maturity age

[IcameIsawIleft]

I have four chuckars that I bought along with some chickens. What I was wondering is how old will the chuckar be when it gets to its full size?
Also, how big do they get?
Thanks!

 

[shelleyd2008]

The ones I have seen were bigger than some of my chickens, though that's not saying much

I would say they are bigger than your average homer pigeon. As for maturity, I'm not 100% sure. I believe it is 16 or 20 or 24 weeks, I don't remember for sure

I have been told that they won't lay eggs until the following season.

 

[kikescove.com]

They'll be full sized by this fall with all their color. They will continue to beef up though and become more robust. Sort of like comparing a lanky full grown teenager to a prize fighter. I just lost one of my prized Swinhoe Pheasant males to a chukar the other day. He managed to sneak into the pen through a small hole and then proceeded to kill the pheasant. I was NOT happy.

 

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