tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post6671954061078406882..comments2023-10-26T00:17:57.868-07:00Comments on Beyond The Sidewalks: Pardon Megoatgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05753367360714853700noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-43284693006150587672009-03-04T01:43:00.000-08:002009-03-04T01:43:00.000-08:00Such pretty birds. Lucky you! Down by the Rio Gran...Such pretty birds. Lucky you! Down by the Rio Grande, in the Bosque, there are fields where quail and pheasant can be seen. I love catching sight of them when we drive down there.<BR/><BR/>Being someone that did receive a puppy for Christmas, I really wished for a pony most of all. sigh.<BR/>I had to wait until I was in my 40's for THAT to happen. lol!<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your new pheasant project.<BR/><BR/>~LisaLaughing Orca Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03562627840013868980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-13141459517174953292009-02-25T00:49:00.000-08:002009-02-25T00:49:00.000-08:00I've always thought pheasants were so pretty. I d...I've always thought pheasants were so pretty. I don't really know anything about raising them. I don't wanna know my dinner either, lol!Nancy M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00890420576437109817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-35866557712342120032009-02-17T15:06:00.000-08:002009-02-17T15:06:00.000-08:00We live right next to recreation lands that releas...We live right next to recreation lands that release birds for hunters every year.<BR/><BR/>We had a pheasant become part of our chickens. She showed up one day - we called her Fanny - i know, creative - and she stayed for over a month. Not sure why she left...<BR/><BR/>but they are very interesting birds!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-63540121760482233362009-02-17T04:15:00.000-08:002009-02-17T04:15:00.000-08:00They are SO pretty - I love to listen to them call...They are SO pretty - I love to listen to them call. There are times in the fall and winter that they come right into my yard and fight.Heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327157455249207495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-41569395053348749592009-02-16T08:55:00.000-08:002009-02-16T08:55:00.000-08:00They really are cute, and of course, the blogging ...They really are cute, and of course, the blogging community is thrilled over that pardon! <BR/>Btw, your "It was always my dream as a kid to open a box at Christmas and have a puppy jump out" sentence made me laugh - as it was mine too! No hubby in my case to surprise me with pets - and after a year of expanding on my own, I think I'm actually quite satisfied for the time being!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-28838566009363718812009-02-15T09:33:00.000-08:002009-02-15T09:33:00.000-08:00Thanks Pam. I see you are very busy this weekend. ...Thanks Pam. I see you are very busy this weekend. Yeah biddies! I love that word.goatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753367360714853700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-49671669274347454742009-02-14T16:46:00.000-08:002009-02-14T16:46:00.000-08:00They are beautiful! We don't have those around her...They are beautiful! We don't have those around here.<BR/>My husband is always surprising me with animals he brings home, too.<BR/>I'm with you, I like it.<BR/>We raised quails a few years back. We turned a lot of the bob-white quail out, sold a lot too. But I couldn't eat the animals I know either.<BR/>Love your pictures!<BR/>Have a great weekend.<BR/>PamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-28290879478182647052009-02-14T13:20:00.000-08:002009-02-14T13:20:00.000-08:00farmgirl, Pheasants are not like chickens. They ar...farmgirl, Pheasants are not like chickens. They are pretty wild and no they don't free-range. We did have several that we had released come back and eat with the chickens but I would not keep them with the hens. They are just too wild. It would upset my girls. They don't make much noise and the rooster makes a delightful sound every once in awhile.<BR/>Friendly? Hmmm....ours have never been but these 4 have settled down some since we got them. They at least aren't throwing themselves into the side of the pen quite so many times as before. Even the ones we hatched and brooded at the house weren't friendly. So it isn't like eating one of your chickens. But I tend to humanize everything and wonder what they are thinking. I certainly eat someone's chickens:)<BR/>The ones we released around here aren't hunted and it's fun to see them in the wild and know they came from you.<BR/>They are not much different as far as care goes than the chickens.<BR/>I say give it a try:)goatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05753367360714853700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-35361270531774209292009-02-14T12:17:00.000-08:002009-02-14T12:17:00.000-08:00Oh, pheasants! They are nice, as long as they sta...Oh, pheasants! They are nice, as long as they stay out of the Peanuts.Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10109785080000770963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-174838667612271662009-02-14T11:23:00.000-08:002009-02-14T11:23:00.000-08:00Hahaha. Cute story. Love the first picture too. ...Hahaha. Cute story. Love the first picture too. That guy looks like he's got a bad case of bed head.water_bearerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03032301103681547230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970953052653919459.post-10035273016246887092009-02-14T10:04:00.000-08:002009-02-14T10:04:00.000-08:00Oh wow. They are beautiful...Jim expressed intere...Oh wow. They are beautiful...Jim expressed interest last season in raising pheasant (and quail) but not for hunting...just for releasing, but I convinced him that we would be putting all this love into beautiful birds that would wind up on shot dead. I'm with you on the "having a hard time knowing my dinner" thing - it's ridiculous really, but I completely lose my appetite. Happened the first and last time I went crabbing, too.<BR/>What are the pheasants like to raise, Wendy? Do they make a lot of noise? Do you let them free range? Do they get along with chickens? Are they friendly? Tell more, c'mon! :-)Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623233206043947281noreply@blogger.com