Pheasants Go Free Tomorrow

1370rod

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These little guys will be 3 weeks old so they should be able to survive on their own. The weather will be warm and dry so that is a plus for the youngsters. Their size now I would say they are slightly larger than a robin, but have short tails yet. We hatched 10 and all are still alive and well. They are very wild and hard to get a good pic, but they had run out of water and must have been quite thirsty so I got a good shot. Hope to see a couple around here in the fall.
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Good luck! I wish you success, been considering something like that here, (central NC) I haven't seen a bobwhite quail in several years now. I'm afraid though if I turned any loose here, the hawks would get them as hawks have been increasing the last few years.
 
They sure grow fast, I guess they have to if they are going to survive. They must be well fed. My luck some blasted varmit would get them.
 
Those are going to need to be a bit older and larger. Living in a secure outdoor run for a couple weeks to learn about finding food and more importantly, water, would be a plus. Don't want to be the one with the bad news but survival chances are slim when the hen is there to show them the ropes.
 
Dave, if any make it to adulthood they will be lucky. In the area we live they estimate only about 25% do in the wild. The first 2 weeks being the toughest on them. We are past the cold wet weather which claims a lot, now its the varmints. If I knew caging them longer would greatly enhance their chances of survival, I would do so, but I don't. Nature can be cruel, I hope a couple of these get lucky, Rod.
 
Rod, great to see them grow. In our area there are very few Pheasants here. You would think they would flurish here with state and fedral lands. Here the hawks or eagles or cyoltes will have a feast. thanks for the update. Jerry from Ohio
 
Rod, my son keeps his a few weeks longer before he starts releasing them. Has had this batch for a month now and will start releasing them at the end of next week.
 
My wife's grand-dad used to raise 500 a year for the state (Ohio). They were in a protected (screened over) pen right up to their adult size. Chicks like that are dead meat for a bunch of predators.
 
I have had nearly adult birds survive and even return for a visit or to be fed as long as a year later. After that they seem to move on and we lose touch with them.
 
There used tp be a bunch of Pheasants around here. After the turkey moved in, and a couple of bad winters, I haven't seen one in 3 or 4 years.
 
It's a nice idea. I have one male nearby. (so. Mich)..
I tried raising Bobwhite Quail.(releasing 200) Heard them about one year. Fact is their mother teaches them 'stealth' and what to hide from. We cannot do that. Good Luck to you.
 

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