should i keep my pair of chukars

[birdboy508]

i kind of like them but should i take the money or them.

 

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Keep them. They're worth more than money.

 

[aprophet]

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Keep them. They're worth more than money.

I wish there were a like button here good to see you posting

 

[wbruder17]

I have 2 Chukers I raised from chicks. I don't even know if they are male/female or not, but they like each other a lot. They hang out in my quail pen and seem pretty content, altogether. The enclosure is a decent size. I'm hoping I have a pair that will mate, but I don't know how to tell them apart. One looks a little bigger/fatter, but that's the only difference I see. No eggs yet either.

 

[keckels]

I've got some too that I've raised from chicks & for the life of me I can't tell the little bandits apart. But I do like their songs.

 

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Who's got bone spurs on the backs of the legs...?

 

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Collective Range of the Alectoris Rock Partridges

Arabian Red Legged Rock Partridge Alectoris melanocephala

Queens' Partridge Alectoris barbata - Libya and NW Egypt.

Barbary Rock Partridge
Alectoris barbara barbara- N Morocco and N Algeria; Sardinia.
Alectoris barbara spatzi - S Morocco, C Algeria and S Tunisia.

Alectoris barbara koenigi NW Morocco.

Red Legged Partridge Alectoris rufa

Rock Partridge Alectoris graeca

Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar

Rusty Necklace Rock Partridge Alectoris magna

Northern Yemen Philby Rock Partridge (lilac)Alectoris philbyii

Southern Yemen Philby Rock Partridge (dusky)

Western Yemen Philby Rock Partridge (silver)
The different subraces of Yemenite Rock Partridges blend into one another-some flocks will include two or more of the colour morphs, though this is uncommon.
In captivity, the Silver morph has become more common than the Northern morph. I don't know if the Southern dusky morph has ever been kept in USA.