Chukar photos... need to figure out males/females... help?

[Mrs MIA]

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Yep... I plan on it.

I think I can tell a couple of the males and females... they just have to be standing next to each other to see the differences. They're realllyyyy subtle!

 

[shelleyd2008]

I wonder if you would need a permit to own them? I think so, but I'm not sure. I was going to try raising bobwhites and chukars this year, but I think I might just go with chukars. There is a HUGE market for coturnix quail here!! They are a lot easier than bobwhites!!

 

[Mrs MIA]

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Coturnix are definitely the easiest of the bunch. BWs and Chukars mature at 16 weeks or more, compared to the 6 for coturnix. I have about 50 coturnix eggs in the incubator now, but only 7 BWs. Chukars aren't laying yet, but with the days getting longer (and warmer?

) hopefully in the next 6 weeks or so they will. Which is why I started the thread asking for photos of people's chukar setups... I need to know what works the best for them.

I don't have to have a permit, but I don't know about you... you'd have to check with your fish & feathers department.

 

[shelleyd2008]

I took some A&M's to the sale last week and got for 2 males what I paid for a trio of pharoahs. It is not that much, but this summer will be crazy I'm sure!

 

[Sprints54]

If you give them artificial light they will lay eggs year round. I got 1 egg every other day from jan to May. I keep 4 chukar no idea how many males or females in a 2'x3' rabbit hutch and that's fine for the 4 birds. I used to keep them with my bobwhite but I had a disease run thru and kill off a lot of my bobwhite so I put the chukar in their own cage. Before that tho I kept my bobwhite, coutornix and chukar's all together and never had any issues with pecking or fighting

 

[fliguy80]

I know it's a really long time after your initial conversation but we bought a "pair" of chukar that look to be mature and wanted to see if you might be able to let us know whether they may actually be a pair or two of the same sex. We have had them for about 3 weeks and neither one have laid any eggs. Please help

 

[coturnixlover]

Hi. Im sorry to ask this weird question but Im realy interested in chukars. Wat is the hen to cock ratio. Do the go broody and hatch thier own chicks??? Thank you

 

[MysteryChicken]

You probably already know this info but im bored and am doing some searching for you

says that at a year old you can tell males because of spurs, or wait until the hen lays eggs.

adult males will have a "cone shaped protuberance" and it's located centrally in the cloacal fold.

adult males have blockier heads

*if i find any more possible useful info i'll post it for ya*

Correction, Female Chukar have the spurs.