Four main points to be grasped in breeding partridges

First, reproductive characteristics: adult male partridge weighs 0.75 kg, female partridge 0.6 kg, artificially raised partridges can produce more than 80 eggs a year, fertilization rate is above 85%, incubation period is 18 days, hatching rate can reach 90%.

Second, the choice of planting partridges: female partridges for breeding must be strong, symmetrical, bright, lively, bright-eyed, small neck and head-shaped hind wings. The male is tall, the head is big, the chest is wide, the feather color is dark, the limbs are orange and red, and he is aggressive. At the age of 12 weeks, the body importance of male partridges reached 0.60 kilograms and 0.75 kilograms, and the weight of female partridges reached 0.5 kilograms. Third, feeding and management 1. Choice of cage and site: cage can be adjusted to local conditions, according to feeding scale, box type plus small playground and shed type enlarged playground can be adopted, the playground is covered with nylon net or barbed wire, there are several perch inside, drainage ditches are set up around the site to keep the site dry, chicks can be raised in cages, and breeding and adult chickens are raised on the ground. two。 Management: young partridges are very sensitive to temperature, and must pay attention to cold prevention and heat preservation. The temperature of 1 week old is 37 ℃, and after that, it decreases by 2 ℃ per week. The suitable temperature of middle partridge is 22 ℃, and that of adult is 25 ℃. The breeding density is: 70 birds per square meter at the age of 1 week, bathing once every 4 weeks. 3. Feed and feeding methods: (1) the common feed proportion of feed partridges is as follows: cereals (corn, etc.) account for 60%, legumes account for 20%, animal feed (fishmeal, etc.) account for 5%, vegetables account for 5%, minerals account for 3%, sand accounts for 2%. (2) feeding method: the chicks were fed after coming out of their shell for 12 hours, and 0.1 grams of yeast powder and 0.1 grams of calcium phosphate were added to the feed. Feed can be sprinkled directly on plastic or newspaper to allow the young birds to feed freely and feed 4 times a day. If hatched with a mother partridge, the young can be fed with milk secreted from the crop two days after it comes out of its shell, which is unwilling to be fed, so it must be fed artificially. Partridges with young can be fed twice during the day and clean drinking water can be provided. Fourth, disease prevention and control: partridge houses should be disinfected regularly, timely check if abnormal, timely immunity against Newcastle disease, prevention and treatment of chronic respiratory diseases, blackhead, coccidiosis, white dysentery and so on.