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During the 1960s with the increased ability to ship day-old poultry nationwide, Donald expanded the breeding aspect of MacFarlane Pheasant Farm and began large-scale production of day-old pheasant chicks. Over 200,000 day-old pheasant chicks were produced annually during the 1960s. During this same time frame dressed bird production was limited ...
The genus Syrmaticus contains the five species of long-tailed pheasants. The males have short spurs and usually red facial wattles, but otherwise differ wildly in appearance. The hens (females) and chicks of all the species have a rather conservative and plesiomorphic drab brown color pattern. [1] 5 species are generally accepted in this genus. [1]
Syrmaticus Wagler, 1832 (long-tailed pheasants) Chrysolophus Gray, 1834 (ruffed pheasants) Phasianus Linnaeus, 1758 (true pheasants) Catreus Cabanis, 1851 (cheer pheasant) Crossoptilon Hodgson, 1838 (eared pheasants) Lophura Fleming, 1822 non Gray, 1827 non Walker, 1856 (gallopheasants) Phasianinae "Nonerectile clade" Tribe Pavonini
The Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii) is a medium-sized, approximately 64 cm long, pheasant in the genus Tragopan. The male is a stocky red-and-orange bird with white-spotted plumage, black bill and pink legs. The male's display features include bare blue facial skin, inflatable dark-blue lappet and horns. The females are a white ...
The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), ring-necked pheasant, or blue-headed pheasant, a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus 'pheasant'. The species name colchicus is Latin for 'of Colchis ' (modern day Georgia ), a country on the Black Sea where pheasants became known to Europeans. [ 2 ]
The Iowa Department of Agriculture said about 8,400 game bird pheasants, 160 chickens and 16 peafowl were on the Kossuth County farm where the infections with highly pathogenic avian influenza ...
Lady Amherst's pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) is a bird of the order Galliformes and the family Phasianidae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek khrusolophos , "with golden crest". The English name and amherstiae commemorates Sarah Amherst , who was responsible for sending the first specimen of the bird to London in 1828. [ 2 ]
The Reeves's pheasant is a hardy bird and is able to tolerate both hot and cold weather. They prefer higher ground for nesting. The female lays a clutch of 7–14 eggs in April or May; the incubation period is 24–25 days. Reeves's pheasants are often aggressive towards humans, animals, and other pheasants, particularly during the breeding ...