Pheasant.com Blog

Times have changed since MacFarlane Pheasants started in the 1920s with some land and a handful of pheasant eggs. As America’s largest pheasant farm, we’ve stepped up our game when it comes to electronics, and more than ever the sales side of the job is handled from behind a computer. Read More »

Last year, Brian Klein and Fairah Ramsey took over the MacFarlane Pheasants French Redleg partridge brooding program. Notoriously finicky, something—or a lot of somethings—had to change about how we had raised the birds, which have always had a higher mortality than our other gamebirds. Read More »

Pheasant meat has long been known for its health benefits, and MacFarlane Pheasants has had a long, healthy business in it. But that doesn’t mean we’re just going to sit around, resting on our laurels. We’re eager to expand our already large pheasant meat business. Read More »

As caretakers of our birds, it is second nature to want to act fast when it comes to sick birds. Our first step to address the issue is through management. Read More »

A pheasant farm changes with the seasons. For example, after MacFarlane Pheasants hatches our final Ringneck chicks of the year in August, we then ramp up for the adult bird season. So what happens to all those hard-working brooder and hatchery managers? Read More »

MacFarlane Pheasants may be the country’s largest pheasant farm, but we’re still a local business in our community of Janesville, Wisconsin. Read More »

The mature bird season is now in full swing and we are busy delivering mature pheasants and partridges to our customers. Read More »

Well, it is official. As of yesterday morning, our “White House” is no more. The brooder barn that we had been renting, and playfully named the “White House,” was torn down. Read More »

Because of MacFarlane Pheasants’ location in Wisconsin and because of our role as the largest pheasant farm in the United States, we have many customers in Canada. Read More »

To be clear, MacFarlane Pheasants is far from a gamebird prison. Actually, as America’s largest pheasant farm is more like an exclusive gamebird resort, and part of that resort’s amenities include ensuring our guests’ stay is safe and secure. That’s why we make sure nothing is amiss with regular and frequent security checks and farm checks. Read More »