Hatchling – a very recently hatched bird that is usually featherless, blind, and helpless.
Nestling – a baby bird that is a few days old.
Fledgling – a baby bird that has developed flight feathers and muscles and has started to explore the world outside its nest but is still cared for by its parents.
Chicken – a young male chicken less than a year old is referred to as a cockerel, while a young female is called a pullet or poult.
The golden pheasant or Chinese pheasant, (Chrysolophus pictus) is a gamebird of the order Galliformes (gallinaceous birds) and the family Phasianidae (pheasants). It is native to forests in mountainous areas of western China, but feral populations have been established in the United Kingdom.
The adult male is 90–105 cm in length, its tail accounting for two-thirds of the total length. It is unmistakable with its golden crest and rump and bright red body. The deep orange “cape” can be spread in display, appearing as an alternating black and orange fan that covers all of the face except its bright yellow eye with a pinpoint black pupil.
Males have a golden-yellow crest with a hint of red at the tip. The face, throat, chin, and the sides of neck are rusty tan..The female (hen) is much less showy, with a duller mottled brown plumage similar to that of the female common pheasant. She is darker and more slender than the hen of that species, with a proportionately longer tail (half her 60–80 cm length). Although they can fly in short bursts, they are quite clumsy in flight and spend most of their time on the ground. Golden pheasants lay 8-12 eggs at a time and will then incubate these for around 22–23 days. They tend to eat berries and seeds.
Both male and female turkeys gobble. Turkeys can change colors depending on their mood. Turkeys can see better than humans.
We have many different turkeys both inside and outside the farm. Listen out for them as they are quite loud.
There are about 115 different types of budgies, all seed-eating parrots of small size and slender build. Budgerigars are about 7.5 inches long and come in hundreds of brilliant shades of greens and yellows. These birds tend to have a shorter lifespan than some other parrot species, generally living between 6–12 years.
At the farm we have many budgies who you can take a look at. Peep through the window in the carpenter’s workshop and spot our array of wonderful colours.
Quail spend most of their lives in a relatively small area, with groups of 8 to 25 birds common in a single covey. Flight speed of most quail is 30 to 40 mph. Quail generally forage twice a day, in early morning and mid-to-late afternoon. Quail eat a wide variety of foods including insects, seeds, leaves, and berries.
At the farm we have many quails in the carpenter’s workshop with all their budgie friends. Come take a look at us through the window.
