CHRYSOLOPHUS PICTUS
CENTRAL CHINA
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| GOLDEN CHRYSOLOPHUS PICTUS CENTRAL CHINA |
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| Not sure when the term "Red" came from but the true name is the "Golden" pheasant. A close relative of the Amherst this multi-colored bird is also in the running for the most popular of the Ruffed pheasant kept by aviculturalists and hobbyists. They are easy to care for and are winter hardy with displays and breeding in April in our area of the country. Always a pleasure to watch these birds in display and courtship. The hens easily set and raise their own broods. With the Goldens, we have never had a male injure his offspring unlike some other species. The males and hens both have yellowish legs and anything other than this is unexceptable. You can keep many immature or mature males housed in a pen together with little if any problems as long as the hens are housed separately. The hens will lay over fifteen eggs in their first year and as many as 25 the second with an incubation time of 23-24 days. | ||||||||||||||||||
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