They dont all survive so why add any pressure
Best I can offer is a 2015 hen pheasant nest that had 14 eggs in our yard. Only 9 hatched and 2 weeks after the hatch we could only find 5 with the hen (natural predation suspected or even hypothermia after a steady rain kills many chicks before they can regulate their own body temperature).
They are also offered somewhat of protection with the hen offering to shelter them from danger and rain with her own body. Separating the hen from chicks (as in flushing them) results in the chicks and the hen calling to reunite which can draw more attention from predators in the area.
We saw the two remaining surviving chicks early in August and while flying to get off the ground they were not strong enough for long flights (20 yards max). Saw the hen in September but no chicks appear to have survived.
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 a hunting we will go!!!!!!
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