What Type Of Quail Should You Raise?
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- If you are thinking about raising quail, you may be asking what type of quail you should raise. That really depends on what your goals are with raising them. In this video I cover several different species of quail and why you may or may not want to raise them.
Check out some great information on Mountain quail and Mearns Quail at Keith's Quail - / keithsquail
0:59 - King Quail AKA Button Quail AKA Chinese Painted Quail etc
02:39 - Bob White
04:55 - Gambles Quail
05:47 - Mountain Quail
07:02 - Blue Scale Quail
07:44 - Coturnix Quail
Thanks.
I don't get why native birds require permits and nonnative don't. You'd think bringing a potentially invasive species into the country and raising one would be more of a risk.
I think the thought is to stop people from catching wild birds and trying to raise them. On another note, there really is very little threat of Coturnix becoming invasive. if one gets loose it is lucky to live more than a day or two before it is killed by some other native wild animal. But I get your point.
If native animals were allowed to pets it would mean more of them...great example is the sugar glider.. it's rare in it's natural habitat..Australia.. but in the USA there are heaps of them as pets...
@@simontheyers801 I agree, this is where I morally stand.
Just because some things need to be uprooted, prevented from fruiting, not allowed to escape its terrarium, or not be near children - doesnt mean nobody should be allowed to have them.
So catching a local bird that's "of least concern" in population numbers and are a harmless food source... should be... Fine....
@@EchoLog not talking about eating... more saving rare animals.. but yes as far as Australia is concerned..kangaroo is a much better protein than beef for our environment.. they are drought resistant and breed faster than cows.. meat is leaner..but good as beef
@@simontheyers801 and native turkeys or hogs or deer are adapted to the regional environment better than something not native.
Always do research on what you can and can't do legally where you are, but what's more important is knowing how nature works and listening to the land. Too much of agriculture these days is cought up in red tape and politics. Lemme keep a goat! Screw your HOA!
Anyway.. you from Australia? Seen a monotreme before? Little egg laying bastards so cute
I love how nicely you tel them to move, “come on guys, let’s get out there.” Very informative thanks!
Yes, I agree.
1:05 Button Quail (Chinese Painted Quail)
2:04 Bobwhite Quail
4:55 Gambel's Quail
5:50 Mountain Quail
7:00 Blue Scale Quail
7:46 Coturnix Quail (Japanese Quail)
Was mentioned but didn't go into detail: Montezuma Quail
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Thought I knew alot about Quail, but I was wrong.
I learned so much, so fast.
Presentation....PERFECT!
Makes w me want to raise birds again. Thank you so much, I learned so so much.
Martin and Lucy from Texas
Me, who's just trying to make a quail army. 👁👄👁
You forgot to mention one of the most important things why homesteaders raise quail. coturnix quail are a dark meat quail and the others you named are white meat quail. Many people do not like white meat or do not like dark meat. I personally like both. I have raise coturnix quail along with Bobwhites, California Valleys, blue Scales, and Coturnix. If I were starting out, I would start with Coturnix Quail. I quit raising coturnix due to my wife not liking dark meat birds. I also raised dove but like I said she never like dark meat birds. God bless you and Yes I love your videos.
Is dove white meat? What is a good bird to raise for white meat?
@@TheRainHarvester -------
Dark Meat Birds:
1. Coturnix Quails
2. All Doves
3. Chicken Legs and Hind Quarters
White Meat Birds:
1. All Quail except coturnix quails
2. Chicken Breast and wings.
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I personally love Quail (not coturnix) because of the tenderness of the meat.
I raise Bob Whites, Blues, California quails.
I used to raise Coturnix quail but stopped because the meat is dark and
nowhere close to the flavor of the other quails.
If you want white meat birds in bulk then I would advise raising
a breed of Cornish hens.
Go to a site like "Meyer Hatchery" and choose the birds you want to raise.
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@@jesuschristismylordandsavi6108 Thanks! And God bless you too!
I just found out in GA here we don't need a permit to have the for personal consumption. Just need to have proof of perching! 😍 your videos
Thanks a million dude
One of the best videos I've seen.Very informative.
Thank you so much. I am glad you found it helpful.
Great video man. I have been watching a ton of your videos lately, your doing all the stuff I want to be doing.
Thank you so much for watching. I am glad you are finding my videos enjoyable.
