The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: northfifeduckling on November 04, 2014, 12:12:08 pm
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Can a pheasant become "too" friendly with a chicken?
Visiting Mr pheasant is all around rejected loner hen and I wonder....probably he's just after her food and affections would not cross a species border? But pheasants are wild chickens, aren't they ? ??? :roflanim:
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It does happen occasionally, same as with the chicken x Guinea fowl cross
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebird_hybrids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebird_hybrids)
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Collect her eggs and hatch them out - I'd buy some babies from that cross! :excited:
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she's not laying at the moment but I'll keep you posted if I see evidence of activity ;) . She might fancy the pretty boy as the cockerel scares the wits out of her and she runs like hell when he comes near....
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I wouldn't rule it out.
I've seen pictures of the off spring of a zebra and a pony from a wildlife centre before.