[edessex]

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!

[Fowlman]

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.

[chrismahon]

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.

[Fowlman]

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

[bloomer]

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


but not for long :-)