Our Pheasant

• RustyTusty

  

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  • 9 Oct 2019 6:06 PM

  Flying is way more important than walking in the survival stakes. Birds don’t run away from predators they fly. If it was the other way round it’d be more problematic. Without flight it’d be better to rescue him and take him to local wildlife rescue.
  
  He’d sure appreciate seeds, our pheasants loves sunflower seeds as most birds do.
• Cego100

  

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  • 6 Oct 2020 4:15 PM

  Hi
  We have sorted adopted a female pheasant. We nursed her back to health after a buzzard dropped her in our garden.
  She know lives in our garden and I’ve built her a pen which she happily goes in on her own.
  Question is how long we she survive without any predators?
  She will come to our call but dosent like being picked up! And comes in the house daily!
  She also has an Instagram account penny_the_pheasant
  we have gone mad!

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• RustyTusty

  

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  • 7 Oct 2020 2:23 PM

  The Wildlife Trust estimates up to 2 yrs life span but as a pet with safe regular food and water plus protection from the elements she could live longer than that.
  But it depends how old she already is, female pheasants in our area are really white when young adults then slowly go deeper brownish so she must be a bit older but not sure how much older.
  Good on you for taking care of her.

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• Cego100

  

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  • 7 Oct 2020 3:21 PM

  Thanks rusty
  I’ve read they can live up to 10yrs in captivity!
  That seems long. she is this years chick so I reckon around 4-5 months old. She is really funny to watch and is quite social with us . As long as she is out of arms reach
  Would like another chick but don’t seem to able to get one till next may/june
  Cheers

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• Annette Potter

  

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  • 7 Feb 2021 6:22 PM

  I have a cock pheasant coming to me for about 5 months now. Daily for breakfast at 7am and lunch at 1pm or there abouts. I love him and have called him Archie. He squarks and taps the window if I don't get his bowl of food out immediately he arrives xx

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• RustyTusty

  

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  • 7 Feb 2021 11:31 PM

  In reply to Annette Potter:

  Wonderful. They all have different personalities. Some come running towards you and some are shy. They’re wonderful birds.

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