Key Points of Partridge Chicken Farming Techniques and a Detailed Guide to Rearing Methods

AbstractPartridge chicken farming favours free-range rearing; the site is best chosen as pasture or orchard and must be enclosed with wire fencing. The best season for raising young partridge chickens is from March to June. During the rearing process, adequate nutrition must be ensured; before release they need to be fed 6 times a day, and once they enter the free-range stage this can gradually be reduced to 3 feedings a day. Partridge chickens are divided into meat chickens and egg-laying chickens, so you can choose the type according to your needs.

1. Farming environment

When raising partridge chickens, great importance is placed on choosing the environment. Generally, a place with a superior environment is chosen as the rearing site, such as pasture or orchard, and there must be no large-scale pollution nearby; there should be natural conditions suitable for growth, such as streams and woods. It is best to choose a hollow in the mountains, with a natural environment all around, and then the partridge chickens can be raised free-range in the hollow of the valley, which also makes the meat firmer. However, it is still best to use wire fencing or netting to isolate the partridge chickens from the surrounding environment.

2. Type selection

They are generally divided into meat-type chickens or egg-type chickens. It is usually better to choose a dual-purpose type, since if you really need money urgently one day it will also be easier to sell.

3. Farming season

The survival rate of partridge chickens is generally considered according to temperature, so young partridge chickens are usually raised between March and June, because the temperature during this period is relatively high, which is beneficial to the growth of the young partridge chickens.

4. Nutritional needs

Partridge chickens need adequate nutrition, so before release the young partridge chickens must be fed 5 to 6 times a day, and clean water must be prepared to ensure the young partridge chickens' food and drink. Then, once they enter the free-range period, the number of feedings can be reduced, to only about 2 to 3 feedings a day.

5. Rearing method

All partridge chickens are first raised by hand, and after being raised to 4 weeks, when their weight stabilises at 200 grams, they are switched to a semi-open system. However, this requires a period of training, about 4 to 6 weeks, which is roughly one month; then, when their weight reaches 500 grams, they can be fully free-range and begin foraging for themselves.