Show Chukar partridge being mated at state hatcheries The chuker partridge brooc stock at the Price and Spring-ville Spring-ville game bird farms are now being mated and placed in breeding pens in preparation for the egg laying period ahead The birds are mated and penned in a ratio of one male to three hens. Surplus males are then released at selected planting sites over the state. Brood birds are also released just as soon as the quota of eggs has been taken to meet the needs of another year The eggs are gathered daily as laying begins. They are hatched in the incubators and then reared at these two department de-partment of fish and game facilities |