{"id":3011,"date":"2014-09-02T23:31:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T23:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheasant1.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3011"},"modified":"2024-08-02T15:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T15:17:22","slug":"every-bird-counts-catching-escaped-pheasants-on-the-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pheasant.com\/about-us\/blog\/every-bird-counts-catching-escaped-pheasants-on-the-farm","title":{"rendered":"Every Bird Counts: Catching Escaped Pheasants On The Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MacFarlane Pheasants may be the largest pheasant farm in the United States, but we\u2019re far from just an industrial bird factory. Our founders are hunters themselves, and that individual experience with the sport informs all our decisions with every bird we raise. That care extends into all aspects of our pheasants\u2019 lives, including our inspection of their pens and retrieving those that fly the coop. Why? Because just like on your hunt, at MacFarlane Pheasants every bird counts.<\/p>\n<p>Twice a day our employees walk the perimeter of each pen on the farm. They do this for a few reasons, one of which is to ensure there aren\u2019t any issues with feed and water lines. But another is that when birds get out, they don\u2019t go far. At this point in their lives, pheasants have come to associate the pens with food and water. Even if they escape, they stay pretty close, usually in the center lane that divides the pens into two rows. When we see birds, it\u2019s our goal to get them back into the pens quickly and efficiently in time for their lunch.<\/p>\n<p>While we\u2019re capturing these birds\u2014usually one or two a day\u2014we\u2019re also noting their peeper color. <a href=\"https:\/\/chicksquote.pheasant.com\/peepers.html\">Peepers<\/a> are on most birds to discourage aggression, which, if left unchecked, can damage the birds\u2019 tailfeathers. But peepers serve a dual purpose: they\u2019re also a great way for us to observe if there\u2019s an issue with one specific pen. If we find a number of birds with the same peeper color, which are color-coded to identify hatch date, we know to check that specific pen to sus out the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, around all the pens\u2019 perimeters we\u2019ve placed catch boxes baited with food. Catch boxes allow the bird to enter but not to exit. We\u2019ll check those throughout the day as our staff meanders through their normal farm duties, and if there\u2019s a bird inside, it\u2019s quickly moved back into its home.<\/p>\n<p>An average pen at the MacFarlane Pheasants farm holds between 600-800 birds, and when birds discover an opportunity to escape, they do it en masse. Look away for a few hours and you can discover a hundred birds in the lane. 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