mmmgdl]

Hi, I would like to get feathers and eggs how do I contact you? btw nice video.

[@CadeCrash]

mmmgdl I don’t have either feathers or eggs. These birds come at 1 day old.

[@vwseramas]

They will not survive in the wild without an experienced adult to warn them of danger. Try next year of raising them in a series of pens that get larger and covered with netting. Then in the last pen remove the cover when ready for release and let them explore their way out. You'll have to gradually change their food so they can learn to find natural foods. Think about placing feeders around your property that they will recognize as food sources.

[@CadeCrash]

Historically the survival rate of releasing birds at this age is over 75%. These birds are raised and released to keep them as wild as possible. The local population has thrived with these releases. The birds stay within 6 miles of where they were released. There is food and water around the area to support them. These are not pen raised birds and with pen raised birds you cannot just release them to the wild like you are suggesting.

[@wunder8962]

D Walt you are wrong

[@johns8240]

@@CadeCrash I was thinking of raising some myself until I found this from Pheasants Forever: ‘On average, only 60 percent will survive the initial week of release. After one month, roughly 25 percent will remain. Winter survival has been documented as high as 10 percent but seldom exceeds 5 percent of the released birds.’

[@angus9941]

No you are right. The ones that survive the hawks foxes and coyotes the first 3 weeks will starve to death in winter without adult help to show them food sources. Been doing this for 40 plus years and have learned by trial and error. Good luck and good on ya for trying. Proud Canadian.

[@pietromanca9490]

its amazing they they can fly at 2 weeks old

[@twhite96ss]

Doesn't it say they are 4 weeks old?

[@pietromanca9490]

twhite96ss oh ok sorry

[@continentalroomscom]

what is the name of the place where they released please

[@robertestrada4963]

Nice

[@MrColanzar2007]

Wow! They don't need their parents for protection.

[@CadeCrash]

No studies have shown that this is the ideal age of release to keep them wild and have as little human interaction as possible with a decent survival rate.

[@CadeCrash]

Seriously guy? Why would they not have lasted? Do a little research. How old are they when they are leaving the nest?

[@Workingcockers]

How is your pheasant population using your surrogator? Are you still using the surrogator?

[@xWARCHIEFx]

Takes the wildlife department and biologists thousands and thousands of dollars to try and get half the results you just did.

[@noelconnaughton3164]

Nice to see birds been released back into the wild don't mind those gobshites who write all the negative stuff they're the sort that will shoot till there is no birds left

[@bj20091000]

Good on you for feeding all the local predators. Those poults would not have lasted very long!!!!!

[@randyyoder4898]

They'll make many good meals for hungry predators. I've raised a number of pheasants myself and I would say most if not all of them will be dead in a weeks time as young as they are.

[@randyyoder4898]

I love the idea tho. I like to keep them for about 1 year and then release them when theyre laying eggs in the spring so they can immediately begin nesting and have a chance at raiseing young in the wild as soon as they're released

[@yeryer5945]

For sure they well not survive

[@kylapaszkowski2016]

To youg

[@shinglehillclimber88]

Way too young!! :(

[@CadeCrash]

shinglehillclimber88 explain!