{"id":3048,"date":"2023-05-02T23:53:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T23:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheasant1.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3048"},"modified":"2024-07-09T16:08:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T16:08:44","slug":"hatchery-expansion-is-on-the-horizon-at-macfarlane-pheasants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pheasant.com\/about-us\/blog\/hatchery-expansion-is-on-the-horizon-at-macfarlane-pheasants","title":{"rendered":"Hatchery Expansion Is On the Horizon at MacFarlane Pheasants!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We are in the process of making plans to expand our hatchery because the demand for day-old pheasant chicks is very high. Months before we place the eggs in the brooders, we find that MacFarlane Pheasants\u2019 orders have surpassed the eggs we are hatching! So, we are discussing what our hatchery would need to look like so we can increase production and modernize our facility at the same time. Our staff in Mo can raise more breeding hens, allowing us to fill the expanded hatchery with more eggs. \u00a0We also intend to continue growing our dressed business, so we need space to hatch more white chicks. We hope to complete the expansion during the winter and spring of 2024.<\/p>\n

The hatchery is run at full capacity for the months of March thru July. \u00a0So it can be hard to justify that kind of expense for something that is only run at capacity for five months out of the year. \u00a0This is the reason we have not pulled the trigger sooner! \u00a0But we believe the demand is strong enough that we could sell all the chicks we can produce, so we are moving forward.<\/p>\n

Some of the topics we are discussing include:<\/h2>\n