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Crested partridge

Rollulus rouloul

Natural diet Crested partridge

Fruits
Grain / seeds
Insects
Invertebrates / crustaceans

Crested partridges are omnivorous birds that mainly consume seeds, insects, mollusks and some fruits. In the wild, they are commonly found around wild pigs to feed on their discarded food.

Feeding advice Crested partridge

Feed quantity per day

6-10% of body weight

Sample percentage calculation

If an animal weighs 0.2 kg and eats 8% of its body weight, it will get

0.2 x 0.08 = 0.016 kg feed in total per day

Feed composition

5% Insects and other invertebrates
45% Concentrates
20% Leafy and cabbage vegetables
20% Other vegetables
10% Other

Proportions (fresh product)

0.05 x 0.016 kg = 0.8 g insects and other invertebrates
0.45 x 0.016 kg = 7.2 g concentrates
0.2 x 0.016 kg = 3.2 g leafy and cabbage vegetables
0.2 x 0.016 kg = 3.2 g other vegetables
0.1 x 0.016 kg = 1.6 g other

Diet suggestions

Not recommended

Bread
Fruits

Additional advice

Divide the “Feed quantity per day” over at least two feeding moments per day.
Supplement the diet with around 10% grain mixture.
Supplement the diet with ad libitum soluble grit as a source of calcium.
Insoluble grit is not required if they go outside, as they will ingest small stones (read more about grit).
Although present in their natural diets, feeding fruits might lead to might lead to gastro-intestinal disturbances because of the high sugar level and low fiber level in cultivated fruits compared to wild fruits (read more about nutritional values of (wild) fruits and vegetables).
Avoid feeding bread as the high starch content may cause gastro-intestinal disturbances.
Stimulate foraging behaviour by using feeding puzzles and scatter feeding (read more about feed enrichment and foraging behaviour).

Common diseases

An unbalanced diet may result in one of these more commonly occurring diseases/conditions:

Pododermatitis/Bumble Foot
Metabolic bone disease
Rickets syndrome
Perosis

Feed quantity per day

Sample percentage calculation

Feed composition

Proportions (fresh product)

Fancy poultry pride (partridges, quails, pheasants)

Mealworms

Crickets

Stomach gravel (for Poultry)

Canaries Prestige

Pheasant grains

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