Ringneck Pheasant — Day-Old Chicks

Brooder temperature: Start at 95–100°F for the first week, then lower it about 5°F each week until they're fully feathered.

Food: Feed a game bird starter with 26–30% protein. Regular chick starter doesn't have enough protein for game birds.

Water: Use a shallow waterer with clean marbles or pebbles in the tray so the chicks can't drown. Dip each beak gently into the water on arrival.

Space and pecking: Game bird chicks can peck each other when crowded or bored. Give them plenty of room, add some cover like clumps of grass or small boxes, and use a red heat lamp rather than a white one.

Cover the brooder: They fly early, often within the first couple of weeks, so keep a secure screen or netting on top.

Watch for: Huddling under the heat source means they're too cold. Panting or moving away from the heat means they're too warm. Active, spread-out babies are comfortable.

For more care tips, visit our FAQs.

Hatched by our hatching partner and shipped directly to you by USPS Priority Mail during the ship week you choose. Tracking is emailed to you once your chicks ship.

Shipping rates
The partner box ships at our regular chick rates:
6–25 chicks — $34.95
26–50 chicks — $49.95
51–100 chicks — $59.95

The partner box ships FREE when you also order 6 or more Chesapeake chicks to be shipped.

Minimum order: 35 Ringneck Pheasant chicks. These can't be combined with other breeds to reach the minimum.

Ships in its own box, separately from any other birds in your order, with separate tracking.

Not available for local pickup. Street address required (no P.O. boxes). Your post office will call when your chicks arrive.

Ordering more than 100 chicks? Call us at (410) 635-1970.

Live-Arrival Guarantee
If any chicks arrive deceased, email chicks@chesapeake-hatchery.com within 72 hours of delivery with your order number and the number of losses.