{"id":3358,"date":"2012-10-25T03:20:38","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T03:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheasant1.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3358"},"modified":"2024-08-02T16:50:05","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T16:50:05","slug":"regrowth-tails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pheasant.com\/about-us\/blog\/regrowth-tails","title":{"rendered":"Regrowth Tails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We know what management protocols generally work for the top quality of raising<strong>\u00a0pheasants<\/strong>. We know the density (sq. ft. per bird), the feeder space and waterer space per bird. We know what constitutes good vegetative cover. We know what type of peeper we think works best, etc. etc. We know what energy level and protein level feed is sufficient for our birds. We\u2019ve got it all down.<\/p>\n<p>Our crew moved our June 5th hatch out at 6 weeks of age into pens with good cover. All the protocols were followed and yet the birds \u201cpicked\u201d between 8 and 12 weeks. The factor we had no control over was the weather \u2013 it was steaming hot during July and August this year \u2013 right when our birds were at the most vulnerable stage.<\/p>\n<p>We hear about people who have \u201cbroken tailed cocks\u201d. We don\u2019t have problems with broken tails. We also have seen and heard about birds with saddle picking (picking of the back feathers). We just don\u2019t see back picking here. What we do see is where 8+ week old cocks get their tails picked out.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, when pheasants pick out their tails, a new tail starts to grow. This 2nd tail is a regrowth tail. The birds in the pictures above have regrowth tails. The new tails have black tips on them (confirming the tails aren\u2019t \u201cbroken\u201d tails). The birds with regrowth tails are usually from 3 weeks to up to 6 weeks behind, i.e. we can\u2019t ship the birds nearly as early as we could ship if they had not picked.<\/p>\n<p>How do we prevent this? 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