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Golden Pheasant
The Golden Pheasant is one of the most popular of all
pheasant species kept in captivity. It is very beautiful,
hardy, easy to keep and great for beginners. The Golden has
been kept in captivity since as early as 1740 and perhaps
was the first type of pheasant brought to North America.
There is evidence that George Washington may have kept them
at Mt. Vernon! For being so well known and familiar in
captivity, very little is known of their habits in the wild,
in the mountains of central China. This information was
taken from
www.gbwf.org
At Cub Creek Science Camp we have a Golden
Pheasants. They make a colorful addition to our
outdoor barnyard chickens. The young do not develop
color until they mature so it makes it difficult to tell
male from female until they are older. Our young
pheasant to the right is just starting to change color.
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