Ringneck Pheasants

           

     A pair of Ringneck Pheasants can be seen in each of the photos above.  The male is the most colorful of the pair and is in the photo in to the left.  A female ringneck pheasant can be seen blending in with her surroundings in the photo to the right.  The birds in the photos above and below are an unknown line of Ringneck Pheasants.  They are owned by one of our Founding Members, Mr. Tommy White of W Bar T Farm in Niota, Tennessee.

A Ringneck Pheasant Cock from Mr. Tommy White of W Bar T Farm in Niota, TN.

A Ringneck Pheasant Hen from Mr. Tommy White of W Bar T Farm in Niota, TN.

     There are actually hundreds of species within the biological family of pheasants.  However,  North Americans use the term pheasant in reference to the Ringneck Pheasant as it is the most common in the U.S.  These beautiful birds are a native of Asia and were imported to the United States in the 1880's.  It is thought that the escaping of a single breeding pair began the population of these birds in the U.S.  They did very well in the wild and were common in most every state, extending into Canada.  Unfortunately, the population of these birds in the wild have declined dramatically.  The most common population of these birds are in the hands of breeders who either raise them for release in a hunting preserve.  HPBAA would like to thank Mr. Tommy White for his future attempt at raising these birds because of their preservation.  
     Ringneck Pheasants are easy to raise in captivity.  One cock bird is suitable for fertilizing eggs of five to seven hens.  Breeding season for these birds begin in late winter, early spring and extends through mid-summer.  Hens will lay up to 40 eggs in a season and are solely responsible for incubation of the clutch.  In the wild, hens will take a nest in tall grasses as their color blends them right into their suroundings.

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