3175darren 1,102 Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Can anyone help I am looking for a few grey partridge eggs, to put under hens / bantams I am not looking for loads, but want to release some on ground around my house, not to be shot, just to try and establish some small breeding stock, as we are devoid of them and have been for,the last ten yr or so,I hit the vermin hard every yr, and are starting to see more and more pheasant and duck nests get away,but there's simply no breeding stock of greys to breed from it seems,I tried buying on line to no avail, ideally someone in the Cumbria area would be good, to avoid posting eggs, if anyone could point me in right direction would be good. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,166 Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 try your local game farm or last resort ebay, you need to kill off all french/red legs 1st (better done in season tho.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3175darren 1,102 Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 try your local game farm or last resort ebay, you need to kill off all french/red legs 1st (better done in season tho.) Cheers mate I really don't have any reds to worry about, there's a pair right over on the far boundary, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Never heard having to kill off all the Red legs before....first for me that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Wilkes 3,166 Posted April 25, 2015 Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 If you are trying to establish greys they need all the help they can get, frenchys will on occasions lay in a grey nest and then they are rearing red chicks which will compete with grey for territory food ect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
3175darren 1,102 Posted April 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2015 Never heard having to kill off all the Red legs before....first for me that.yes I thought that was when we used to release chukas, before there release were banned, it's good to hear other people's views though, I would like to get some started , this yr if I could, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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