Outstanding presentation of just what I was looking for. Thank you.
Awesome. Thanks so much for watching.
Great presentation I just subscribed I love how you explain thanks so much.
Glad you brought up the permit issue for some breeds of quail. The same thing applies to releasing them. If you pen raise a number of quail and release them your results for increasing the population can be poor at best. As pen raised birds are not as wary of predators and acclimatized to surviving without provided shelter, cover, food and water they generally do not live long enough to repopulate an area.
I'm just spitballing here but couldn't you create artificial predation to teach survival instincts? Use like a puppet or remote controlled thing, or maybe one of those rolling balls with the weasel tails at first.
@@SageofCancer that's an interesting idea... maybe have a large quail pen, release a couple cats in it when they reach maturity, whatever's left at the end of 1 week earns its freedom? Cats get fed, quails repopulate, I eat a few eggs, everybody's happy
Great educational video. Thanks for sharing
i have no care for quails, nor have nothing to do with quials but yet video was very intresting, very simple yet derect to the point. good vid.
Really great video, thanks for the information!
Thank you so much. I am so glad to hear that you found it helpful.
I love my bob white quails. I let some loose in hopes to bring back the wild population. Have one in my flower bed right now
Thanks for another informative video!!
Thanks for watching.
Very good video, thanks for sharing
About two weeks ago a bobwhite took up residence on my property in north central Arizona. They aren't supposed to live anywhere near here. He's been trying to make friends with the resident gambel quail. I find the whole thing a bit odd but he's a cute little bugger and I kinda like him.
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Wow! Lots of info! Thanks
So happy to find your channel
very educational, thank you
Have you tried cross-breeding any quail types? I'm curious what impact that might have on size and egg production. Would love to see a video on that. Thanks for all of the free advice! I go back and watch these videos whenever I have questions.
Thanks for sharing - been thinking about branching out to there species so this was really useful!
Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked the video.
Thanks Chris. I got my rabbits going (thanks for your help on that) and I am hoping to start quail sometime in the spring. I appreciate the information! 👍
Awesome. Congrats on your rabbits and good luck with your upcoming quail endeavour.
Your videos are awesome, fast talker and I like that. So knowledgeable:)
Thank you so much for the kind comments.
Very informative, thank you.
Great job, enjoyed this and learned something too. Thanks
Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.
You are way too awesome you made it all makes sense
Hi Chris how are you? Your video and information is very good.
You video was amazing thanks for you sharing
Great video. Thanks for the info!
Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.
awesome video. thanks for sharing
Surprisingly little info on these. Looking them up because I'm seeing wild invasive Chukars outside Vegas. It's hilarious seeing them puff up like turkers and try to fight the Squirrels and scrub jays.
I bought a "barnyard mix" of eggs on ebay and got a few Quail eggs with the order and I've never raised quail before so I was hooked fast on the 2 guys I got from that batch so I ordered 60 more eggs from another Seller and they are supposed to be a "mixed multi-color" variety of quails so it's hard to tell what I'll end up with but they are due to hatch in 3 days. I never realized there were so many varieties until now.
I just got my first order of jumbo Coturnix. :) Ten chicks, some variation in size, so there maybe different types of coturnix in there. I'm super excited! Thank you for the inspiration!
Thank you for all the information you've shared with us.
Awesome. Congratulations on your new birds. Thank you so much for watching my channel. I am glad that it has been helpful for you.
@@Slightlyrednecked thanks :)
Thanks for all your help
Thanks for watching. I am glad you like the videos.
Great vid Chris, 👍
Thanks so much. I am glad you liked it.
Great video Chris thanks for all the info. I raise both Coturnix and bobwhite quail. The coturnix like you said has a much faster turn around time, plus their eggs are bigger and prettier,but that’s about all I like about them. The bobwhite on the other hand does take a lot longer to grow but I think it’s worth it. The meat is more white and taste better in my opinion. The birds are way more vocal and their dropping’s are smaller which makes a little less of a mess. As far as aggression it’s been about the same with the coturnix and bobwhites for me. I had over 250 bobwhites in my ground pen last summer and they all got along pretty well. Thanks again for the video, I started watching your channel before I got my first quail so it has been a big help.
