On January 11, 2011 in General by spope
Today is a snowy, icy day and the roads are treacherous. To get to our pheasant pens on one of our farms, you have to drive up a hill. Read More »
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On January 5, 2011 in General by spope
Last week two of our drivers drove the truck and trailer in the accompanying picture to Oregon. Read More »
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On December 31, 2010 in General by spope
Our crews are busy selecting and placing the 30,000 bird pheasant breeder flocks. Read More »
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On December 23, 2010 in General by spope
It’s just two days before Christmas – about 1/2 of our employees are here today. We’ve been through a couple of wet snow episodes in the last couple of weeks – I think we’re gun shy now. Read More »
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On December 14, 2010 in General by spope
Over the years I’ve heard lots of stories and rationalizations why pheasants pick. I am going to just lay out all the things I’ve heard and then give you my own theories. Read More »
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On December 4, 2010 in General by spope
It’s December and we just got our first snowfall last night. Snow and pheasant farming have a love/hate relationship. No snow (accompanied by sub freezing temps) means lot’s of extra work for our crews watering our birds. Read More »
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On November 17, 2010 in General by spope
I’d like to share some of our thoughts and experiences with using different protein levels of feed for our pheasants. Read More »
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On November 10, 2010 in General by spope
We have 4 Case 45+ HP tractors that we use to till the pens, water, move out birds, mow, etc., etc. The oldest of the four tractors was a Case 495 – that we used for 20 years. Read More »
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