what age for pheasants?

[russ]

Hey all, at what age do pheasants start changing colors? Thank you....Russ

[Reeves]

Generally, after the second molt they'll have their adult colors.

[russ]

  Can u give me a time frame on that, have never raised them before and was curious..thanks....Russ

[Reeves]

Depending on the species (you didn't mention any) they'll have colors this year, but after the following spring/summer molt, the full adult colors will come in.

[russ]

Thanks Reeves, sorry they are ringnecks. lookin like I have 3 males and 2 females. Thought at first they were all males due to bumps on their legs for spurs, however 3 have the start of spurs and 2 still have little bumps, and they are starting to get that pretty coloring around their necks...Thanks again..Russ

[Ghost Pointer]

This has been my first year raising pheasants...I was first able to distinguish sex by the eyes in mine....they were about 6 weeks old when the red patch started getting its color, we identified all but one correctly this way. @ about 10-11 weeks old we could really see the feather coloring as means to determine, by that time though the eye patches  of the males were bright red.