Martha Just Added a Pair of Golden Pheasants to Her Flock—See How They're Adjusting to Life on Her Farm

Last week, Martha welcomed a pair of peach golden pheasants to her farm in Bedford, New York. Since then, they have acclimated to their new home and have officially joined the rest of the flock. Martha shared in a recent Instagram post a picture of one of her new peach golden pheasants trotting along on her farm exploring its new home.

"They also prefer to run rather than fly and can reach speeds of up to 45 miles per hour if necessary to escape danger," Martha writes in her recent blog post about the birds.

Martha has rescued several golden pheasants in recent years and has become quite equipped at creating a space for them to enjoy. She built a perching latter out of old trees and natural shelters out of twigs and branches for the birds to take shelter in. She even has a heated coop designated for birds that are new to her farm and need time adjusting—and where the pheasants call home when they're not out exploring.

Martha's pheasants all have beautiful coloring, ranging from gold, red, white, and black layered feathers. The male and female pheasants are easy to differentiate due to their size and coloring. "Males have a lot of white set off by light, shiny golden breast and body and a full peachy ruff," Martha writes. "The females are smaller and lighter than the males, and have shorter tails."

Last year, Martha brought home this pair of red and yellow male golden pheasants. She writes that they "get along very well" on her farm.

Pheasants are very curious, friendly, and intelligent birds. They enjoy the visitors and activities they get while living on the farm near Martha's stable, she says.