My Mongolian Ringneck Pheasants are hatching

Maranoa · **Joined:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:01 pm **Posts:** 24

My first setting of Mongolian Ringneck Pheasant eggs are pipping and hatching as we speak. I only had 10 eggs in the first setting, but two are out already and a few more are pipping. [smilie=a_cookiemonster.gif]

I just had to tell somebody.

Maranoa · **Joined:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:01 pm **Posts:** 24

Now there are five hatched and two more pipped.

muttpheasants · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 6:07 am

the first time is always the most exciting

Maranoa · **Joined:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:01 pm **Posts:** 24

Six out now. All standing up perfectly and sqeaking for water and food. I'll get them out of the hatcher this afternoon and into the brooder. That way five of the six will be close to 24 hours old.

Maranoa · **Joined:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:01 pm **Posts:** 24

Eight chicks hatched now. I didn't expect that many out of 10.

muttpheasants · **Posted:** Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:02 pm

all is going well for you [smilie=a_goodjobson.gif]

PeacockNSW · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2012 7:00 am

Maranoa wrote:

Eight chicks hatched now. I didn't expect that many out of 10.

Pheasant fertility is usually very good especially with the ringnecks you should expect 90-100% fertility

congt334

on the chicks

Maranoa · **Joined:** Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:01 pm **Posts:** 24

Eight perfect little babies are running around the brooder. One fully formed chick dead in the shell (my fault as I broke the rules and kept opening the hatcher to remove chicks and I let the water tank run dry) and one egg failed to develop. I'm stoked and a bit worried I might not have enough room here to cope with the volume as I have four more larger settings of Mongolians and a large setting of Chukar Partridge in the Sportsman Incubator as we speak.

FlagstoneFarm · **Posted:** Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:11 pm

Good job

PoultPheasants · **Joined:** Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:40 pm **Posts:** 2

I have 18 ringneck chicks as of yesterday and mum and dad are doing a great job with them even keeping me at bay which I don't mind as they only protecting their babies

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