Thanks so much for your input. I haven't raised bobwhites myself (hunted plenty of them when i was younger and they were more plentiful). It is good to hear from an experienced raiser. Sounds like, in actuality, they are pretty much the same as the coturnix on housing requirements after all.
very informative. would love to start keeping quails again.
Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.
THanks, figuring out which quail to get, just in time.
Awesome. I am so glad to help.
Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, I’m a newbie to raising quail.
Thanks for watching. I am glad you found the video helpful.
Great video ،thank you for the information
Thank you so much for watching. I am glad you found it helpful.
I started bringing home native plants around Christmas time. By gumby, if it didn't happen the morning after I brought home ONE quail bush, I walked outside and nearly stepped on the first California quail I ever saw in person, a male. I was Impressed! Hey, these native plants are great! That picture right @ 5:00 looks a lot like a California quail, btw.
Interesting. Glad to hear that you are seeing some wild birds now. How cool.
Subscribed and the video is really so excellent and inspiring. Recently we got some quails and hatching eggs at home too, and we made a video of it, but far from good compared to yours and we are still learning. Thank you so much.
Great and interesting your video .
Thank you. I am glad you liked it.
I really like watching your channel. I also live in south MIssouri. We are just getting going on our little farm and learn alot from your channel.
Same here
great info!
Thank you. I am glad you liked it.
I love your hutch. I bought a chicken coop for mine but I most definitely will need to modify it to make it more quail friendly.
Thanks. These hutches have served me very well. You could easily modify a chicken coop to work well too though.
Thanks. Lot of info, but not a lot of photos. I'm a visual learner and need to see what you're talking about or it's not making an impact in my little ol' brain.
I'm here from living traditions Homestead and you got a sub love the vids gonna go watch some more lol
Thank you so much. I am a big fan of Living Traditions Homestead too.
Chris, love your videos, they have taught me a lot and have inspired me to learn more. One quail you missed was the California or Valley quail....it looks almost exactly like a Gambel's but the breast feathers are penciled (like some chickens) and it has dark brown on the head instead of a more orange color of the Gambels.....but they are easy to confuse. I saw what I thought were Gambels quail when we were around White Bird, ID (dry area that funnels you through a river valley). The clutch was running on the road, about 10 of them, and they wouldn't get over so I could pass!! It was around sunrise....eventually I had to pass them (we were the only ones on the road) and that's when they took to the air for a short distance....was neat to see though. So, California quail, they are nice and pretty too.
Oops. you are correct, I forgot about those. I am sure that there are a few others I missed too.
I’ll stay with coturnix but intrigued to learn more about the jumbo coturnix any videos on these Chris ???????
Great ! I've just baught my first 24 30 days old Jumbo Browns
awesome. Congrats on your new birds.
Thank You this helps with my farm
Thank you for watching. I am glad you found it helpful.
Really interesting video. I’m pretty sure I want to get some quail this spring/summer and I really appreciate your sharing your knowledge and experience.
Just a quick suggestion... something to think about. If you were to add some windbreaks I’ll bet you could fit a couple of rabbit hutches under the quail cages. It looks like the maintenance might be a lot nicer to deal with in that location.
Good thought. I don't want to add them under the quail cages but back behind them is a thought. If I can find enough people to come over and help me move them then I think I might do that.
so cool we are getting courtnix jumbo quail!!
As a kid I loved watching the valley quail. They are so stinking cute
We had lots of bobwhite in my area as a kid. Sadly I rarely see or hear them anymore.
I'm in St Charles County area of MO....thinking about getting some quail since i cannot have chickens per my HOA. Thank you for the video!
Thank you so much for watching. I am glad you found the video helpful. Hopefully your HOA doesn't keep you from having some quail. .
Great info love and support from Pakistan 👍
Nice birds, and I like the hutch they live in.
Just wonderful, I been tryin to find out about "raising quail for eggs and meat" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (should be on google have a look ) ? It is a good one of a kind product for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail minus the headache. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my partner got excellent results with it.
I went to the Atlanta botanical garden once and they had a clutch of rare quail hatch in the conservatory. I don't remember the species, but the babies looked like cotton balls on toothpicks. I believe they still maintain the population as part of a breeding program.
Interesting. I wonder what kind they are.
I became curious enough to send an email just now asking about them. Obviously I don't know if or when ill get a response, but I'll try to let you know if I find out.
The was the reply I received. Not what I thought, but still interesting.
