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Other Hunting => Bird Dogs => Topic started by: 2MANY on February 04, 2021, 10:33:19 AM

Title: Quail for Sale????
Post by: 2MANY on February 04, 2021, 10:33:19 AM: Does anyone know where I can purchase some full size, live birds on the wetside in March???
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Post by: pianoman9701 on February 04, 2021, 10:50:02 AM: Bob Oke Game Farm Phone: (360) 807-6211 Centralia
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Post by: 2MANY on February 04, 2021, 10:58:34 AM: Roger that but can the WDFW funded bird farm sell to Joe Blow???
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Post by: pianoman9701 on February 04, 2021, 11:02:13 AM: Call and ask. At least they'll know someone who can if they can't.
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Post by: 2MANY on February 04, 2021, 11:09:59 AM: They cannot sell to the public.
Those birds are earmarked for the local release sites.
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Post by: Timberstalker on February 04, 2021, 11:13:06 AM: There’s a dude on here “Birdguy” that may be able to help.
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Post by: jackelope on February 04, 2021, 11:20:32 AM: @Birdguy
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Post by: 2MANY on February 04, 2021, 11:34:30 AM: Thanks.
PM sent
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Post by: jackelope on February 04, 2021, 05:48:59 PM: I’ve got quail, and I’d sell them quick :chuckle: but I’m pretty sure my wife would kill me.
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Post by: Axle on February 04, 2021, 06:22:00 PM: Quote from: jackelope on February 04, 2021, 05:48:59 PM
I’ve got quail, and I’d sell them quick :chuckle: but I’m pretty sure my wife would kill me.

And we've been waiting for pics and stories since you went down this path......
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Post by: Birdguy on February 04, 2021, 07:03:53 PM: Thank you guys!
Replied to PM :tup:

@Jackelope you guys still got the coturnix? Great quail for what they are but they are not much more. Lol!
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Post by: Axle on February 04, 2021, 07:21:41 PM: Quote
Jackelope you guys still got the coturnix? Great quail for what they are but they are not much more.

Might need a translation or explanation for that one. Not being rude. Just don't understand. I've been interested in raising quail for some time now.
thanks
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Post by: jackelope on February 04, 2021, 07:58:16 PM: Maybe I should add to my thread from a while back.
My wife and her friend bought 24 hatching eggs. 9 of them hatched. My wife got 4 and her friend got 5(she hatched them). 2 of hers ended up being roosters and 2 hens. So bottom line she’s got 2 hens. Roosters are gone(yum).
They’re the celadon variety so blue speckled eggs that are yummy but tiny. She wants a few more hens which she’s working on.
But that’s it. She’s got lights on them and is getting 2 eggs a day. The eggs are delicious as was the meat of the 2 roosters but they are like a couple chicken McNuggets.
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Post by: Birdguy on February 04, 2021, 08:20:29 PM: Celadon are certainly cool looking eggs, there are people all over the country working on other egg colors and such, it is unreal the variety of coturnix out now. Just a few years ago there was only a half dozen colors and just the speckled eggs. Hens are laying machines, under lights you should get an egg a day darn near everyday for quite a while. They are cheap, I swap ours out every year and now just keep odd colors for fun.

Quote from: Axle on February 04, 2021, 07:21:41 PM
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Jackelope you guys still got the coturnix? Great quail for what they are but they are not much more.

Might need a translation or explanation for that one. Not being rude. Just don't understand. I've been interested in raising quail for some time now.
thanks

@Axle.... Coturnix quail are a true domestic quail, not flighty at all, do not do well without human care, could not make it in the wild. That said they are CHEAP egg laying machines! They are tasty birds grown by the thousands for food for people, pets, reptiles, etc. They lay year round (or very close) when kept on lights, incubation is 17 days, and they will be laying fertile eggs in 6 to 8 weeks (typical quail only lay in spring/summer, incubation is 21-25 days and fertile egg laying is 6 months min). By all means ask any question you may have feel free to PM as not to threadjack totally, but I hope that clears a bit of my comment up.
Title: Quail for Sale????
Post by: jackelope on February 04, 2021, 08:47:16 PM: Birdguy-sent you a pm.

Axle-I’d go for it if you’re an animal person. They’re cool and the eggs are delicious. They’re super easy keeping.
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Post by: Birdguy on February 05, 2021, 08:33:01 PM: They have giant coturnix too. If your plan is to eat them bigger is better, I think the giants lay the same number of eggs just a little bigger.......great now I am going to have to find some and see..
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Post by: Axle on February 06, 2021, 07:24:14 AM: Birdguy and Jackelope - that did help clear it up for me. I've always had chickens but I've considered getting quail for many years. It sounds like it would be fun to raise them - along with the added benefit of eggs and meat.
Thank you :tup:
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Post by: Buckmark on February 06, 2021, 09:23:44 AM: To the guys that have them, any pics of your coop set ups? Can you do a quail tractor?
Thanks
Title: Quail for Sale????
Post by: jackelope on February 06, 2021, 09:54:29 AM: My wife has hers in a rabbit hutch. Hers is 2 levels but is currently only using one of them. They’re really simple to keep on a small scale. It can be more complex but doesn’t seem like it needs to be. They seem to like smaller, more confined spaces as they feel safer. Also they can fly so keep the roof low so they don’t hurt/kill themselves. They’re very spooky and also very dumb.

Her 2 birds are in the top and she stores stuff in the bottom. We’re working on getting her a few more birds so might use the bottom or might build something else.

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My buddy built this one for his wife. They’re pretty hard core with the poultry. If I build her one, it’ll mimic this one.

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