Pheasant.com Blog

Our wholesale customers will have pheasants for the holidays because they have been ordering for the last few months, getting ready for the upcoming season. Some customers ordered their pheasant in June! There have been shortages in the duck and turkey industries, and customers worried about pheasant availability so they have been making their purchases early. Read More »

Chelsea Hall was excited to launch her position as a Human Resources Generalist at MacFarlane Pheasants in July 2022. She told me how grateful she was that everyone she has met has been so open and friendly. She also said, “Everyone is getting used to this new position, and I look forward every day to sharing what I can do for the MacFarlane employees.” Read More »

At pheasantfordinner.com, we have a new look! We have revised our site and added some delicious new items to our store to make it as easy as possible to enjoy our pheasant and other wild game. Delicious condiments and rice sides are also available to compliment the natural flavors of our meats. Read More »

MacFarlane Pheasants, Inc. is beginning one of the busiest times of the year. We are delivering mature pheasants and chukars across the United States and Canada, and we need drivers! MacFarlane Pheasants is a thriving wild bird business because many of our customers come back yearly. They know that they will receive healthy birds on their schedules. We are hiring CDL drivers right now who can assist us in fulfilling our promise of delivering our beautiful birds on our customers’ schedules. Read More »

During the 2022-2023 Mature Bird Season at MacFarlane Pheasants, you can still get on a waiting list if you would like to get pheasants or chukars, but at this time, we are sold out. Our customers are ordering more birds every year, so it is vital to learn about the process for ordering early in the year. Read More »

Let’s talk about our Research Department at MacFarlane Pheasants. Trudy DeRemer is the Research Manager at MacFarlane Pheasants. She started as the Assistant Brooder Manager in 2004. Trudy has worked in the Hatchery, Farm Management, and as a Flock Supervisor. She is currently the Interim Research Manager. Because of her Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science from Michigan State University and her Certificate in Poultry from UW Madison/Midwest Poultry Consortium Center of Excellence, she was the perfect person to share just what goes on in the Research Department that helps us raise our delicious and nutritious white pheasant. Read More »

There is always something fascinating at the North American Gamebird Association conventions. The first ever Hunt Club Conference kicked off on July 18, 2022, and was held at the Deer Creek State Lodge in central Ohio. Read More »

Protecting flight birds after we place them in outdoor pens is essential. There are several dangers to flight birds as they are moved from the barns to flight pens at six weeks, and being aware of those dangers is how they are protected. If we experience flight bird mortality, it is usually within the first three days of the move-out. Read More »

When the cost of input goes up, the cost of producing goods increases. MacFarlane Pheasants hatches more than 1.5 million chicks each year and sells more than 400,000 mature pheasants. We also raise White Pheasants for our Food Products Division. With nearly all product prices rising, it is imperative to lock in the input costs for raising birds. Read More »

Many delicious food products are available at MacFarlane Pheasants, but I want to tell you about my favorites. Pheasant Pie, Pheasant Bratwurst, Whole Pheasant with rice, and ground pheasant. I chose these pheasant foods because they are easy to prepare and nutritious. Read More »