Partridges?

EPointer=Birdss

Lads I'm looking to get some of these to breed this season.
Any one know where I could get some?

Which species is hardier, grey or red leg?
How many males to females?
Will they eat rolled barley or do they need a different food? etc

(Mallards you may be able to help)

fiestaman

www.pheasantshoot.ie

Mellor

fiestaman wrote: »

www.pheasantshoot.ie

Don't mention partridge on their site?

fiestaman

Mellor wrote: »

Don't mention partridge on their site?

Look Again!!

From May to August each year the following birds can be supplied:

• Day Old Pheasant and Partridge Chicks
• Common Ringneck Pheasant Poults 7 Weeks
• Black Neck Pheasant Poults 7 Weeks
• Obcsurs Pheasant Poults 7 Weeks
• Red Leg Partridge Poults 10 weeks
• Grey Partridge Poults 10 weeks
• 21 Week Adult Cock Pheasants ready in October
  
  Delivery throughout Ireland is free for substantial orders.

im_invisible

my granny's got a pear tree behind her house.....

EPointer=Birdss

im_invisible wrote: »

my granny's got a pear tree behind her house.....

Took longer than I expected for someone to throw this in!

Mellor

fiestaman wrote: »

Look Again!!

From May to August each year the following birds can be supplied:

• Day Old Pheasant and Partridge Chicks
• Common Ringneck Pheasant Poults 7 Weeks
• Black Neck Pheasant Poults 7 Weeks
• Obcsurs Pheasant Poults 7 Weeks
• Red Leg Partridge Poults 10 weeks
• Grey Partridge Poults 10 weeks
• 21 Week Adult Cock Pheasants ready in October
  
  Delivery throughout Ireland is free for substantial orders.

Sorry meant to say that they don't mention adult partridges on their site.
The OP said he wants to breed them, not stock up on chicks and 10 weeks old birds.
I don't actually know how old they'd need to be to breed or if mature birds are available to buy.
Possibably, stocking up on chicks this year to breed the next is the best.

mallards

Lads I'm looking to get some of these to breed this season.
Any one know where I could get some?

I know a guy in West Meath if thats close to you?

Which species is hardier, grey or red leg?

Six of one half a dozen of the other all in all I would say the grey red is slightly hardier

How many males to females?

Greys one to one, come release time don't release more than 8 to 10 in one spot. Reds can be released with the pheasants however many you want in the pen. They will spread out like the pheasants unlike the greys who covey up in one bunch. If you put 100 greys in a pen then when you flushed them on the shoot then 100 would fly off!

Will they eat rolled barley or do they need a different food? etc

Any grains, grass, weed seeds

One problem I was told from a breeder of greys was that these birds when hatched are tiny and need a lot of looking after with different sized chick crumb. The earliest they can be released is 10 to 11 weeks unlike the pheasants 7 to 8.

Mallards.

EPointer=Birdss

mallards wrote: »

Lads I'm looking to get some of these to breed this season.
Any one know where I could get some?

I know a guy in West Meath if thats close to you?

Which species is hardier, grey or red leg?

Six of one half a dozen of the other all in all I would say the grey red is slightly hardier

How many males to females?

Greys one to one, come release time don't release more than 8 to 10 in one spot. Reds can be released with the pheasants however many you want in the pen. They will spread out like the pheasants unlike the greys who covey up in one bunch. If you put 100 greys in a pen then when you flushed them on the shoot then 100 would fly off!

Will they eat rolled barley or do they need a different food? etc

Any grains, grass, weed seeds

One problem I was told from a breeder of greys was that these birds when hatched are tiny and need a lot of looking after with different sized chick crumb. The earliest they can be released is 10 to 11 weeks unlike the pheasants 7 to 8.

Mallards.

Hi Mallards, do you always breed them or have you released adult birds?
I wonder how well (Or not) Adults would do or would they just be fox food?

Not over the Meath way, out the Limerick side but but would travel up to get some if I wanted em you know...

jwshooter

i have been getting some reds and greys of Brendon tubbard in wexford .
they always have good strong birds .

Brendon is a dead sound man and straight .
pm me for his no
but dont if your going to fxxk around .as good contacts are hard to come by

ps. he also will sell pheasant poults

wildfowler

hi lads
what kind of ground is most suited to partridge id like to release a few

mallards

I have released adult ex layers and poults in different years. I found the reds done not too bad as adults or poults. The greys didn't fair to well as released ex layers. The grey poults faired alot better. Then again the reds I bought were poults overwintered in pens until the following Spring. I live in the hope that I will see a wild reared grey on my patch but nothing confirmed in the last nine years. I did see some wild red broods in County Antrim once so I know they will breed here in good circumstances.
As for the ground, they say that both breeds like dry sandy or gravely soil. My theory is that the greys lived here naturally years ago, so take a typical small field with hedges in Ireland and Im sure with food they would do grand. The reds seem to like the places pheasants like except rushy wet ground. But I know of places in Scotland were they are released onto upland bog and do very well.

Mallards