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Title: Switching breeding ringed-neck pheasant 'partners'
Post by: German short-hair owner on April 14, 2010, 03:14:36 PM

 s85  I've read up and searched this site and couldn't find anything close to an answer on this.  I have three ringed-neck pheasant hens and two roosters.  I have separated the roosters with their own hens and have been successful in getting eggs for a week.  In theory, I should be getting twice as many eggs from the rooster with two hens but I'm not even getting as many as from the single hen.  Should I switch the roosters to try to increase production or just leave as they are? 

Also, how long can I keep the eggs before incubation?  I have them at 55 deg and about 70 percent humidity (which is what I found on this site).  I'd like my incubator to be as full as it possibly can be.

Thanks in advance for the advice!

Title: Re: Switching breeding ringed-neck pheasant 'partners'
Post by: coldwind on April 14, 2010, 04:40:07 PM

Quote from: German short-hair owner on April 14, 2010, 03:14:36 PM

s85  I've read up and searched this site and couldn't find anything close to an answer on this.  I have three ringed-neck pheasant hens and two roosters.  I have separated the roosters with their own hens and have been successful in getting eggs for a week.  In theory, I should be getting twice as many eggs from the rooster with two hens but I'm not even getting as many as from the single hen.  Should I switch the roosters to try to increase production or just leave as they are? 

Also, how long can I keep the eggs before incubation?  I have them at 55 deg and about 70 percent humidity (which is what I found on this site).  I'd like my incubator to be as full as it possibly can be.

Thanks in advance for the advice!

Every hen is different, you may have a late starter or late layer. That not all bad because that hen may lay longer into the summer.
I would not change anything leave the roosters alone and let them settle down.
Make sure you are feeding them "Game Bird Layena"  or any game bird feed that's around 20% protein.
Keep the eggs for no longer than 7 days before putting them into the incubator.

Title: Re: Switching breeding ringed-neck pheasant 'partners'
Post by: Reeves on April 14, 2010, 09:08:40 PM

You start moving birds around during breeding season, and you may end up having a blood bath....

Title: Re: Switching breeding ringed-neck pheasant 'partners'
Post by: slider on April 19, 2010, 01:40:54 AM

What he said ^... n3st

Title: Re: Switching breeding ringed-neck pheasant 'partners'
Post by: German short-hair owner on May 13, 2010, 10:10:04 AM

 :?: Day 24 in the incubator and we have moving eggs and cracks.  Fingers crossed!!!  :?: