 PHOTO: JEAN HOWMAN |
PHOTO: JEAN HOWMAN |
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The Grey Peacock Pheasant is often known as the Chinquis and is a really lovely aviary bird. They are by far the most northern in distribution of the peacock pheasants and are found in damp hill forests and gullies from Sikkim and Burma down to northern Thailand and central Annam.
The Chinquis is almost totally hardy although a good, dry shelter is advisable. They are delightfully friendly pheasants, constantly displaying regardless of people, and breed freely. As with all peacock pheasants, clutch sizes are two eggs only, but if the eggs are collected as laid, clutches can be obtained about every three weeks for a period. It is better to rear the chicks under a bantam hen. If they are to be incubator and brooder lamp reared, some care must be taken in the early stages to hand feed the baby chicks with mealworms or clean maggots.
There are five subspecies in this group, but not all have been explored aviculturally.
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| Avicultural Notes | |
| Minimum aviary size | 100 - 150 sq. ft. (9.3 - 14 m2) |
| Status in captivity | Good |
| Full adult plumage | First year |
| Egg clutch size | 2 eggs |
| Incubation Period | 22 days |
| Feeding Habits | Normal pheasant diet plus peanuts, chopped fruit, seeds, mealworms, etc. |