Overview
Two pairs of partridges, Brovkins and Podkovkins, hatch by twelve chicks. Podkovkins get acquainted with the lark, and both the Brovkins family are killed by a falcon. Podkovkin's wife, the Orange Neck, decides to adopt chicks as their own. In the autumn, she brings twenty-four chicks to a meeting of partridges, and she is chosen as the main chicken.
| Actor | Age then | Age now | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 53 | March 20, 1983 (82) | |
 | 36 | October 22, 2001 (84) | |
 | 43 | March 11, 1988 (76) | |
 | 33 | July 19, 1991 (71) | |
 | 39 | October 4, 1979 (64) | |
 | 31 | May 19, 2021 (98) |