New To French Partridge Help Please

[partridge in a pot 0]

as you probably know new to the forum and new to keeping game birds .

im planing on keeping some french partridge in my aviary i keep chickens and quail in the aviary with no problems .

i wanted to know the following about keeping and breeding french

 

i will be keeping them with all the other birds not penned separately , how many can i keep im my 10ft high 12ft wide 16ft long aviary which houses 3 large 'ish hens and 8 quail ?

 

if i do wish to keep them separately what is the minimum space they require per pair ?

 

what is the best breeding ratio ?

 

if kept in a larger colony how many males can i keep with a number of females ?

 

are they likely to brood there own eggs ?

 

are they very flighty birds ?

 

also what time of year will they breed and usually how many clutches would i get ?

 

[shovel leaner 7,650]

Hi mate , To be honest i wouldnt bother keeping them in your set up , not big enough , even for one pair . They are a fairly wild bird and easily spooked , they take to the wing at the slightest disturbance and will be constantly hitting the wire . While they have large clutches they are not the best parents , and i think you will be dissapointed . All the best

[partridge in a pot 0]

arnt they usually bred in much smalle cages ?? on the gamefarms iv been told 5 ft x 3ft x 3ft is ok for a pair with soft rope netting instead of mesh

[Qbgrey 4,096]

i think a large pen would be better with lots of cover,bushes,fat hen,etc etc,if they not they will just keep hitting wire.....a wild bird not good for long term cageing