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<blockquote data-quote="deleted member" data-source="post: 60996" data-attributes="member: 816"><p>well here is why i am changing my tune.&nbsp; i tried chicks again this year.&nbsp; of course the chicks were pretty cheap.&nbsp; but, i raised em until they were about 12 weeks old before releasing.&nbsp; 150-200 almost adult pheasants go thru a lot of food.&nbsp; i started with 200 chicks.&nbsp; at about $1.10/each, i had about $300 into them with gas plus 5-6 hours of my time driving down to valley city to get them.&nbsp; i would guess i spent another $300 on food.&nbsp; then another $1-200 for the flight pen netting.&nbsp; and the release was somewhat controlled.&nbsp; i just opened the pen door and allowed them to come and go from the coup and pen as they wished.&nbsp; i even put food and water outside for them.&nbsp; cover was literally 10 yards away.&nbsp; mind you... the dogs did a decent job of dispersing them.&nbsp; but, within a week or two, there were almost no birds around to speak of.&nbsp; they could've all just moved on.&nbsp; but, i only have one rooster hanging out in the yard at this point.&nbsp; and other than the occasional crow, i've seen no sign of the rest.&nbsp; i would guess we ended up releasing about 160 of the original 200.&nbsp; so, once i account for my time, i am considering just doing adult birds.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="deleted member, post: 60996, member: 816"] well here is why i am changing my tune. i tried chicks again this year. of course the chicks were pretty cheap. but, i raised em until they were about 12 weeks old before releasing. 150-200 almost adult pheasants go thru a lot of food. i started with 200 chicks. at about $1.10/each, i had about $300 into them with gas plus 5-6 hours of my time driving down to valley city to get them. i would guess i spent another $300 on food. then another $1-200 for the flight pen netting. and the release was somewhat controlled. i just opened the pen door and allowed them to come and go from the coup and pen as they wished. i even put food and water outside for them. cover was literally 10 yards away. mind you... the dogs did a decent job of dispersing them. but, within a week or two, there were almost no birds around to speak of. they could've all just moved on. but, i only have one rooster hanging out in the yard at this point. and other than the occasional crow, i've seen no sign of the rest. i would guess we ended up releasing about 160 of the original 200. so, once i account for my time, i am considering just doing adult birds. [/QUOTE]

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