2022 - Volume #46, Issue #2, Page #08
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They Specialize In Exotic Pheasants
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“We find the best U.S. breeders and offer up to 13 ornamental pheasants,” says Eric Stromberg, manager of the poultry side of the Minnesota-based business. Starting with chickens in the 1920’s, the family business eventually added ringneck pheasants, cranes, swans and exotic pheasants to the variety of birds they sell.
The Red Golden pheasant is the most popular, Stromberg says, because of its beautiful, bright colors. Most customers are hobbyists or have small businesses that buy a pair ($150/juvenile; $210/adult) to breed. Other breeds include Lady Amherst (black and white with red accents), Silver and the Yellow Golden Pheasant. The rarest birds that take a long time to mature and only lay a few eggs a year are the most expensive, such as the Grey Peacock Pheasant ($675/adult pair).
The exotic breeds are smaller than ringneck pheasants and can live up to 15 years.
“They need space and do well in bigger pens,” Stromberg says. Pheasants thrive in all climates, including cold regions if they’re given draft-free shelter, water and high protein food.
The full-size birds are typically shipped in the fall directly from the breeders. Because they’re shipped by express mail in large boxes to accommodate the long tail feathers, shipping is expensive. But they ship very well, Stromberg says. He adds that not all breeds are always available, but people can sign up for “bird alerts” when the breed of their choice becomes available.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Stromberg’s Chicks & Game Birds Unlimited, 501 1st St. S., Hackensack, Minn. 56452 (ph 800-720-1134; www.strombergschickens.com).
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