The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-08-17
LOUIS GOODRICH HAS RARE COL
DEN PHEAsANTs AND PENITEN-
TIARY is RAISING THE RING
NEcks SUCCESSFULLY.
GOLDEN PHEASANTS SELL
At FROM SIG TO $40 PAIR
(BY PETER sTERLING).


to take the trouble, see some of the
prettiest and rarest fowl in Colorado
In the rear yard of the S. F. Goodrich
home, 1872 Hazel avenue. They are
Golden pheasants, known technically
as Chrysolophus Amherstiae. They
arc so gorgeous and of SO many varied
colors of such excellent blending that
ii is hard to describe them. In such
a predicament it is best just to speak
the truth and say: They are beauti-
full.
We refer TO the cocks particularly.
The hen is fat, sombre-looking little
thing with nothing of beauty to speak
Of She is dressed this way SO that
she can wrap herself up completely
in the bosom of Mother Nature and
thus more easily avoid detection when
danger is near.
Tie birds belong to Louis Goodrich,
who received the eggs as gift from
Mrs. B. W. Adams of Dubuque. Iowa.
a year ago. There were thirteen eggs
in the shipment An ordinary setting
hen was borrowed from Mrs. H. Clay
Webster and was put to work. Out Of
the thirteen eggs nine Matched and
i've OF the birds died in infancy. There
are now but four birds. three cocks
and a her, all just past the period OF
adolescence. This is fair raising av-
erage, in fact, it is little better than
the average.
Most pheasants are hard to start and
although most chicken fanciers can
become expert in raising them, 1t is
a difficult job at all times. They re-
quire constant and particular care. al
though their feeding is comparatively
easy. They must have certain kinds
of pens and certain other things at
certain times.
The four birds possessed by Louis
Goodrich are the only ones of this
particular species in the state with
the exception of a pen owned at
Pueblo There are a number of the
Ring Necks, like those that are being
SO successfully raised at the peniten-
tiary, but scarcely any of the Golden.
This is not because the Goldens are
any harder to raise than the Ring
Necks. but more particularly because
the Ring Neck is the popular pheasant
of England; it is raised there in large
numbers. and has been shipped to
this country in big quantities. This
bird is sometimes called the English
Ring Neck pheasant because 1t is a
hybrid between the English and Ring
Neck pheasants It is often termed
the English pheasant, Ring Neck
pheasant and even Mongolian pheas-
ant. In England it is generally re-
ferred to as the common pheasant
The Golden pheasant is rare
throughout the United States. Be-
cause of this the birds sell at from
SIG to $40 per pair. The Ring Neck
variety usually sell at from Sc to $40
per pair. All of the pheasant eggs
sell at about 81 apiece for setting pur-
poses. +.
The hen which Mr.. Goodrich has out
fall those thirteen eggs started lay
ing sometime ago, although less than
a year old. Because of this fact the
eggs did not carry the proper strength
anu WhCA pidSCu
a setting hen none of them Matched.
This result was expected, but the trial
was made mostly as an experiment
The Golden and the Lady Amherst
pheasants, both of the genus Chryso-
lophus, are favorite pheasants for i'm
portation. They originated in the
mountains OF eastern Thibet and wes-
tern and southern China. Both are
good aviary birds and the Golden
pheasant has been liberated at vari-
GUS times in different game covers in
America and Europe, but never with
any great success. The Ring Neck has
thrived especially well since being lib
Grated in the Colorado mountains and
this holds true practically everywhere
that It has been set free to shift for
itself in late years. This is another
reason for the popularity of this spe-
cies.
As to beauty the Golden far out
shines the Ring Neck because OF the
strikingness OF Its colorings. The
Ring Neck possesses not quite so
sharp a contrast and though decidedly
pretty. its dress Is more modest.
The English pheasant derives It's
specific name from the ancient coun-
tTy Of Colchis. on the eastern shore