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Pheasant breed
Ring-necked pheasant
Raised for release, shooting preserves and the table. Several states require a licence to keep or release pheasants, so check with your state wildlife agency first. The melanistic mutant is a dark, iridescent colour form of the same bird.
Hatch Index lists 2 varieties of Ring-necked pheasant from 2 hatcheries, and 1 is in stock today. Straight run starts at $10.00 (Melanistic, Cackle Hatchery).
Listed now
| Variety | Hatcheries | Stock | Sexed female from | Straight run from | Min order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanistic | 1 | 1 of 1 in stock | — | $10.00 | — |
| Ringneck | 2 | Sold out | — | — | 35 |
Prices are per bird, from listings that can be ordered today, and change through the day. Sold-out varieties are shown faded. Sold by: Cackle Hatchery, The Chick Hatchery.
What the Ring-necked pheasant is like
- Egg colour
- Olive
- Eggs a year
- About 40 to 60
- Grown weight
- 2.5 lb hen, 3 lb cock
- Temperament
- Flighty
- Climate
- Hardy
- Goes broody
- Sometimes
- Kept for
- Game
- Origin
- Asia; brought to the United States in the 1880s
General traits of the breed, from the breed standards and long-running references. A hatchery's own line can differ, most of all in egg colour and numbers.