{"id":3099,"date":"2018-12-14T00:26:54","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T00:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheasant1.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3099"},"modified":"2024-06-28T00:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T00:27:33","slug":"life-on-macfarlane-pheasants-milton-wisconsin-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pheasant.com\/about-us\/blog\/life-on-macfarlane-pheasants-milton-wisconsin-farm","title":{"rendered":"Life on MacFarlane Pheasants\u2019 Milton, Wisconsin Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Body\">Our Milton farm has about 40 acres under nets. We have three brooding barns and raised about 72,000 pheasants this year. We predominately raise the Kansas strain. What we call Kansas birds were bred and developed by the late Bernie Janssen, a longtime gamebird farmer from Kansas. Bernie bred\u00a0his birds to have blue backs. The Kansas\u00a0birds are a small pheasant &#8211; the cocks weigh 2.25 &#8211; 2.4 lbs. and the hens weigh\u00a01.4 &#8211; 1.7 lbs.\u00a0\u00a0at maturity. The birds have a very erect posture.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><strong>Farm Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We communicate daily with the main Janesville farm to coordinate shipping plans, general farm flow plans, and staffing needs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0There are five staff on the Milton farm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0We call, text, and email with staff at the Janesville farm. Brian Davis, the farm manager attends a weekly meeting on the Janesville farm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0During the brooding season we take care of barns and as birds move outside, we spend our time caring for them in that location.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">5.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Labor assistance from the Janesville farm is a phone call away, if needed.\u00a0 Our staff is also called to assist in Janesville when needed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">6.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0This time of year we have around 32,00 birds on site. We are busy making sure they are all fed and watered. We also assist the breeder selection crew and move birds earmarked for breeding to other facilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">7.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Our crew also cares for taxidermy graded birds and this is the harvest season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">8.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0As birds leave the farm, we focus on preparing for next season and making improvements to our barns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">If you would like to know more about the Milton Farm, please feel free to email Brian at\u00a0b.davis@pheasant.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Milton farm has about 40 acres under nets. 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