Pheasants

2025 will be the sixth year we’ve raised and sold pheasants. We received positive feedback this year on the pheasants we raised and sold and learned a lot in the process. The melanistic pheasants in particular were an exciting variation for those used to hunting ringneck pheasants.

About our Pheasants:
We get our pheasants when they’re a day old and raise them in a combination of inside and outside facilities. 2024 will be the second year we used an expanded flight pen covering 10,000 sq ft which will help them become even better flyers!

The pheasants will be ready for pickup starting at the beginnning of November and must be picked up by the middle of December.

Status:
Melantistic: Not raising any this year. Ringneck: 250 available
Manchurian Cross Ringneck: 250 availabe

Pricing Information:
Pheasants are $15 a bird for less than 100 birds. Please contact us if you would like to purchase more than 100 birds.

Purchasing Information
Advance Orders: Contact us at sales@hickoryhillranch.com if you would like to reserve birds for 2025. Orders greater than 100 birds require a non-refundable 20% deposit.

Indiana Regulations: The state of Indiana regulates the posession of pheasants, more information can be found be found on Indiana DNR website.

Tax Exempt: Tax exempt purchasers of live birds must provide Indiana form ST-105 at the time of purchase or reservation.

Transportation Crates: Crates are available for transporting birds. There is no cost but a fully refundable $75 deposit per crate is required. Availability cannot be guarrenteed.

A pure breed, these large, beautiful pheasants feature an iridescent, greenish-black plumage. A favorite variety for release, they display a remarkable ability to survive and reproduce in the wild. Like the Manchurian/Ringneck Cross pheasant, the weight of the mature Melanistic Mutant cock is 3.5 lbs. and 2.5 lbs. for hens.

An excellent flight bird, the Manchurian/Ringneck Cross is similar in size and weight to Chinese Ringnecks. The mature Manchurian Cross cock weighs approximately 3.25 lbs. and the hen weighs 2.5 lbs. on average. They are cross between our Chinese Ringneck and the pure Manchurian Ringneck which we imported, as eggs, from China in 1989. MacFarlane is the only farm to import pure Manchurian eggs and have the pure Manchurian bloodline. Pure Manchurian pheasants are well-known for their wildness and the Manchurian cocks have a small distinctive white feather on the sides of their heads near the ear. After crossing the Pure Manchurian with the Chinese Ringneck we found it produced a very hardy and vigorous bird that is great for hunting

The Ringneck pheasant is used primarily for stocking and hunting. The weight of our Ringnecks at maturity (22 weeks) is 2.7-3 lbs. for the cocks and 1.7-2.2 lbs. for the hens.

These hardy birds adapt readily to the wild and are prized by sportsmen for their excellent flying ability and brilliant colors. For years our Ringnecks were primarily blue backed pheasants with yellow flanks. We are transitioning our Ringnecks to have more green (along with the blue) on their backs, and to have deep yellow to orange flanks.