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Photos of Pheasant Breeder Farm
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Learn about the breeder farm process at Windy Ridge Pheasant
Farm.
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![Pheasant Hut for Laying Eggs](images/photos/pheasant-hut.jpg) |
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Pheasant huts are provided for the pheasant hens
to lay their eggs. Egg gathering occurs four to
five times daily.
Huts are laid on their sides to easily reveal
the pheasant eggs and then they are
gathered by hand. |
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![Hatching Pheasant Eggs being hand-gathered](images/photos/hatching-pheasant-eggs.jpg) |
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![Pheasant egg washing machine](images/photos/pheasant-egg-washing.jpg) |
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Pheasant eggs are then carfefully placed onto
the egg washing machine where they are gently
washed with water that is the perfect
temperature for high quality eggs. Then the
freshly washed pheasant eggs are sanitized to
reduce unwanted bacteria. |
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![Sanitization of hatching pheasant eggs](images/photos/pheasant-egg-sanitization.jpg) |
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![Hand sorting and crating pheasant eggs](images/photos/hand-crating-pheasant-eggs.jpg) |
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After sanitization the pheasant eggs are hand
sorted and placed in flats. The flats are then
placed in the cooler where they await transfer
to the incubators. |
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![Pheasant eggs placed in cooler](images/photos/pheasant-eggs-in-cooler.jpg) |
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