pheasant

[stanley roberts]

can anyone tell male and female in baby pheasant,
i have some black with a white ring on neck just
like to know if these were males there
ringnecks,

[IamTomm]

When they are young the males will start to get white feathers around thier neck. And  the females dont. They will stay a more brownish patterned color.  I forget what age the start to show thier coloring but I think its close to 10 weeks old.  Im sure someone else here can help.  I havent riase them for a while now.  How old are the young pheasants?

[stanley roberts]

there not 10 weeks  yet,
they were this color when they hatched.
thanks

[power]

delet

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

stanley roberts,

can anyone tell male and female in baby pheasant,
i have some black with a white ring on neck just
like to know if these were males there
ringnecks,

What you are discribing from the date of hatch, sounds like they are Melanistic Mutant Pheasant chicks.

When Melanistic chicks hatch, the solid brown color are the hens. The males are  black with white on the tips of there wings and white and black on there head and neck.

All Ring-necked Pheasants are basically the same in color when they hatch.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow Farm

[stanley roberts]

thanks steve
i have some melanistic pheasants
three females and a male
i thought they might have came from
them but wasnt sure now i know
was i big help thanks again

[Pheasant Hollow Farm]

stanley roberts,

Anytime! Melanistics are easy to sex when they hatch. Again, hens are all brown in color.

Steve
Pheasant Hollow farm