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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 177693" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>DB, DON'T and I repeat DON'T mix pheasants and chickens.&nbsp; There are numerous diseases that these birds will exchange that will cause you all kinds of pain and suffering if you get them.&nbsp; Coccidiosis is one that springs to mind right away.&nbsp; Coryza is another.&nbsp; If you want to keep both, try to keep them separated on the property.&nbsp; I however, would choose one or the other.&nbsp; They will also fight.&nbsp; The rooster pheasants are vicious and the hens aren't much better.&nbsp; They will mercilessly run the chickens around as chickens are domesticated fowl and bred to be more docile and personable.&nbsp; We tried it with some show chickens for 4H when I was little and the pheasants pulled most of the feathers out of the chickens so they looked pretty raggedy and we just ate'em.&nbsp; Whisky, as far as land amount.&nbsp; I hunt 2-5 acre grass patches every year that hold dozens of birds all year.&nbsp; If you have good winter cover and a reliable food source on your property or adjacent to your property, you will be fine IMO.&nbsp; Getting them through the winter is the largest hurdle.&nbsp; A good robust predator control program is also a plus.&nbsp; Knocking down the yote, fox, coon, and skunk populations in the surrounding square miles will do WONDERS on getting pheasants established and to huntable numbers.&nbsp; Besides, taking down a coyote is a satisfying thing in and of itself.&nbsp; (Grin)</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 177693, member: 314"] DB, DON'T and I repeat DON'T mix pheasants and chickens. There are numerous diseases that these birds will exchange that will cause you all kinds of pain and suffering if you get them. Coccidiosis is one that springs to mind right away. Coryza is another. If you want to keep both, try to keep them separated on the property. I however, would choose one or the other. They will also fight. The rooster pheasants are vicious and the hens aren't much better. They will mercilessly run the chickens around as chickens are domesticated fowl and bred to be more docile and personable. We tried it with some show chickens for 4H when I was little and the pheasants pulled most of the feathers out of the chickens so they looked pretty raggedy and we just ate'em. Whisky, as far as land amount. I hunt 2-5 acre grass patches every year that hold dozens of birds all year. If you have good winter cover and a reliable food source on your property or adjacent to your property, you will be fine IMO. Getting them through the winter is the largest hurdle. A good robust predator control program is also a plus. Knocking down the yote, fox, coon, and skunk populations in the surrounding square miles will do WONDERS on getting pheasants established and to huntable numbers. Besides, taking down a coyote is a satisfying thing in and of itself. (Grin) [/QUOTE]

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