An additional 12,000 chicks are reared in smaller brooder houses where they have access to an outdoor pen when weather permits. Approximately 75,000 chicks are reared indoors until they are 6 weeks old.
Pheasant chicks are reared in two environmentally controlled brood-rearing barns. Hen chicks are also available for sale to the public. Many of these chicks will be reared on the State Game Farm, with some going to conservation clubs that participate in the Day-old Chick program. At the end of the hatching season, approximately 230,000 chicks will be hatched.
Weekly hatches occur from early April through mid July. Approximately 300,000 eggs are incubated during the pheasant production season. Game Farm pheasant productionĪll ring-necked pheasants provided by the DNR are produced at the State Game Farm. There are a number of programs the DNR uses to accomplish these goals. The goals of the State Game Farm and the pheasant stocking program are to provide quality pheasant hunting opportunities on public and private lands, promote safe and ethical behavior in the field, and cooperate with conservation groups dedicated to promoting pheasant hunting in the state. The State Game Farm is located next to the MacKenzie Center near Poynette in central Columbia County.
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