He did settle down some last fall, but he still was aggressive towards me. Funny, he lets my husband hold him! I'm wondering if it's because I'm female and he's reacting to my pheromones.
Does anyone have a male chukar gone nasty? This little guy was hand raised, and was super cute and friendly- until he got a female. I could hold him and actually watch tv with him. Now when I get within 10 feet of the tractor, he goes berzerk! I need to wear leather gauntlets to feed them, and...
My husband and I raise chukars and we have a batch in the incubator right now. We are in Red Deer, so not too far from you. We don't charge much for them, as they are a labour of love, and so much fun to rear. I can let you know when these are ready to go. It won't be likely till July. Are you...
We also raise chukars in Central Alberta, Canada. They are easy to raise, and have fun and different personalities. They can be aggressive towards each other though, and quite mean. I have one that was so badly beaten up we didn't know if he would live. He is now a little house grouse and...
I have a pet Chukar named Zipper. I raised him and his mate Pippa as chicks that we hatched. Unfortunately, Pippa died, and since Zipper has been all alone, he has become my "pet" project. He comes in the house and follows me around. If he doesn't see me, he gets upset, and will try to follow me...
My husband and I have been raising chukars for about 3 years. If handled as chicks, they are very friendly and highly intelligent. I have one little chukar that waits for me to take him out of the tractor and bring him in the house for a visit. Not sure yet of the gender- possibly a female, but...