How to Feed Pheasants
You want to raise pheasants that are healthy, but you also want pheasants that are large enough to provide good meat. Keep them well-fed and healthy by using proper bird feed designed for pheasants. Use these tips to feed pheasants.
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Instructions
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Use nutritionally enhanced bird feed that has been developed specifically for pheasants. Or buy powdered vitamins that you can add to your regular bird feed.
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Check the levels of protein before purchasing. Pheasants need high protein to maintain their health. Feed comes as grains, pellets or mash and any of those will work.
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Give feed with 30 percent protein to chicks; use feed with 19 percent protein for pre-adult pheasants and give between 12 percent and 20 percent to adult birds depending on whether or not they are breeding. Breeding birds need the higher percentage.
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Add hard-boiled eggs to increase the protein levels of regular feed. Add grit to help with the digestive system of the pheasants.
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Let them have peanuts or meal worms as treats. Serve them meal worms that are still alive or add live crickets to the dish--they enjoy live treats.
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Use different types of grain like corn, wheat, oats and rye. You can also add cracked corn to the mix. Some types of birds like peacock pheasants need fruits and vegetables in their diet. You can try adding a variety of each.
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Serve your pheasants food each day by placing the food in a trough or by using a feeding machine that allows food to drop into a trough below.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep bird feed and grains dry so they don't spoil.
Store your feed in tight contains so insects and rodents don't contaminate the feed.
