Pheasant with bloody nose

[Andrew S.]

I hatched some Reeves pheasants with my quail 3 weeks ago and they are doing pretty well.  I've noticed from the beginning that one of the pheasants has dried up blood around its nose.  I don't think that it is from the quail or the other pheasants pecking it.  So far I figured that I shouldn't mess or try to pick the blood off until I found something out. 

Andrew S.

I don't know if this will make a difference or not, but I think that this particular pheasant is a mix between a Reeves pheasant and a Yellow Golden.  The person I got the eggs from had 3 Reeves hens, 1 Yellow Golden hen, and 1 Reeves male all together.

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

If your pheasants are 3 weeks old and flying around, it could be either the cage or pen they are in. If they are walking around inside a pen with wire, the pheasants will drag their beak along the wire and the blood is the final out come. Move the pheasant's into a larger area and incorporate a smoother fabric the height of the pheasants so they don't drag their beak along the enclosure.

Hope this helps!

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[CHARLIE]

HI
IF THE QUAIL ARE BOBWHITES AND STILL IN THE SAME PEN OR BROODER WITH THE PHEASANTS THAT IS PART OF THE PROBLEM. I HATCH SEVERAL KINDS OF QUAIL AND A FEW CHUKARS AT THE SAME TIME AND BY 3 WEEKS OF AGE HAVE TO GET THE CHUKARS OUT OF THE BROODER AS THE BOBWHITES START PECKING ON THEM AND WILL PECK THE BEAKS OFF OF THEM ,SO I THINK THIS IS YOUR PROBLEM TOO.
                         CHARLIE
                          BACKYARD GAMEBIRD FARM
                          DELAWARE

[Andrew S.]

I'm pretty sure it's not the cage, because they are in a large wooden box that was used for shipping housing materials.  There isn't anything like wire for them to rub on.  I have screen over the top so they won't fly out.  I got to looking at it today, and I caught it  to get a closer look.  It appears that there is a chunk of its top beak missing right in front of its nostril.  When it first hatched it did not have this missing part, but I did notice something that looked like a crack.  I don't know, maybe I'm just crazy!  If I had a digital camera, I would take a picture, but I don't have one.  Could it have had a crack in its beak and the Bobwhites pecked it off?

Andrew S.

[CHARLIE]

HI
I TOLD YOU THE PROBLEM AND PART OF THE BEAK MISSING PROVES IT.
                 CHARLIE