adam f Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 I fancy rearing a few partridge (french) - I already keep a good number of chicken, and just fancy keeping a few initially, but also maybe releasing a few if it goes well - my house borders my shoot so I can effectively use my garden and pens as release pens! How is best to go about it? Buy in fertile eggs and hatch in my incubator? Buy them as day olds?? Any advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 (edited) I already keep a good number of chicken I can effectively use my garden and pens as release pens! Buy in fertile eggs and hatch broody chickens make great rearers plus the partridge like to stay in little family groups best way to release is each group as a covey Edited March 18, 2011 by Paul223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 I fancy rearing a few partridge (french) - I already keep a good number of chicken, and just fancy keeping a few initially, but also maybe releasing a few if it goes well - my house borders my shoot so I can effectively use my garden and pens as release pens! How is best to go about it? Buy in fertile eggs and hatch in my incubator? Buy them as day olds?? Any advice? Either would be fine ,there hard work tho you need to keep a close eye on them between 3 and 6 weeks as this is the time they get ill mostly . The only thing about using your back garden to release them is they will always come back there be it on the shoot day or other this maybe ok for you . Depending on how many you have pens are good to release from but not all at once ie 3 pens same time same area or you will have 1 big covey . Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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