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Anybody raise quail
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:26 pm
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:26 pm
I was wondering if anybody raises quail here and for what purpose. I have 5 hole hanging cages with my breeders. I have in each pen 1 male with 5 hens. I have another run of cages with abunch growing out to be butchered. Have another 130 due to hatch Friday. I eat alot of them, sell some eggs for people to pickle, and sell them butchered by the dozen. All mine are the jumbo pharoah quail. Browns, whites, manchurian golds in color. Thinking about getting some of the mountail quail soon.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:31 pm to DownSouthTiger
I have a couple of times, but always end up butchering all of them for meat after a year or 2.
It's an everyday ordeal, and you have to have someone feed them anytime you want to leave town. I always get bobwhites, but my buddy had some pharohs for a while.
It's a cool hobby.
It's an everyday ordeal, and you have to have someone feed them anytime you want to leave town. I always get bobwhites, but my buddy had some pharohs for a while.
It's a cool hobby.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 8:38 pm to DownSouthTiger
I had an uncle who did. I had a couple dozen once but I don't like the white meat, did it to pickle the eggs- I love them.
Posted on 3/30/11 at 9:25 pm to DownSouthTiger
Did many years ago. It was cool for a while, but a ton of work. We set up automatic waterers and feeders and it still was a pain because you still had to pick eggs and slaughter them and clean them. Peeling the eggs to pickle them took a ton of time. Like I said, it was fun for a while, but got old quick.
Posted on 3/31/11 at 1:45 am to DownSouthTiger
Brings back memories. In late 50's, early 60's my parents raised quail (bobwhites). Galvanized multi-cages on stands (not suspended) in enclosed barn. We had about 2 to 3 dozen. Collected eggs, fed, watered daily. Labor intensive, as some stated earlier. Incubator had 4 levels (as I remember - could have been 3) with about 30 eggs per level (if I remember right).
My parents sold quail pairs around town, we ate many, but I don't remember pickled eggs back then.
I'll never forget this, though. One of the hurricanes at the time blew the doors off the barn housing the cages. It also blew the cages over and all (yes, all) the quail escaped to nearby trees and elsewhere. My Dad's solution: He took the cages outside the barn and set them upright like normal. Would you believe the quail flew back and landed (even roosted) on top of the cages? With a net my Dad caught all (or almost all, who knows?) of the quail and returned them to their cages.
True story. Like I said, brings back memories. Quail are powerful birds. If you hold one in your two hands be sure to hold tight. They are so strong they can power out of your grip if it's not sufficient. They are great eating, though. No doubt. Great memories.
Good luck to you continuing your hobby/business.
My parents sold quail pairs around town, we ate many, but I don't remember pickled eggs back then.
I'll never forget this, though. One of the hurricanes at the time blew the doors off the barn housing the cages. It also blew the cages over and all (yes, all) the quail escaped to nearby trees and elsewhere. My Dad's solution: He took the cages outside the barn and set them upright like normal. Would you believe the quail flew back and landed (even roosted) on top of the cages? With a net my Dad caught all (or almost all, who knows?) of the quail and returned them to their cages.
True story. Like I said, brings back memories. Quail are powerful birds. If you hold one in your two hands be sure to hold tight. They are so strong they can power out of your grip if it's not sufficient. They are great eating, though. No doubt. Great memories.
Good luck to you continuing your hobby/business.
This post was edited on 4/1/11 at 1:00 am
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