A Detailed Guide to Ring-Necked Pheasant Farming Techniques and Management Methods
Select chicks with beautiful feathers, strong feet, and bright, spirited eyes. For the coop site, choose a dry, gently sloping spot that is sheltered from the wind and faces the sun; drive in wooden stakes and put up netting, and place feed troughs and waterers inside the netted pheasant area. Feed them a mix of corn, millet husks, and feed, as this helps maintain a balanced nutrition.
1. Selecting Ring-Necked Pheasant Chicks
It is understood that the current market price for ring-necked pheasant chicks is around 4.5-5 yuan each. If buying in large wholesale quantities, you can negotiate with the seller, and once a reasonable price has been agreed upon, you can select the chicks. Generally, when choosing chicks, do not pick ones with dry, withered feet or discharge in their eyes; choose chicks with beautiful feathers, strong feet, and bright, spirited eyes.
2. Building the Ring-Necked Pheasant Coop
For building the ring-necked pheasant coop, it is best to choose a dry, gently sloping spot that is sheltered from the wind and faces the sun, and sandy soil is the most suitable type of soil for farming them. Once the site is chosen, you can drive in wooden stakes and put up netting. If the netted area is fairly large, then at the spot where the pheasants rest in the sun, set up a frame and cover it with rain protection, preferably using fairly sturdy wooden stakes and a rain canopy. Place feed troughs and waterers inside the netted pheasant area. Ring-necked pheasants are quite fond of sand, so you can place a pile of sand within the farming area, but the sandy spot must be kept clean.
3. Choosing Feed for Ring-Necked Pheasants
Newly purchased chicks are mainly fed feed, and they need to be fed until full every day. After about one month of feeding, once they have adapted to the environment, you can feed them some cooked corn mixed together with millet husks. By the time they reach 3 months, you can directly feed them millet, but it is best to feed a mix, as this helps maintain a balanced nutrition and helps the ring-necked pheasants grow quickly.