Partridges, also known as China partridges, are a kind of birds. Like a chicken but smaller than a chicken, its feathers are mostly black and white. It is not easy to breed partridges. It is necessary to learn some breeding methods. The following are the breeding methods of partridges that I have compiled, hoping to help everyone.

Cultivation method of partridge under light control

The female thrush matures about 180 days, and the male thrush is one month earlier. The female thrush increased the light 3 weeks before opening, and the male thrush increased the light 2 weeks earlier than the female thrush. Light can be used to enhance the brightness, with an average of 3 watts per square meter and 2 meters from the ground. Ensure that there is 14 hours of light every day, and the enhancement requires uniform light and stable light.

humidity

Humidity should be adjusted according to each stage of embryo development, and the relative humidity should be kept at 60%~65% in the early stage of incubation and 55%~60% in the middle stage. In the later stage of incubation, in order to make the moisture in the air act on the eggshell together with carbon dioxide, so that sodium carbonate becomes calcium carbonate, and the eggshell becomes brittle, which is beneficial to the beak shell of young owl, the humidity should be increased to 65%~70%.

Feed requirements

The feed for laying owls should be comprehensive in nutrition, with metabolic energy per kilogram1.15-1.17mj, crude protein content 18%, and new trace elements and vitamins. The feed formula can be evenly mixed with 53% corn flour, 12% wheat flour, 15% bean cake, 10% fish meal, 2. 1% shell powder, 0.4% salt and 0.5% multivitamin. Feed the partridges regularly every day to ensure that there is food all day, and the partridges can eat freely and have enough water at the same time. The laying room must be kept clean and the air fresh. Don't abuse drugs during laying eggs, so as not to affect laying eggs.

lay eggs

Wild partridges usually spawn and breed in March-June, which belongs to seasonal breeding. The egg laying rate of artificial breeding is similar to that of wild partridges, and the egg laying rate is very low. Under good control conditions, the breeding season is prolonged. But it doesn't lay eggs all year round, and the number of eggs laid each year is about 20. The reproductive efficiency of partridges is not only affected by the genetic factors of parents, but also by the external environment such as nutrition and management.

Individual selection

To raise partridges, all young partridges must be selected, especially as partridges. The quality of young partridge not only directly affects the growth, survival rate and feed cost, but also directly affects the production efficiency and seed utilization value.

Young partridges should be selected on the basis of strong physique, good development, strong legs, smooth feathers, individual weight above 12g, small and moderate head, good umbilical contractility, strong appetite, rapid weight gain, loud cry and no fecal pollution near cloaca, and can generally be used as commercial partridges. In addition to the above standards, the partridge seedlings to be used as seeds in the future should also be selected with large size, well-developed body, moderate weight, strong vitality, big eyes, flexible movements, normal standing posture, neat body feathers, short and slightly curved beak, symmetrical head and neck, wide back and chest, parallel to it, straight winning part and complete and normal toes. Screening the young partridges that meet the above conditions laid a good foundation for cultivating high-yield and high-quality partridges. Weakness, underdevelopment, underweight, limping or unsteady walking, slow movement, loose feathers, dim fluff, no tail feathers, unclean near cloaca, such as struggling or not struggling when holding partridge, long and narrow beak, blind or defective eyes, bent beak, tight upper and lower beak, and unclosed back and beak. The eliminated young partridges that have lost the value of seed production efficiency can be used as commercial partridges for fattening meat. When the meat is raised with partridges until the average weight reaches 500 grams, it is the most suitable age for partridges to grow and the feed reward is also the highest.

Partridges can be kept in free range or in cage, which can make full use of indoor space. The reproductive density is about 0/0 females per square meter/kloc, which can make females who are unwilling to mate escape the pursuit of males, and the fertilization rate of eggs is also high.

Partridge is a wild bird, which is often eaten in the south of China. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica in the Ming Dynasty recorded: "Southerners specialize in moxibustion, which makes the meat white and crispy inside, and tastes better than chicken pheasant". Fujian proverb: "Eat partridge meat in the mountains, and eat bamboo pod fish in the sea.". It can be seen that the habit of eating partridges has existed for a long time in southern China. In Guangzhou, after patients recover, they often stew partridges with Radix Adenophorae, Pork Bamboo, Lycium barbarum and longan meat, which is said to have nourishing effect. There are many partridges in Yongning, Chongzuo, Guiping and Bobai in Guangxi. In Fujian, you can meet them everywhere, from the coastal areas to the mountainous areas in western Fujian.

Partridge meat is rich in protein, fat, 18 amino acids, high trace elements such as zinc and strontium, and various vitamins and minerals such as iron and potassium. It has the effects of strengthening yang, tonifying kidney and strengthening body, and is a good tonic for men, women and children.

Partridge is regarded by the people as a good medicine for invigorating spleen and resolving food stagnation, which has obvious curative effect on anorexia, emaciation and dysplasia in children. Women's eating partridges during breastfeeding has obvious effects on promoting the physical and intellectual development of babies. Can be used for treating anemia, eliminating eye fatigue, improving human body function, preventing rheumatism and neuropathic pain, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain, reducing fever and relieving pain, nourishing nutrition, eliminating senile plaque, smoothing face plate, treating dysmenorrhea and infertility of women, insomnia and neurasthenia, dizziness and hypertension, treating senile asthma, preventing abortion of pregnant women, nourishing fatigue, strengthening bones and muscles, preventing arteriosclerosis, preventing alopecia and discoloration, and preventing lumbago and leg pain.