The Surrogator™
 Surrogator with 125 day old quail chicks
The Surrogator™ is a self-contained field
unit that will establish a huntable population of game birds
on your property. This is NOT an adult bird release
system! The Surrogator™ functions
as a “surrogate parent” by providing food, water,
warmth and protection for the first 5 weeks of the bird’s
life. By placing the Surrogator™ in a location
where you would like to establish a huntable population of
pheasant or quail, chicks raised in the unit become imprinted
to that location. The bird's natural homing instinct motivates
them to live and reproduce where they were raised and released.
The Surrogator™ will hold 125 day-old quail
chicks or 65 day-old pheasant chicks until they reach 5 weeks
of age. The greatest mortality on the life of game birds
happens in the nest and before three weeks of age. Chicks
raised in the Surrogator™ are protected from
predators and the elements at a time when they are most vulnerable. Research
proves that game birds develop their natural survival instincts
around 5 weeks of age. Chicks raised in the Surrogator™ have
limited human contact, further protecting the natural survivability
of the birds.
HOW IT WORKS
2008 Model Surrogator ready for shipment
You
will purchase 125 day-old quail or 65 day-old pheasant chicks
from your local bird supplier. We can provide you a list
of bird sources that will ship birds to you overnight delivery
if a local source is unavailable. You will provide fifty
pounds of top quality gamebird starter feed (available at your
local feed store or from your bird supplier), a forty-pound
propane tank and fifteen gallons of water (water tank provided). The Surrogator™ will
arrive with an instruction manual describing the minor assembly
required and how to operate the unit.
 5 week old birds flying from surrogator
The unit requires only minimal weekly maintenance and birds are
released at 5 weeks. The fifty pounds of feed, 10 gallons
of propane and fifteen gallons of water are typically adequate
for one five-week cycle. A cycle can be repeated 3-5 times
in a season, depending on the temperatures of your region. Depending
on the habitat, we recommend one unit for every quarter section
of property (every 160 acres or so).
EACH UNIT INCLUDES:
One custom built molded unit
Thermostat controlled heating system
50 LB built in gravity-flow feeder
Water tank and watering system
PRICE: $1799.00
Plus shipping
Please contact contact QRT for shipping rates
when purchasing more than 2 units
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