{"id":3356,"date":"2023-06-14T03:19:51","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T03:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pheasant1.wpenginepowered.com\/?p=3356"},"modified":"2024-07-15T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T18:00:00","slug":"red-legged-partridges-are-popular-game-birds-and-we-raise-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pheasant.com\/about-us\/blog\/red-legged-partridges-are-popular-game-birds-and-we-raise-them","title":{"rendered":"Red-Legged Partridges Are Popular Game Birds and We Raise Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

The History of Our Red-Legged Partridges<\/h2>\n

We started raising Red-Legged Partridges in 2009. Our owner Bill MacFarlane had a customer request for these partridges and that started the ball rolling. Since the Red-Legged Partridge has been raised at game farms in France and Italy for centuries, we began exploring how to import eggs. We started importing eggs from France and became the only commercial producer of Red-Legged Partridges in the United States.<\/p>\n

In order to bring the eggs into the United States we must apply with the federal government three weeks before shipment for an import permit. Upon approval, the eggs go to Chicago, where the U.S. Fish & Wildlife examine the eggs for clearance into the United States.<\/p>\n

The Benefits of Raising Reg-Legged Partridges<\/h2>\n

Once we began importing, hatching, and raising the partridges, they quickly became our favorite. Here are a few reasons why. These birds are:<\/p>\n