Post by: Machias on June 27, 2023, 12:59:44 PM
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Hope to follow along on your journey, Fred.
Thanks again.
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Post by: Machias on June 27, 2023, 03:38:06 PM
With there growth curve, almost straight up, and early maturity quality protein and high energy is a must. And the little monsters sound like Hollywood dinosaurs. Have fun
Yep, they are on 30% right now!!
Post by: high_hunter on June 27, 2023, 03:50:40 PM
I have 15 adult birds for training & butcher I recently picked up with another 40 in the brooder that are now 1-2 weeks old.
Plan is to keep all the females and a few males to start my own flock, then cull the leftover males for food & dog training.
Will have to compare recipes and try pickling some of the eggs as well.
-HH
Post by: Kola16 on June 27, 2023, 04:37:43 PM
Post by: jackelope on June 27, 2023, 07:24:56 PM
We’ve got a couple of the celadon variety too that lay blue eggs.
PS almost everything I’ve learned about them, I learned from playing 20 questions with Birdguy.
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Post by: Machias on June 28, 2023, 08:30:21 AM
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Post by: brocka on June 28, 2023, 02:33:51 PM
Just curious if the Birddog guys can or would use Coturnix Quail for training? Dried Wings?
I train my GSP pups with them. They aren't very strong flyers so launching them from a launcher is recommended to get a little more height/distance out of them.
Post by: Machias on June 28, 2023, 02:53:05 PM
Just curious if the Birddog guys can or would use Coturnix Quail for training? Dried Wings?
I train my GSP pups with them. They aren't very strong flyers so launching them from a launcher is recommended to get a little more height/distance out of them.
:tup: :tup:
Post by: Birdguy on June 28, 2023, 09:02:13 PM
Coturnix are the "rat" of the bird world. Very quick to mature (most laying fertile eggs at 6 weeks) grow like crazy and lay a ton of eggs. They are a boom for egg production or bird production. They are cheap, super easy to raise and you can have an army of them in no time with a decent incubator. plenty hardy to be kept outside during our weather. Are great for puppies or soft mouthed well trained dogs looking by scent.
Cons:
Wasteful, they will spill more food than almost any other bird, poop a LOT, eating like they do it goes through them quickly and cleaning regimen will be needed if kept inside. Lots of feather dust (again problem if kept inside). Not great flyers. Usually only last a round or two in training a dog (stress out). Can get aggressive strains of birds (males and females can pick others to death in short order, once it starts I replace the entire pen.
They are fantastic for what they are. If raising for eggs or real meat I would only raise jumbos, find a good line of bigger good layers and get started. The jumbos mature at the same rate, will lay as many eggs just bigger and will grow bigger, some get the size of small chukar. If I were on the east side I would make sure in the winter they were protected from rain and wind (even a wrap of clear plastic around the pen works great, also a piece of wood or cardboard to keep feet off the wire when real cold) but for the most part they will huddle for warmth when cold.
I am glad to help anyone however I can with bird stuff, do not hesitate to ask! :tup:
Post by: jackelope on June 28, 2023, 10:15:50 PM
What's your pickled eggs recipe...if you don't mind sharing.
I don’t really have a recipe. I used this one for the boiling. I put them in cold water.
https://practicalselfreliance.com/pickled-quail-eggs/
Don’t really have a recipe. I use apple cider vinegar instead of white vinegar. I got pickling spices and use that. Peppercorns. Put some jalapeño slices in. A bunch of garlic. Whatever else sounds good. Let them sit for 7 days before eating.
Post by: Machias on June 29, 2023, 07:39:21 PM
Thanks for the tag guys! Yes, I raise a few birds, have raised a few types of birds and likely will continue to raise some. Pros:
Coturnix are the "rat" of the bird world. Very quick to mature (most laying fertile eggs at 6 weeks) grow like crazy and lay a ton of eggs. They are a boom for egg production or bird production. They are cheap, super easy to raise and you can have an army of them in no time with a decent incubator. plenty hardy to be kept outside during our weather. Are great for puppies or soft mouthed well trained dogs looking by scent.
Cons:
Wasteful, they will spill more food than almost any other bird, poop a LOT, eating like they do it goes through them quickly and cleaning regimen will be needed if kept inside. Lots of feather dust (again problem if kept inside). Not great flyers. Usually only last a round or two in training a dog (stress out). Can get aggressive strains of birds (males and females can pick others to death in short order, once it starts I replace the entire pen.
They are fantastic for what they are. If raising for eggs or real meat I would only raise jumbos, find a good line of bigger good layers and get started. The jumbos mature at the same rate, will lay as many eggs just bigger and will grow bigger, some get the size of small chukar. If I were on the east side I would make sure in the winter they were protected from rain and wind (even a wrap of clear plastic around the pen works great, also a piece of wood or cardboard to keep feet off the wire when real cold) but for the most part they will huddle for warmth when cold.
I am glad to help anyone however I can with bird stuff, do not hesitate to ask! :tup:
Thank you! I've read back though a lot of your past post and learned a lot. I'm already doing the jumbo birds like you recommended.
Post by: Machias on June 29, 2023, 07:39:45 PM
What's your pickled eggs recipe...if you don't mind sharing.
I don’t really have a recipe. I used this one for the boiling. I put them in cold water.
https://practicalselfreliance.com/pickled-quail-eggs/
Don’t really have a recipe. I use apple cider vinegar instead of white vinegar. I got pickling spices and use that. Peppercorns. Put some jalapeño slices in. A bunch of garlic. Whatever else sounds good. Let them sit for 7 days before eating.
Thanks!
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https://www.theflockdirectory.com
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Post by: Norman89 on September 14, 2024, 08:31:28 AM
Next Homestead Project: Coturnix Quail!
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Post by: Norman89 on September 15, 2024, 03:40:55 PM
Building the @CoturnixCorner Stacking Quail Hutch
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Post by: Norman89 on January 04, 2025, 10:01:46 AM
My last quail died a couple weeks ago and I’m not getting any more. I’ve got a nice quail hutch in Duvall if anyone wants it. It’d probably hold a dozen birds.
If you find someone to take it that’s first starting up with quail I’ll supply them some hatching eggs or chicks to get started with
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 04, 2025, 12:31:03 PM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on January 04, 2025, 02:28:18 PM
My last quail died a couple weeks ago and I’m not getting any more. I’ve got a nice quail hutch in Duvall if anyone wants it. It’d probably hold a dozen birds.
If you find someone to take it that’s first starting up with quail I’ll supply them some hatching eggs or chicks to get started with
I’ll take you up on that in the spring.
Post by: Norman89 on January 04, 2025, 02:36:32 PM
My last quail died a couple weeks ago and I’m not getting any more. I’ve got a nice quail hutch in Duvall if anyone wants it. It’d probably hold a dozen birds.
If you find someone to take it that’s first starting up with quail I’ll supply them some hatching eggs or chicks to get started with
I’ll take you up on that in the spring.
Let me know when your ready, I have fertilized eggs every day and I’m hatching out chicks pretty regularly now
Post by: Norman89 on February 27, 2025, 01:52:42 PM
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