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1
Q

Weight

A

2 1/4- 3 lbs

2
Q

Ancestry is a mixture of what 3 birds?

A

Chinese, Korean, Machurian

3
Q

First introduced into the Unites States in what year?

A

1790

4
Q

First succeeded in? (year and state)

A

1881; Oregon

5
Q

Introduced into what state and year

A

1891, South Dakota; 1895, Utah; 1907, Idaho; 1939, Texas Panhandle; 1970’s Texas Gulf Coast

6
Q

Breeding season

A

begins in April

7
Q

Peak hatching

A

mid-June

8
Q

Clutch size

A

12-15 eggs

9
Q

Incubation

A

23 days

10
Q

Hen will produce how many broods a year?

A

one

11
Q

What percent of the fall population not live until to the following hunting season?

A

65-75%

12
Q

What 2 things are critical for nesting hens?

A

playas and small grains

13
Q

What is favored by nesting hens?

A

Alfalfa

14
Q

What has a major drawback as nesting cover?

A

Wheat

15
Q

Planting alfalfa-grass mixtures in ___ acre plots within ___ yards of playa

A

10 acre; 200 yards

16
Q

Eat what from the snail shells?

A

Gravel and calcium

17
Q

What types of cover do they need?

A

loafing, travle lanes, roosting, nesting, and winter

18
Q

Is water critical?

A

No.

19
Q

Spend most time one ___ or less

A

square mile

20
Q

Hens will raise how many chicks?

A

8-10 chicks

21
Q

Does hunting make a difference in annual turnover or survival rate

A

no