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Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: naturesparadise on July 05, 2008, 22:23

Title: what to feed pheasants
Post by: naturesparadise on July 05, 2008, 22:23

the landlord loves pheasants and has a number of them golden silver at the mo and there under my charge

but all he gives me is a sack of mixed corn and peanuts

they are in moult at the mo and look like hedge hogs  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

but if any one keeps pheasants would be happy for some advice
thanks

Title: what to feed pheasants
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on July 05, 2008, 22:30

Let them eat cake.


Oh no, that's peasants.

Title: what to feed pheasants
Post by: Kate and her Ducks on July 05, 2008, 22:32

I'm sorry. And I've only had one brandy. Its been a long day.

Title: what to feed pheasants
Post by: Foxy on July 05, 2008, 22:56

Isn't Munty good with peasants ooooo errr pheasants !!!! :lol:  :lol:

Title: what to feed pheasants
Post by: Lost in France on July 06, 2008, 11:09

Natures Paradise,

Peacocks are just fancy phesants...yes Kate they love cake so maybe the "h" is irrelevant!  :lol:

I feed my peacocks pheasant pellets which I buy in sacks. They need higher protein than poultry. The pellets I get say they're for turkeys as well as pheasants, so maybe ask at your feed store. They also eat the hens food, the dove mix and practically anything they can find! Peanuts will give them the protein they need so probably not too bad but best search out the proper stuff!

Good luck,

Judi

Title: what to feed pheasants
Post by: naturesparadise on July 06, 2008, 11:18

Quote from: "Lost in France"

Natures Paradise,

Peacocks are just fancy phesants...yes Kate they love cake so maybe the "h" is irrelevant!  :lol:

I feed my peacocks pheasant pellets which I buy in sacks. They need higher protein than poultry. The pellets I get say they're for turkeys as well as pheasants, so maybe ask at your feed store. They also eat the hens food, the dove mix and practically anything they can find! Peanuts will give them the protein they need so probably not too bad but best search out the proper stuff!

Good luck,

Judi

thanks i will see what they have

Title: what to feed pheasants
Post by: agapanthus on July 06, 2008, 11:32

Munty reckons you should get a proper game-bird feed....also cracked grains ie corn barley wheat.....but definitely not peanuts!!...as these are too high in oil and this in turn will bind the crop. You can give them plenty of green-stuff, cabbage, lettuce and weeds, which they like to be chopped. Hope this helps :)

Title: what to feed pheasants
Post by: naturesparadise on July 06, 2008, 12:05

Quote from: "agapanthus"

Munty reckons you should get a proper game-bird feed....also cracked grains ie corn barley wheat.....but definitely not peanuts!!...as these are too high in oil and this in turn will bind the crop. You can give them plenty of green-stuff, cabbage, lettuce and weeds, which they like to be chopped. Hope this helps :)

thanks yes thats a great help