The Peafowl-Farm

Golden Pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus


Husbandry:	It is very easy to keep Golden Pheasants in an aviary. They are hardy and need not necessarily a closed cot. In this case, the aviary has to be marten safe. Due to the small size they are otherwise a good prey animal for martens.

	But if you have a closed cot for the night and you take care that the will stay all night inside, then the aviary design can be little bit more liberal.

	The cocks are starting in the mating season from April until the end of June very early morning with the mating canto. This is in a closed cot of course no problem.


Cot:	Golden Pheasants are hardy and so their are no special requirements for the cot. It has to be dry and draught free. Golden pheasants like to sit high, therefore the perch should be arranged high.


Feed:	Even when feeding the animals is not very demanding. In the aviary they are already looking for something. We provide them only a little extra wheat grain or a mix feed for chickens. In the trade is also ready mixed pheasant feed available. For delicacies like mealworms they are always to inspire.


Breeding:	The hen lays down 5-10 eggs in a soil and breeds the eggs in 25 days. After a few weeks, it is possible to see the sex. The hens lose increasing the juvenile plumage and are similar to her mother. The young cocks are brown in the first year and starting in the next spring to get coloured. In the second year they are then completely coloured and full-grown.