advice pheasants

patakadarragh

Hi lads im getting into rearing a few pheasants and was looking for some advice on medication that i should give to them i will be getting them when they are one day old?

donalkennedy

well in my vast experiance i think that you should ask a vet

Eddie B

The most common problem when it comes to pheasants and poultry is gape. Its a fungal infection which attacts the throat region of the bird. The bird is infected when it eats earthworms which carry the fungas! Infected birds seem to have a cough and keep their beeks open for long periods, become weak and eventually die if not treated! There are many differant treatments for gape, think one is called Piperazone. Most type of doses are just added to the birds water supply and we usually give them their first at about eight weeks old or if we see signs of infection!

mallards

You will probably need a wormer at some stage too. If your buying proper game grower pellets you can get it already in it.

Mallards

patakadarragh

thanks lads great advice

Double Barrel

Good management is the key. Provide a clean, dry environment and don't overcrowd. The birds have great natural ability to ward off most problems. Provide plenty of clean - fresh- water.

If you have a large flock, Coccidiosis is a common disease of domestic pheasants. It generally causes a bloody tinge to the birds droppings, and death results if the disease is not treated promptly. Coccidiosis can be kept in control by any of the sulfa family of drugs. A veterinarian should be contacted to determine the best method of treatment and dosage. After the birds are 6 weeks they can be fed a 27 -30% protein grower feed (a medicated game bird starter (labeled as such) or a commercial turkey starter).

I would recommend that you continue to use medication in their feed until the birds are mature as the coccidia are 50 times as sensitive to this inhibition as is the host.

Good luck.

cavan shooter

When I get my poults I will put a tonic in their water to give them a bit of zest "colovet", If the dealer cant tell me when last he wormed them, then curazol or any of the animal drenches with the active ingredient fendbendazol at a rate of 1ml per 8 kg of bird. I put it into the water.

I put down wood shavings for them to scratch through and feed them initially on a mixture of
Maize
rolled barley
turkey grower

I feed them out of a barrel feeder and a galvanised feeder.

I cut branches and bits of trees (conifer and gorse) so they have hiding and roosting spots.

Give them shelter use galvanised sheets

Hope this helps, I rear about 60 per year

homerhop

Keep an eye out for birds that start picking at others, You may notice birds bleeding from the tail. If this starts isolate them or you will start losing chicks.

patakadarragh

thanks:D