The Chinese Ringneck pheasant chicks are the most popular of breeds. Chinese Ringneck chicks are used primarily for stocking and hunting. Chinese Ringneck pheasants adapt readily to the wild and are prized by sportsmen for their excellent flying ability and brilliant colors. The Chinese Ringneck Pheasant, also known as The Common Pheasant and The True Pheasant, is the most familiar variety of pheasants. They have a white ring of feathers around the neck of the male birds.
The Kansas pheasant is a small pheasant - the cocks weigh 2.25- 2.4 lbs and the hens weigh 1.4-1.7 lbs at maturity. The birds have a very erect posture. Some of the attributes of these birds are that they have strong tail feathers and they can be raised at a higher density than many other breeds.
The Manchurian Cross Ringneck is the offspring of a male Pure Manchurian and a female Chinese Ringneck. The Pure Manchurians were imported as eggs directly from the fields of China. These birds have great naturally wild characteristics which are seen not only in their physical appearance, but in their performance as well. For those looking to propagate their land, the Manchurian Cross chicks and mature birds are a perfect fit.
Melanistic mutant pheasant chicks are a pure breed. These large, beautiful Black Melanistic pheasants feature an iridescent, greenish-black plumage. A favorite variety for release, the Melanistic Pheasant display a remarkable ability to survive and reproduce in the wild. The Melanistic Mutant Pheasant cocks are entirely dark with a glossy green and blue shade to them. The Melanistic Mutant hens are greenish black.
Habitat for pheasants ideally consists of 55-70 % crop fields such as corn, soybean, or small grains. The remainder of the habitat should include some wetlands, grassland, and woodland or brushy thickets.
They lay small brown eggs and have an incubation period of 24-25 days. Our pheasants are bred for flight and color. Every breeder male has been hand selected for size, strength, and color. Pheasants have become very popular in the last years for hunt clubs and specialty hunts. Females lay 40 to 90 eggs a year, with an average clutch size of 8 to 15 eggs. Pheasants begin laying during the first part of March and the eggs require 24 days for incubation.
History: It was first introduced from China to the Willamette Valley of Oregon in 1881. Since that time nearly all states have attempted to establish ringnecks. Melanistic Mutants originated within feral stock in Europe over 100 years ago.
