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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: edessex on March 09, 2013, 08:52:08 pm

Title: What can I keep Pheasants with?
Post by: edessex on March 09, 2013, 08:52:08 pm

I recently bought half a dozen pheasents, as I quite like them.  I was intending to keep them housed with chickens, but apparently chickens can host a virus that pheasants cannot tolorate, and will die.  Is this correct?

Can I house them with turkeys?  I've tried searching online, but I don't think its a question commonly asked!

Title: Re: What can I keep Pheasants with?
Post by: Fowlman on March 09, 2013, 09:06:52 pm

As far as i know the only problem with pheasants being near chickens is gapeworm but if they are wormed regularly with flubenvet its not a problem. Not heard of any other problems.

Title: Re: What can I keep Pheasants with?
Post by: chrismahon on March 10, 2013, 08:35:31 am

I have been told that pheasants harbour something fatal to chickens and they MUST be kept entirely separate. Can't be more specific than that from memory. When we had a pheasant fly into the chicken enclosure and kept coming back I felt compelled to shoot (and eat) it.

Title: Re: What can I keep Pheasants with?
Post by: Fowlman on March 10, 2013, 08:42:21 am

After a little research it seems the disease CORYZA keeps coming up but there is a lot of conflicting information.

Title: Re: What can I keep Pheasants with?
Post by: bloomer on March 10, 2013, 10:08:52 am

i believe they keep quite well with fruit based sauces...


but not for long :-)