Hungarian Partridge, Adult Flight Birds

Our Hungarian Partridge adult flight birds are a must-have for training your bird dog. After being raised in our 50' x 500' flight pens, these birds will fly as if they were raised in the wild.

Also known as Grey Partridge, Hun, English Partridge, Bohemian Partridge and European Partridge and range from Great Britain, Northern Spain, France and Italy and east through Europe into Turkey and Russia as well as being well established in the United States. The face and throat is rusty-orange. The breast is finely vermiculated gray with a dark-chestnut horseshoe marking on the upper abdomen; the belly is white and to light buff. The upper back is vermiculated brown, gray and white; the wings are mottled with dark brown. The tail is chestnut.

While they will get along in groups during the winter months, birds must be paired up by early March or fighting will begin. Can be kept on the ground or on wire. Pen sizes should be at least six feet long by two feet wide. If on wire, a portion of the cage should have a solid bottom with sand or straw for the hen to nest in. They are hardy birds and able to withstand temperature extremes. Prefer open areas, farmlands and brush.

Hungarian Partridges are very common and often kept by small breeders as well as large scale game farms, however they are not great for beginners as they are more difficult to keep and breed in captivity.