Hatching Pheasant Chicks

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  • Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025

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  • @weldonschmidt
    @weldonschmidt Месяц назад

    Cool video! I have 5 pheasants right now, (2 roosters and 3 hens) I hope to collect a few eggs in the spring and hatch them. I love what you've done with the structure in your pens. I'm going to steal that idea!

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  22 дня назад

      That’s awesome! I’d suggest you try building a pen structure for your pheasants before you start collecting eggs.

  • @dablaugntximntxub2318
    @dablaugntximntxub2318 17 дней назад

    you guys should put up those clear plastic similar to roofing tin.. those plastic roofing will stop wind and rain from getting into your coop

  • @captaincrunch5878
    @captaincrunch5878 7 месяцев назад +2

    I live in Soulsbyville California and I'm thinking of raising Pheasant to release into my area because they used to be here but not anymore... I here it's been multiple decades since they seen any, so I'm going to bring in a bunch of chick's and raise them up to let go.... I need to see what you do and how you do it because I'm a hands on learner.
    I have an aviary just built for chickens and I did one for Ducks, but the one I'm going to build for the Pheasant is going to be bigger than either of the other two... I'll be watching your videos , thank you so much !!
    R/Steve 😊

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  7 месяцев назад +3

      Hey Steve! I appreciate your comment. Yes, it’s really hard for pheasants to survive in their own in the wild. I’ve experienced exactly what you are describing. I’d suggest you watch my “Raising Pheasants” video for a look at the full process from raising pheasant chicks to adult birds. All my pheasant videos could be of some help honestly. I plan to create a video about how I built my pheasant pen enclosure within a few weeks.

  • @GarrettPrimm
    @GarrettPrimm Месяц назад

    This is awesome! I just ordered 60 birds

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  22 дня назад

      That’s great! Make sure you have a good set up for them before they arrive.

  • @bucksgarage1
    @bucksgarage1 Год назад +1

    So this made it seem like you stored the eggs at room temp and turned them 2 times a day until you were ready to incubate them... is that correct?

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  Год назад +1

      Yes, I did this until I had a batch to incubate together. You can store eggs at room temperature while turning them twice daily for about 10 days before you have to incubate them.

  • @Ceci-kj9ce
    @Ceci-kj9ce 4 месяца назад

    What do you do with the rest of the quail? Do you butcher or let them loose?

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  4 месяца назад

      @@Ceci-kj9ce Most of the pheasants are released into the wild, used to help train hunting dogs, or kept for breeding next year’s flock.

  • @garybaker1235
    @garybaker1235 Год назад

    What do you do with the pheasants you raise?

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  Год назад +1

      Hey Gary! There’s a variety of things I do with my pheasants. Some are kept for breeding, others are released into natural environments. Sometimes we use them to train bird dogs for hunting and others we leave alone in an attempt to establish a wild population.

  • @sarahcasper9698
    @sarahcasper9698 10 месяцев назад

    How did you access the middle section ?

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  10 месяцев назад

      On one side, the bottom corner of the tarp was temporarily secured with wood as a weight. I just removed the wood, lifted the tarp, and walked into the middle pen section.

  • @dylanhansen5235
    @dylanhansen5235 Год назад

    Did any of the pheasants sit on the eggs after you stopped collecting them?

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  Год назад

      Nope, the hens have continued laying eggs but haven’t started sitting on them.

  • @Elmo_outdoors
    @Elmo_outdoors Год назад +1

    I live in Michigan and have a bunch of different pheasant but more males than females do u happen to sell birds? I’m in northern mi

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  Год назад

      Usually, I order or hatch more pheasants than I need and sell the excess birds.

    • @Elmo_outdoors
      @Elmo_outdoors Год назад

      @@schmitzfarmandoutdoors how much for the extras? I could use a few

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  Год назад

      Unfortunately, I already sold what extra birds I have for the season.

  • @DerrickHopson
    @DerrickHopson Год назад

    do you have to have the beak guards on them

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  Год назад

      It is common to put blinders on the pheasants to prevent them from becoming aggressive towards each other. I would recommend doing this once birds reach 7-8 weeks old. However, if your pen is large enough you might be able to get away without blinders.

  • @millerchibomba
    @millerchibomba Год назад

    Beautiful birds.. how is the mortality rate for Pheasant chicks

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  Год назад

      After reviewing this a bit further I think the true hatch rate is close to 65-70% of the eggs collected. Of the chicks that hatch successfully, about 85% have made it to 10 days old and I haven’t lost any over that age. Some eggs may have been too cold for too long before I was able to collect them or other various reasons for the lower hatch rate.

  • @rondowda5639
    @rondowda5639 9 месяцев назад

    I notice the eggs are setting in your incubrator with the point side up. Is that specific with pheasant eggs? I hatch quail eggs and these are set in the incubrator with the point side down. The big end is normally where the air sack is and you want that up. Does it matter with pheasant eggs how these are placed in the incubrator? thanks, Ron

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  9 месяцев назад

      Hey Ron, I tried placing the pheasant eggs point side up and point side down throughout the several batches of eggs that I incubated. There wasn’t a significant difference in the hatch success rates, although I believe you correct. Most people recommend to put the point side down.

  • @michaelajohnson7000
    @michaelajohnson7000 7 месяцев назад

    I got two hens. One male. And he is gorgeous. But I got. 30 eggs ready. And bunch of chics. But they all are female. No Roos. At all how are you incubating temps. To get Roos.

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  7 месяцев назад

      Hey Michaela! The incubating process doesn’t have an impact on the sex of the chick. When the chicks hatch, they all look the same. It takes a careful eye to tell a male from a female apart when they hatch. I’m guessing you probably have roosters in your batch of chicks. You might not be able to tell the difference until they start growing darker feathers 6 weeks old.

  • @thesilentanimator9409
    @thesilentanimator9409 Год назад +1

    would you be interested in selling some pheasant hatching eggs?

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  Год назад

      I’d recommend doing a web search to find the closest pheasant breeder to your location. You typically can order eggs or day old chicks that arrive to your local post office.

  • @johnmarkaquino7310
    @johnmarkaquino7310 9 месяцев назад

    Are you selling fertile eggs?

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  9 месяцев назад +1

      Hi John! No, I’m not selling any eggs. I’d recommend MacFarlane Pheasants if you’re looking for Pheasant eggs or chicks.

  • @hayleykitten1526
    @hayleykitten1526 9 месяцев назад

    What about humidity? Is it 50/55% then increase to 75% for hatching Thank you

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  9 месяцев назад

      The recommended humidity is 65% for the first 21 days of incubation for pheasant eggs. Then increase to around 90% for the last 4-5 days. I wasn’t able to do this because I was putting a new batch of eggs into the incubator weekly so I held humidity at 70% and still was able to hatch about a 75% success rate.

  • @lewisclayton271
    @lewisclayton271 4 месяца назад

    You only need 1 cock bird to 10 hens ideally

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  4 месяца назад +1

      That’s true. With this being an outdoor pen, I wanted to keep more roosters just in case I lose one or two of them to critters or other circumstances. Luckily, that never happened.

    • @lewisclayton271
      @lewisclayton271 3 месяца назад

      @@schmitzfarmandoutdoors I suppose the plus side is your risks of laying infertile eggs reduces

    • @schmitzfarmandoutdoors
      @schmitzfarmandoutdoors  3 месяца назад

      ⁠@@lewisclayton271Yes, that’s another good point. I didn’t experience significant problems with infertility. Around 80% of the incubated eggs hatched. It probably would have turned out better if the birds were kept inside a barn.