Got two cock pheasants here. One in my garden and one over the fence next
door within a foot of the other, they did not fight as as unable to, but
they eyeballed each other.
Cock pheasants fight as bad as chicken boys do.

I did not get the feeling they wanted to fight, and they didn't even when
then were in the same space.

On 15/01/2012 00:32, Christina Websell wrote:
Got two cock pheasants here. One in my garden and one over the fence next
door within a foot of the other, they did not fight as as unable to, but
they eyeballed each other.
Cock pheasants fight as bad as chicken boys do.

I did not get the feeling they wanted to fight, and they didn't even when
then were in the same space.


My neighbour has had one which she encourages by feeding, for several
years. Be aware they can become very territorial and aggressive, to the
extent that entering your own garden can be a problem.

--
Residing on low ground in North Staffordshire

In article ,
says...

Got two cock pheasants here. One in my garden and one over the fence next
door within a foot of the other, they did not fight as as unable to, but
they eyeballed each other.
Cock pheasants fight as bad as chicken boys do.

I did not get the feeling they wanted to fight, and they didn't even when
then were in the same space.

Being in an area where pheasants are bred for shooting, there are loads
of them around here. Never seen the boys fighting. I suspect it depends
on how much food is available, if there is plenty to go round, no
problem, otherwise it is a case of survival.

--
Roger T

700 ft up in Mid-Wales

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On 2012-01-15 00:32:58 +0000, "Christina Websell"
said:

Got two cock pheasants here. One in my garden and one over the fence
next
door within a foot of the other, they did not fight as as unable to, but
they eyeballed each other.
Cock pheasants fight as bad as chicken boys do.

I did not get the feeling they wanted to fight, and they didn't even when
then were in the same space.

We used to get them here but either they're all in the pot or our dogs
scared them off, or both. When they started fighting it was scary to see
those spurs lined up!

They are bred about ten miles from here (Skibo Castle) for rich Americans to
shoot (when they're not shooting each other!). The brighter ones rapidly
migrate here (where there is no shooting) and soon become tamer. About ten
in the garden this morning to be fed, the usual two cocks and eight hens.
The two cocks are more timid but do not fight and feed together. The hens
are very tame and would come into the house if I were to let them.

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland, 40 miles north of Inverness

"Christina Websell" wrote

Got two cock pheasants here. One in my garden and one over the fence next
door within a foot of the other, they did not fight as as unable to, but
they eyeballed each other.
Cock pheasants fight as bad as chicken boys do.

I did not get the feeling they wanted to fight, and they didn't even when
then were in the same space.

When we were walking round Kew gardens last week we saw a beautiful
(purebred) Golden Pheasant Cock in the bushes, never seen one of those
before at Kew although they do have them, or hybrids of, at their Wakehurst
Garden. Perhaps they have imported some to Kew. He just sat there in the
dappled sun not bothered at all by us or the other visitors that then turned
up, no sign of his girls. The one I've never seen in person is a Lady
Amherst's Pheasant, pictures show it as stunningly beautiful in not such a
gaudy way as a Golden.

--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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In article ,
says...

They are bred about ten miles from here (Skibo Castle) for rich Americans to
shoot (when they're not shooting each other!). The brighter ones rapidly
migrate here (where there is no shooting) and soon become tamer. About ten
in the garden this morning to be fed, the usual two cocks and eight hens.
The two cocks are more timid but do not fight and feed together. The hens
are very tame and would come into the house if I were to let them.

Phil
Northern Highlands of Scotland, 40 miles north of Inverness

They are reared here for shoots but the whole island is crawling with
pheasants. We feed them in the garden and they get tame enough to come
when called and feed at my feet though they won't take it from my hand.
Usually there are two cocks and their harems. I've never seen the cocks
fight, though they do a lot of competitive strutting and showing off
wings and tails. I have seen a hen kill every chick belonging to another
:-(. Cocks are good fathers and will spend hours scratching up titbits and
calling the chicks to eat it.
Years ago we hatched a clutch of pheasant eggs under a bantam who raised
a dozen chicks, and those pheasants although they lived wild would
fly and run in when called and feed from our hands.

Janet (Arran)

On Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:51:42 -0000, Roger Tonkin wrote:

Being in an area where pheasants are bred for shooting, there are loads
of them around here. Never seen the boys fighting. I suspect it depends
on how much food is available,

They fight when it's time to get their end away... Most of the year
they get along resonably well but not in the spring.


--
Cheers
Dave.