Pecking as a Mortality Factor in Penned Ring-Necked Pheasant Chicks

Pecking of chicks by adult hen pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) accounted for a known mortality of 2 to 14 percent of chicks hatched in pens 0.825 to 40 acres in size in a series of studies on pheasant reproduction conducted in Ohio from 1951 through 1954. Repeated observations of pecking as a cause...

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Published in:The Journal of wildlife management 1972-07, Vol.36 (3), p.972-974
Main Authors: Edwards, William R., Smith, Rodney J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Chicks
Hens
Mortality
Observational research
Pecking order
Pheasants
Polychlorinated biphenyls
Wildlife management
Wildlife population studies
Wildlife studies
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Summary:Pecking of chicks by adult hen pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) accounted for a known mortality of 2 to 14 percent of chicks hatched in pens 0.825 to 40 acres in size in a series of studies on pheasant reproduction conducted in Ohio from 1951 through 1954. Repeated observations of pecking as a cause of mortality of confined juvenile pheasants raise questions as to the possible occurrence of pecking in wild populations.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2307/3799461