My New Chukar Partridge chicks!*PICS* and a few questions!

[Chiko]

I just recieved 4 three week old Chukar Partridge chicks. and I have a few questions hopefully somebody can answer......

When can they go outside?

When do they feather out completely?

How do you determine their Gender when full grown?


Here are a few pictures.

 

[DomC]

I usually put my chicks outside at about 4 to 5 weeks old, but of course it's usually over 100f during the day and 80's low. I have noticed they are pretty well feathered at about 6 weeks old. The best way to tell sex is by the shape of there heads. I noticed males have a wide or bigger head, while female have a skinny or narrow head. I have also noticed when they pant the females let there wings hang out, while males keep them close to there body. I hope you keep a lid on the brooder, they can fly short distances pretty early.

Good luck

Dom

 

[OzawkieBantams]

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But sexing them can be at some points pretty tough to the untrained eye.

If by fully feather . do you mean full plumed if so I believe its at 16 weeks or so.

Daren

 

[aprophet]

kina looks like 2 M and 2 f to me but they change as they grow I put bracelts ( zip ties) on the ones I suspect are males when they are young the males heads are blockier/fatter the females will kina be "dainty" when older I use the "spurs" to help