Can I buy chukar partridge in San Diego right now?

Not from us yet. Corner Harvest has no chukar for sale today — the first flock is offered to the flock list, in order, and priced when that hatch is ready.

What does chukar taste like?

White meat, lean, mild and faintly sweet — much closer to a very good chicken than to a wild bird. It is one of the least gamey game birds on the table.

About a pound to a pound and a half live, which dresses out to roughly ten to twelve ounces. That is a generous single portion or a shared first course.

Why are chukar so expensive elsewhere?

Almost nobody raises them at small scale. Boutique game birds sell for $40 to $60 a bird in the wholesale-to-chef market, and the specialist houses are routinely sold out.

How does the flock list work?

Add your name at cornerharvest.farm/birds. A $10 per bird deposit is optional, refundable at any time, and credited against your first order. Neighbors on the list get first call on every hatch; anything left goes to the greater San Diego community.

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The Bird House · No. 02

Chukar Partridge

Alectoris chukar

A stone-grey partridge with a red bill and barred flanks, built for dry hillsides — which makes San Diego an easy place to keep them. White meat, lean, and quietly one of the best birds most people have never eaten.

Corner Harvest raises chukar partridge on a corner lot in University Heights, San Diego.

The bird, in numbers

10–12 oz

Dressed weight

1–1.5 lb live

14–16 wks

Hatch to the table

40–60

Eggs per hen, per season

seasonal layers, not year-round

White · lean · mild · sweet · clean

Flavour in five words

First hatch

Priced at first hatch

flock list only — no stock yet

$40–60

What boutique game birds fetch

wholesale-to-chef market, per bird

How it tastes, how to cook it

1
White meat, not gamey
Closer to a very good chicken breast than to anything wild. The sweetness is the surprise — people expect a strong bird and get a delicate one.
2
Lean, so brine it
There is almost no fat to protect the breast. A couple of hours in salt water is the difference between excellent and dry.
3
Fast heat, then stop
Hot oven, twenty minutes, out. Chukar punishes the low-and-slow instinct that works on a chicken.

Brine, roast hot and fast, rest. Carve the breast off the bone in one piece and use the legs and back for stock.

Can you buy one?

Not yet — flock list

Not available yet — priced at first hatch.

There are no chukar for sale today. The first flock goes to the flock list in order, and pricing is set when that hatch is ready. A $10 refundable deposit per bird holds your place and buys the hatching eggs and feed.

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Questions

Can I buy chukar partridge in San Diego right now?: Not from us yet. Corner Harvest has no chukar for sale today — the first flock is offered to the flock list, in order, and priced when that hatch is ready.
What does chukar taste like?: White meat, lean, mild and faintly sweet — much closer to a very good chicken than to a wild bird. It is one of the least gamey game birds on the table.
How big is a chukar?: About a pound to a pound and a half live, which dresses out to roughly ten to twelve ounces. That is a generous single portion or a shared first course.
Why are chukar so expensive elsewhere?: Almost nobody raises them at small scale. Boutique game birds sell for $40 to $60 a bird in the wholesale-to-chef market, and the specialist houses are routinely sold out.
How does the flock list work?: Add your name at cornerharvest.farm/birds. A $10 per bird deposit is optional, refundable at any time, and credited against your first order. Neighbors on the list get first call on every hatch; anything left goes to the greater San Diego community.

Who raised this bird

Brandon Mills · Corner Harvest

The flock lives at 1264 Lincoln Ave, University Heights, San Diego, CA 92103 — the same corner lot the stand sits on. Every bird and every egg on this page is hatched, fed and gathered here. Nothing is bought in and resold.

Licensing: CDFW Domesticated Game Breeder’s License — application in progress.
Find us: 1264 Lincoln Ave, San Diego, CA 92103 · (619) 384-7039 · hello@cornerharvest.farm

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Raised 40 feet from where you’re standing

1264 Lincoln Ave, University Heights.

See what’s ready today