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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS . . .
I look forward to your eZINE's and many times
your information has helped me. I have a
question that I cannot find an answer to. What
does F-1 mean when they talk about gamebirds?
Thank You.
Kathleen
ANSWER: I am glad you are finding helpful information
in the eZine! You made my day!
Your question is a very important one. F1 refers to the
generation removed from “wild caught” blood. It is the
FIRST generation removed from wild caught parents. F2
would be the second generation from the original “wild
caught” parents, and so on.
This is very important to keep up with as inbred gamebirds
do not do well at all.
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Hi Leland,
I recently purchased your book on line, All About
California Quail. I plan to incubate, raise and release 30
California Quail. How old should they be or what signs do
I look for before releasing them?
Thanks for any advice you can give.
MC
ANSWER: More and more people are wanting to release
birds back into the wild to help the wild populations. Many
times the release area used to have the species and reestablishing them is the goal. This is a worthy goal indeed.
In the past eZines there has been lots of discussion on the
subject. Most authorities agree that perhaps around 5%
survival rate can be expected. Reasons given for such a
low percentage are predation, lack of cover for protection,
and starvation. If this 5% breeds the second year, then the
project can be said to be successful.
There are two basic plans for release of gamebirds that I
have seen in print. I have never done either plan so the
following is from research and not experience:
These two methods are called “soft” release and “hard”
release.
The first method is called “Soft Release” and is used
generally when the released gamebirds are intended to
establish a viable population, or supplement existing “wild
flocks”. The theory is to “imprint” the birds to a particular
area, and to acclimatize them to the environment and
nourishment in the release area so they will “feel at home”.
There are different schools of thought concerning this
system of release. Most involve methods that have
temporarily holding pens at the release sites. Hopefully,
conditions will gradually convert the gamebirds to
conditions and nutrition they will find in the release area.
With quail, the soft release is often done with a large model
of a call back pen so that birds can alternately be
temporarily released to become familiar with “life in the
wild”. The doors are eventually left open so that birds can
come-and-go as they wish. Others feel that this open door
method creates a perfect trap that works to the advantage of
ground predators such as roaming cats and dogs and of
course the wily coyote
You could help the birds adjust by providing supplemental
feed in the area. Care should be taken to be sure the birds
go out and forage for feed and not depend entirely on the
“hand –out”.
I should mention to you that California quail are simimigratory when it comes to feed and cover. They may
leave your area entirely and go where the grass is greener.
Bobwhite quail tend to “stay put” in the general release
area.
Finally, captive raised and released gamebirds cannot
survive under the same conditions that wiped out previous
reproducing populations.
The “hard” release method is just to release the birds and
let them fend for themselves.
Of course, the birds should be in full feather to withstand
the weather conditions. They should not be expected to
take severe rain, cold in the form of snow without their
good feathering.
I would suggest that you spend some time doing your own
research into the matter. Your State Department of Game
might have some pamphlets or other information on their
studies in this matter. If you contact them, they may be
able to provide you with information.
Source: Wildlife Harvest Magazine, Vol 37 No. 10,
Special Edition
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Hi Leland, I hope this finds you well and healthy. We are
hatching our ringnecks for the 07 season and last year
acquired an elderly silver rooster. We got a female and she
began laying eggs. We weren't sure of his fertility/age but
have successfully hatched one baby with hopefully many
more to come. My question is do we treat the chicks any
differently than the ringneck babies? We had the sweetest
impeyan baby "Bubba", but he became droopy and died
while in the tub with the ringnecks. My guess was bacterial
infection, but we keep things real clean and don't want to
loose these babies. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
so much. Kathy from Wild Wings. ...aka
[email protected] .
ANSWER: Silver pheasants are aggressive and should not
be raised with any other species of gamebird (in my
opinion). I have had the same trouble that you described
with Silver and Reeve’s babies killing the other species of
chicks. Just keep them separated in cardboard boxes as I
describe in my book, Upland Game Birds, Their Breeding
and Care, pages 61-71. www.lelandhayes.com
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The A.P.W.S. Convention (American
Pheasant and Waterfowl Society)
will be here in Salt Lake this next September.
The hosts are Roy & Joyce
Bouck. Steve & Lori Eyre and the "Utah Pheasant
Society" We would like to
let all know that they are welcome to come .
Dates are approx. Sept..26,
27, 28 2007. We don't know yet what is exactly
planned for the tours except
Roy & Joyce Bouck's & Steve & Lori Eyre's
aviaries. Everyone usually has a
great time visiting with old friends and other
bird breeders and we are
excited to have it here.
Roy & Joyce Bouck
http://wwwsouthjordanaviary.com
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How to contact me: email:
[email protected]
Leland B. Hayes, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 1682,
Valley Center, CA 92082
(760) 749-6829 FAX (760) 742-1173
URL http://www.lelandhayes.com
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