The plastic blinders are used to prevent the pecking and cannibalism that
occurs when raising large, captive flocks of game birds. Thanks, Linda and
Jody, for clarifying that the pheasants at the Reynold's Game Farm are
*not* released
with blinders on.
I side with Linda and disagree with the idea
Hi Folks,
I have talked with the Game Farm manager. He told me that they try
to release about 130,000 pheasant each fall, that the captive flock
starts in fall at about 35,000, and that they loose about 7000 to
predation every year. Since the potential for the weight of snow and ice
on
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Hi Folks,
I have talked with the Game Farm manager. He told me that they try to
release about 130,000
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Hi Folks,
I
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Yes, the latter.
On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 2:47 PM, Bill Evans wrev...@clarityconnect.comwrote:
Has anyone ever seen a hawk take/eat a pheasant at the game farm?
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To: cayugabirds-l@cornell.edu
Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the
game farm?
I've seen red-tails eating pheasants there several times, and the people who
work there have told me that they often see them catch them.
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Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the
game farm?
I've seen red-tails eating pheasants there several times, and the people
who
work there have told me that they often see them catch them
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What I guess we don't know is what proportion of their diet it pheasant
versus rodent.
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Subject: RE: [cayugabirds-l] Why don't RTHA eat all the pheasants at the game
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True. I know those birds catch a lot of mice, etc., that are attracted there by
the grain. And Cooper's Hawks catch pigeons, starlings, and House Sparrows
there, which are also
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True. I know
Thank you all for your replies to my question!
I made an error in my initial email. Ring-necked Pheasants (RNEP) are *one
of many* food sources for RTHA and not a *preferred *food.
Per Tim: “Like sitting ducks” is the metaphor I use when I'm at the Game
Farm.
John Confer brought up a good
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