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Any Game Bird Raisers Out There???

Discussion in 'Guns & Hunting' started by bowhunter11199, Apr 5, 2011.

  1. Apr 5, 2011 at 8:45 PM
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    title says it all

    but just wondering what you guys raise and how big of pens?


    thanks
     
  2. Apr 6, 2011 at 5:28 AM
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    I'm interested in this as well. A friend who started out with a few chicks just brought home some Spanish turkey hatchlings 2 weeks and they are pretty cool looking. We have no experience raising them and pics would be awesome if people had any.
     
  3. Apr 6, 2011 at 5:48 AM
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    I get quail chicks in late Aug..Forty or so 48x48 x12 pen off the ground with a top to keep the sun off em. clean water and lots of high pro $ food. Start using them in OCT.to get the dogs standing for upcoming hunts. Hope this is some help. Jim
     
  4. Apr 6, 2011 at 8:43 PM
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    thanks man. what do you think about this

    10 wide x 20' long x 6' tall for about 60 chuckars??? it will look simliar to this but a little bit more beefy er do keep out the coyotes and skunks.



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  5. Apr 6, 2011 at 9:18 PM
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  6. Apr 7, 2011 at 5:06 AM
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    Looks good, what is the top made out of ? down here large flight pens have to have a good top, hawks & owls, the ones i have seen are chicken wire all over. hope this helps . Jim
     
  7. Apr 7, 2011 at 11:02 AM
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    thanks mans i was going to just 1" or 2" flight pen netting at the top.

    but anyways is elevating the floor the best way to prevent issues? because i have another idea:

    build a 10' wide x 30' long x 8' tall and i wanted it to lift it of the ground about 1-2'. but i wanted about 30 phesant and 50-60 chukar. will this pen work for rasing them for their whole lift?
     
  8. Apr 7, 2011 at 11:03 AM
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    is that 48'x48'x12' or 48" x48"x12"????
     
  9. Apr 7, 2011 at 7:44 PM
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  10. Apr 8, 2011 at 7:15 AM
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    4 ftx4ft x1 tall but thats for quail (small ). 30 phes. & 60 chukars need alot of room like pic in post #4. Have you added up what its going to cost to feed all of em? What are you going to do with em if i can ask? hunt or sell em ? Jim
     
  11. Apr 8, 2011 at 7:22 AM
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    The only thing I raise is hell. :D Zing!
     
  12. Apr 8, 2011 at 8:04 AM
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    :threadjacked: :spy:
     
  13. Apr 9, 2011 at 7:18 PM
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    wow dude isnt that a little small for quail? basically im asking does a pen need to be big enough for them to fly( talking about quail)

    my plans are to hunt them up with my best buds:cool:. theres not many wild birds up here in northern utah

    and dont worry man im not new to raising and or hunting.
     
  14. Apr 9, 2011 at 7:19 PM
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    ummm yeah
    i guy i know does........huge fucking pens 1/8 miles long....8ft high.....pheasents quail chuckers
     
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  18. Apr 12, 2011 at 8:15 PM
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    bump:D
     
  19. Apr 18, 2011 at 7:51 PM
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    just need some advice. see if this helps:cool:


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  20. Apr 18, 2011 at 7:54 PM
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    Well you got my attention. ^^^ But I can't help you with the game bird stuff. I just like to kill them. I don't raise them. :D
     

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