Quail

[Brian Cross]

I have recently purchased 6 Jumbo Quail  that i will beed from , they weigh  450 to 500 grm dressed at 6 weeks of age looking forward to send you some pics does any one on the forum have any of these delightful little birds.

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

Never had, or eaten quail.

Will these be pics of - baked - skewered - roasted  - wrapped - barbecued or just happy quail waiting to be collected by the chef?

A quick Google on Quail breeding suggests you will have a busy time Brian and your cocks will be kept busy - 6 to 8 week turnaround.

Hope you have 2 cocks Brian and you keep them seperated otherwise, by all accounts, they will be fighting to service the hens! 

Roasted five spice jumbo quail.

 

Edited April 20, 2014 by Eggy1948

[Maggie/915]

Very up market Brian.

Maybe it will start a trend in Bedlington.

[mercuryg]

"Hope you have 2 cocks Brian....."

 

Not sure how that would work?

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

"Hope you have 2 cocks Brian....."

 

Not sure how that would work?

http://www.quailfarm.co.uk/index.php/quail-info/quail-breeding

 

 

The Breeding Stock

 

There are generally two main methods of breeding that are normally practiced in quail breeding.

 

One is when you have mixed sex quails in a cage/ housing. The male-female rate should be 1:2.5 which means 4 quail cockerels to 10 quail hens. If you breed quails on a larger scale or don't have the time necessary to spend on the other method this is the one you want to go for. This method has some disadvantages as well, like frequent fights between the males, which causes general nervousness in the cage and the fertilization and egg laying rate can become irregular.

[Canny lass]

The people on this site are an absolute mine of information!  I've learned loads about computers, cameras, astronomy, local politics, leek-growing and now quail breeding. I'm impressed!

Edited April 23, 2014 by Canny lass

[mercuryg]

Thank you Eggy, although I must confess I was being facetious!

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

Thank you Eggy, although I must confess I was being facetious!

 

[Brian Cross]

Thanks for the info Eggy my bird ratio is 1:5 but i can easily get another cock bird

 

if anyone is interested you can google homestead quail and take a look at their site

[mercuryg]

"i can easily get another cock bird"

 

Like the way you neatly avoided a repeat of my puerile joke......

[Malcolm Robinson]

4 Whole quail for £5 I think at Aldi!  

[keith lockey]

I got this one at HMV for a couple of squid.

 

 

 

[Malcolm Robinson]

But whats his connection with Bedlington Keith?  

 

And there is one!  

[keith lockey]

But whats his connection with Bedlington Keith?  

 

And there is one!  

Nice one. Malcolm, I did not know that.

 

http://www.auxunit.org.uk/chronicle240468.htm

[Brian Cross]

4 Whole quail for £5 I think at Aldi!  

Are they jumbo Quail Mal .........I am hoping to sell mine to restaurants here for $15 each and fertile eggs for $10 a doz

[Malcolm Robinson]

No Brian, I presume not.  The box of 4  is probably the size of one of your jumbo ones!  

[Brian Cross]

i also have 10 Buff and light Sussex .........great eggs

[Alan Edgar (Eggy1948)]

Well Brian, must be 10 weeks since you ventured into quail - are they fed, grown, plucked and served in the finest restaurants? 

[Brian Cross]

They are well fed almost full size (around 485 grms) and the first batch of eggs are due out of the incubator  to-day

Edited July 2, 2014 by Brian Cross

[Brian Cross]

Killed and roasted my first quail last night ........delicious

[Malcolm Robinson]

Must be the Antipodean version Brian coz the ones here any self respecting carnivor would need at least 2 for a snack!