Used to raise alot of different species of pheasants with my dad.Had to get out of it for a few years but have been doing more of it now that my kids are getting alittle older(3,11,&13).Alot more enjoyable with them involved and into it.We have Red Golden Pheasants,Lady Amherst pheasants,Melanistic Mutants,and Swinhoe pheasants.California Valley,Button,Snowflake Bobwhites and Mountain Quail.Also Mandarins,Ringed Teal and White Call ducks.Id have more if i had more space.Anybody else keeping any?

This year, I raised dark throated, silver and red golden pheasants and bobwhite, button and coturnix quail. I usually raise more species and color varieties of pheasants, but cut back on them this year. I sold all my peafowl too.

I also raise guinea fowl, which are technically a gamebird.

Keith

I wish I had the space to. It’s something I’ve always wanted to do, since I was a little kid

I have Blue Scale, Gambel, and California Valley Quail. About 23 altogether. Hoping to hatch some of their eggs and then sell them as breeding pairs next year.

It takes time but we enjoy it.I used to have blue scale and gambels years ago,they were nice birds.Would still like some blue scale again.Hope to hatch some Valleys and Mountains this year.We go to a bird sale in Lake Tobias,PA.Probably where we'll sell most of our young ones next year.

What do you feed your game birds? Just whatever you can get locally? Or is it a special ration?

Daughter (and dad) raised a dozen pheasants for 4H last year. Was a fun project. We just got commercially available gamebird feed from the feed store. Turned them loose on the property at the end of summer once they were full grown to augment the local population. Seemingly have quite a few of their progeny around this year and the girls enjoy watching them on the driveway. Lost one to cannibalism in the brooder and had a few escapees in the early days of the flight pen, but otherwise were pretty easy keepers.

Remember GWC you are putting the dinner plate out for all the predators in the area!

I raised some bob-white quail and chukar partridge to use for dog training this year. In the past I've raised pheasant as well. They're fun to watch. Little feathered dinosaurs.

I just keep them in there pens,dont release them.Only predator iv been having issues with is a hawk killing a few of our young hens,

Come on guys!!! Someone please post some pictures!!! I’ve never seen some of those birds mentioned.

I will have to take some photos when I get home.

we don't have any game birds yet but I dream about having a pair of lady amhurst pheasants as well as some quil. I really like the red golden as well. we have 9 ducks and about 50 chickens and I have the room just gotta get pens built before getting anything that will fly. beautiful birds conibear guy

I use to work for the IDNR game propagation farm that raised 40,000 pheasants annually for the put and take hunts. Not very smart birds, but with blinders on that could contribute to their stupidity. Had to walk the pens 2x a day to pick up dead bird. Hawks, owls, eagles, and everything else tried like heck to get in and eat them. Hot wire around the base of the pens was a must. I posted a video of 1500 pheasants flushing at one time about 10 years ago, while we were rounding them up. Not a fun experience having 1500 pheasants flying at you at one time.