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Pheasants Nesting in my Garden

donalg1 · 2011-05-03 15:49:12

I recently bought a house and when i was clearing an overgrown section of grass in the corner of the corner i noticed we had a pheasant nesting. We startled the pheasant when clearing and it flew off but later came back, there is approx 12 eggs in the nest aswell. When they hatch how long will it take for them to leave the…

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03-05-2011 4:49pm

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I recently bought a house and when i was clearing an overgrown section of grass in the corner of the corner i noticed we had a pheasant nesting. We startled the pheasant when clearing and it flew off but later came back, there is approx 12 eggs in the nest aswell. When they hatch how long will it take for them to leave the garden if ever so i know its safe to continue making the garden look someway decent?

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They take about 25 days to hatch and should move off almost immediately on hatching.

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#3 04-05-2011 9:19am
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Great thanks very much for the reply

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