take a look at this rooster

quail hound

quail hound

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Ok so Spence shot that rooster that turned out to be a "peal" color phase bird. Here is a rooster I gave as a gift to a rancher, before his moult he was a very normal looking ringneck. He isn't eating anything weird that would affect his coloration. Sorry the pic isn't better, but take a look at him and tell me what you think.

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Oh yeah he also was sporting the longest set of hook spurs I've ever seen.
 
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1pheas4, I actually raised his parents and hatched him from an egg myself. I promise he is 100% ringneck. I'm actually thinking about trading him for a melanistic I have so I can have him mounted. I wish I could have got a better pic.
 
Wow.....Yeah, I would deffinetly try to get him back then. I've got to get going but really quick did you have any Reeves around that hen by chance?

Let me know if you get that guy back. I'd like to see some more pics of him. --1pheas4
 
A few more low res pics.

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does he have a white patch near his waddle. I'm wondering if he has Reeves somewhere in his DNA and it's just showing in him??? --1pheas4
 
No, not any exotics around here just ringnecks.
 
I have no clue! very strange, very cool , I think you dog scared the he!! out of it. Or should I say the color.:D
 
quail hound said:
No, not any exotics around here just ringnecks.
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Man, I really don't know then. You mentioned abnormally large spurs which is a trait of ornamental pheasants. That would imply some other breed in it's DNA. If not Reeves it may have a line of Buff in his DNA but that breed has normal sized (ringneck) spurs.

If you ever get close up pics of him and his legs I can tell what's going on with that boy. :) --1pheas4

Just looking closer at my fist pic on the previous post, that's not a ringneck crossed with a Reeves. It's looks more like a Golden/ringeck. His tail gives it away. Sorry for misslead anyone. --1pheas4
 
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Thank you 1pheas4, I will try and get some better pics of him soon. He does have a small white patch right under his eyes inside the wattle area. I see what you were seeing when I looked at some of those pics in the link you posted, but wouldn't a cross like that produce a sterile offspring there by ending those genes in the blood line? The guy I got my original stock from does have gold pheasants as well, possible cross breeding there somewhere, but like I said that is the second generation bird hatched from egg in my pens.??? Weird!:confused:
 
quail hound said:
I see what you were seeing when I looked at some of those pics in the link you posted, but wouldn't a cross like that produce a sterile offspring there by ending those genes in the blood line?
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From what I understand yes, that would end the possiblilty of reproducing. I'm not sure if there's a 1 in a certain number of a chance were one could reproduce:confused:?? Maybe someone knows more on that subjuct with of ornamental and ringneck pheasants. :) --1pheas4

P.S.--LOL......I'll tell you quail hound, I really need to get a life outside of pheasants. I had a dream last night I was pheasant hunting with some friends and family. My best friend flushed and shot your bird. I should let you know that the tail has grown and it turns out it's a melinistic mutant/ringneck cross:D Don't worry, I grabbed the bird and told them I know who owns the bird and need to return it to his owner (dead) Sorry about that.:D:thumbsup:
 
That's funny. :DI'm sure any one who shot him would be proud to hang him on the wall! With those spurs and that coloring he is definitely a trophy. Plus you would think he was wild because I raise all my birds with out blinders.
 
Bronze Pheasant

Here are pictures of a wild bird taken in Platte SD area
 
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I think me and 1pheas4 would agree that is a "buff" rooster. Beautiful bird.:coolpics:
 
quail hound said:
I think me and 1pheas4 would agree that is a "buff" rooster. Beautiful bird.:coolpics:
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Good call quail hound:thumbsup: Hey, have you had any luck getting that freak bird back?--1pheas4
 
No I haven't been back up there yet, but I think the rancher will trade him back to me. I finally caught my melanistic rooster after being out of my pen for about 3 months. The rancher should like him, be is quite the specimen sporting 28" long tail feathers and nice hooks. I'll try and get some better pics of him this weekend.
 
quail hound said:
No I haven't been back up there yet, but I think the rancher will trade him back to me. I finally caught my melanistic rooster after being out of my pen for about 3 months. The rancher should like him, be is quite the specimen sporting 28" long tail feathers and nice hooks. I'll try and get some better pics of him this weekend.
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I had a ringneck in the pen last fall with a 28" tail. That was impressive. I've never seen a Melanistic pheasant with a tail that long.:) Useally the Melanistics have tails on the shorter side. Sounds like you've got a few rare birds there Quail Hound:) --1pheas4
 
1pheas4 said:
I had a ringneck in the pen last fall with a 28" tail. That was impressive. I've never seen a Melanistic pheasant with a tail that long.:) Useally the Melanistics have tails on the shorter side. Sounds like you've got a few rare birds there Quail Hound:) --1pheas4
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I buy my birds from small scale hobby farms instead of large scale game farms. I think these hobby farms are better able to keep the "cream of the crop" birds for next years stock. Quick question. I am thinking about keeping the mystery rooster around for one more breeding season, I know 2 year old hens are less fertile than first year hens. Does this hold true for roosters also or do they remain fertile for another breeding season?
 
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Here are pictures of a wild bird taken in Platte SD area
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I have seen a few of those in SD. I saw about six in one bunch outskirts of Mitchell one time before season and tried to get one after opener. I did not get one but I saw one latter on a bar wall and sure enough, that's where it was shot. The heads on those birds was all buff, nlike this speciman. very interesting.
 
quail hound said:
I buy my birds from small scale hobby farms instead of large scale game farms. I think these hobby farms are better able to keep the "cream of the crop" birds for next years stock. Quick question. I am thinking about keeping the mystery rooster around for one more breeding season, I know 2 year old hens are less fertile than first year hens. Does this hold true for roosters also or do they remain fertile for another breeding season?
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I agree. I like to get birds for taxidermy purposes from small/smaller gamefarms just for that reason too.

Anyway, a two year old rooster should be fertile for breeding:) --1pheas4
 
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