Pheasant.com Blog

A pheasant farm looks before it leaps. At MacFarlane Pheasants, our season’s full-grown birds hopefully are sold before they’re even a twinkle in their mother hens’ eyes. Read More »

All game bird farms are unique. They all have a certain way of doing things to increase productivity that has worked for them, and our farm is not any different. Read More »

Our “main” farm (where our office is located and our maintenance shop, etc) was acquired by my dad from John Lasse in 1953. Right across the highway is another farm, purchased by my dad from John’s brother Alfred Lasse around 1957. Read More »

It’s true the April showers bring May flowers, but at a pheasant farm the size of MacFarlane Pheasants, we’re putting out up to 20,000 juvenile birds every week, and rain is a problem. In the wild, the settling morning dew jumpstarts young birds’ preening instincts, which spreads their natural oil for a waterproof finish. No such luck for barn-raised birds. Read More »

We have grown our catch pen reputation primarily on the sale of live pheasants and partridges to hunt clubs around the nation for release. Read More »

Everybody can use a helping hand once in a while, and at MacFarlane Pheasants, we believe that help should start at home. That’s why we work with Wisconsin-based nonprofit Caravilla in our hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin. Read More »

Pheasants are delicious. They’re leaner than chicken and contain high levels of magnesium, a must-have for stress management, along with significant levels of B vitamins and potassium.. Read More »

Here in Wisconsin we have entered into the spring turkey-hunting season. Hunters can register for weeks ranging anywhere from the beginning of April thru the end of May. This got us to thinking, how do turkeys and pheasants compare? Read More »