A Detailed Guide to the Artificial Breeding Techniques of the Golden Pheasant (Red-bellied Golden Pheasant)
The red-bellied golden pheasant, also known as the golden pheasant, is a rare ornamental game bird that has gradually begun to be artificially bred in our country. Its meat is very tender and delicious, and it has effects such as warming the middle and tonifying deficiency, benefiting the liver and harmonizing the blood, and its pelt can also be sold as a handicraft. Below, let us introduce the artificial breeding techniques for the red-bellied golden pheasant (golden pheasant)!
I. Breeding Cages and Housing
The breeding cages and housing for red-bellied golden pheasants should be determined according to the actual breeding situation. For large-scale breeding, double-row cages are generally used for rearing. The length of the cage should be at least 4-5 times its width to ensure that the red-bellied golden pheasants have sufficient space for activity. Each cage should have at least two areas: a rest room and an exercise yard. The rest room is mainly used for the red-bellied golden pheasants to rest and to take shelter from rain and wind, while the exercise yard is naturally the place for the red-bellied golden pheasants to eat, drink, and move around. The location of the cages should be kept relatively dry, with a clean and sufficient water source, to provide a good growing environment for the red-bellied golden pheasants.
II. Reproduction and Hatching
May to June each year is the breeding season for red-bellied golden pheasants. During breeding, the age of the breeding male should be about two years, and females around one year old that are growing normally should be selected. One male can be paired with 3 females. Then, when the female has laid about 6-8 eggs, she will incubate them on her own. The incubation period is about 3 weeks. Domestic hens may appropriately be used as surrogate incubators, or an electric incubator may be used. A domestic hen should not incubate more than 20 eggs. About one week after incubation begins, candling should be carried out to check for unfertilized eggs, and after two weeks the dead eggs should be picked out. When using an electric incubator, the temperature should be controlled at around 38 degrees and the humidity at around 68%. Unsuitable temperature and humidity will have a certain impact on hatching.
III. Raising the Chicks
After the chicks break out of their shells, an appropriate amount of bedding should be spread outside the brooding room. Then, before placing the pheasant chicks into the brooding room, the brooding room must first be disinfected. The rearing utensils and the brooding room must all be thoroughly cleaned. Attention should also be paid to raising machine-hatched chicks and hen-hatched chicks separately. Machine-hatched chicks should be raised in an artificial brooding box, with straw spread out and feed troughs and drinking utensils prepared. Within 3 days, the temperature for the pheasant chicks should be controlled at around 32 degrees; after 3 days and within one week, the temperature should be around 30 degrees; then the temperature should gradually be lowered over time, dropping to normal room temperature at about 3 weeks. The feed should also be controlled according to the age in days of the pheasant chicks, with the proportions well controlled to meet their nutritional needs and promote normal growth.
IV. Raising During the Growing Period
After two months, the feather color of the pheasants will gradually become similar to that of adult pheasants, though their body size will not yet be as large. Their adaptability to weather changes and disease resistance will both improve noticeably. At this time, they should be placed in cages for rearing. The stocking density of red-bellied golden pheasants should not be too high; each cage should not contain more than 3 birds. Rearing utensils should be prepared in the cages to ensure that every pheasant can eat and drink normally. Commercial chicken feed from the market can be used as feed, appropriately reducing the amount of concentrated feed. After about one year, males and females should be raised separately, because by then they already have reproductive capacity.
The above is Tuliu.com's introduction to the artificial breeding techniques for red-bellied golden pheasants. The red-bellied golden pheasant is a nationally protected animal and must never be raised privately. Without a license, doing so is illegal. Therefore, everyone must understand this in advance and obtain the license.