Pheasant Brooding Facilities

This content delves into the intricacies of pheasant breeding and brooding, providing an overview of the equipment and techniques used to create a safe and healthy environment for the birds. With a capacity of 190,000 birds during peak months, the barns act as a simulated environment for the birds. The article explores the use of proportioners for providing electrolytes and vitamins, brooder scheduling, and climate-controlled rooms. The content also provides information on manually controlled areas, food, and water arrangements, automatic feed systems, and ventilation methods for pheasant brooding barns.

MacFarlane Pheasants Farm Tour – Brooder Barn

During peak months, 190,000 birds will be housed in the barns. That number will stay consistent for 2-3 months. These barns act as a staged environment that the birds would encounter if they were just born.

Proportioners are used to provide the birds with electrolytes and vitamins in the beginning and during times of stress in their life. They are also used to help maintain a healthy PH level in the water lines. A solution of CID and peroxide is pumped through to help minimize bacteria build up in the lines.

Some of our brooders are set to use a highlow or onoff method of heating the chicks. These brooders work with the fans, instead of against the fans, and reduce heating costs.

Our rooms are controlled by a variety of different methods. Some are controlled by thermostats in the room and variable speed fans, while others are controlled by digital controllers that activate the fans and heat in a coordinated method. All barns are monitored by alarm units that can be programmed by phones.

In any case, the food and water should be arranged around the heat source, not under it. Light source near the heat helps draw the birds to the water and heat.

Feed flats are used to help the birds find feed during the first week of their life. This is the most critical point in their life. The more feed available, the greater the chance of them eating and living.

Nipple lines with gamebird cups/activators are also used in all A- rooms at the farm. These waterers are dust free and at eye level and provide a clean and sanitary method of providing more water space for the first 3 weeks. Plasson broiler drinkers are lowered to bird height at 3 days of age. These will be their source for water in B-rooms and outside.

Automatic feed systems are used in all barns. These barns hold around at least 10,000 birds each up to three weeks of age. The food and water are close together to allow the birds to find the food easily.

All barns are designed to hold birds in A-rooms until 3 weeks of age, and in B-rooms until 7 weeks of age.

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