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Thank you for reaching out! The Dorothy Chapman Fuqua Conservatory used to house both Gambel's Quail and California Quail. Both species had some breeding success in there, although neither is endangered. I'm sorry to say your tour guide may have been misinformed about the purpose of the birds, which were primarily there as "integrated pest management", working alongside the frogs and geckos as a natural way to control insect populations and keep the plants healthy. Unfortunately, while the adults did fine, the conservatory didn't prove to be an entirely safe environment for the chicks, so we stopped encouraging them to reproduce. The adults lived out their full lifespans, but we have not introduced more as we hope to eventually introduce a more rainforest-appropriate bird in the future.
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10 thumbs up. I appreciate all the info you posted here.
Thank you so much.
Because of watching your videos, my lowes card is up 500. I build 16 ft x 36" 3 level cages. Have 50 eggs in the incubator, and a 5 week old in the brooder box. Need to finish the cages. Will upload to utube and recognize you for prompting this. I really appreciate your videos. Cant make it to your Thursday live mtg. Best wishes to you and the family in the New Year!
thank u for info
Thanks for sharing Chris. I’m in Florida for about 4-5 weeks, so will try tuning in on Thursday. What time is it coming on in the USA? God bless and hope your wife is great now. Bless up!
Awesome. Hope to see you there. The live broadcast is Thursday at 7:00 central (that would be 8:00 Florida time).
I'm in southwest Missouri also
The free ones I have in my incubator! I am trying to find what they are.
great channel.
Thank you so much.
The example you used for “Gambles Quail” was actually a California Valley Quail.. they’re very similar but not the same thing.
Awesome saludos Chris
Thanks so much.
Terimakasih informasinya
where to get the good quail/eggs to start? Also the cages for a smaller backyard in a city?
Hi Chris, great information. I was wondering if you would know - if a pair of Californian quail would live happily in a pen with Japenese quail? The info I have seen is they will attack other quail - does this just mean quail of their own type?
thankyou
thank u for this! 😆
thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.
Thanks for sharing this information! I got into quail because of your videos and continue to come back to learn even more. How are you keeping control of vermin? Rats really enjoy spilled feed :3
I don't have a problem with rats really. There may be some that come to the hutches to collect some spilled feed but it hasn't been a big issue. Probably because of all the stray cats running around.
thanks for the reply and i meant the texas a&m
No problem. I understood what you meant. :)
You don't need a permit to raise Bobwhite quail in Florida. Maybe one is needed to release them into the wild but to raise them for eggs and or meat is your business. Florida is a free state! No sales tax on animal feeds for any animals you raise to eat or for milk or egg production. Dog food, horse food, are taxed, but no sales tax on farm animal food stuffs.
Thats where I'm at so thanks for the advice. I'm in jacksonville
@@flipnamazing I am in the north west corner of Nassau County, near Boulogne. I found out DeSantis got taxes on pet food eliminated recently, even dogs or parrots of what ever you have. Not sure it is permanent, but it is no more for now anyway.
@@CraneofBoulogne awesome. I'm in st johns County and have been thinking about raising quail and other animals that I need less than an acre to raise.
what breed of quail is the least finicky eater and will eat alot of scraps, like chickens do ? Ty
Do you need a permit for Tibetan coturnix , or for celadon blue coturnix ??
I live in south east Kansas what would be the best for food production
I'm planning on buying 12 - 20 different types of Coturnix Quail. I have recently watched one of your older videos about how many quail can you keep in your cage. You talk about if you have your quail on the ground it's more likely they can get diseases or parasites. I want to have my quails on a caged open grass land with a hut in my backyard. I'm planning on mixing some chicken sand with some diatomaceous earth and putting that mixture in the hut. I heard that can kill any kind of parasites that go on the quail. So my question is if I mix in diatomaceous earth with chicken sand will that help eliminate the chances of my quail getting any parasites or diseases?
Also keep up the good work. These videos about quail are really helpful.
Honestly, I think the DE is more dangerous than most of the parasites out there. There is a higher possibility of them getting parasites or disease by being in contact with the ground but that is highly dependent on your area. It may not be an issue at all for you. I definitely would not put down DE though. That can do a lot of damage to your birds respiratory system.
New subscriber here. Great videos. You do an excellent job of of explaining this info. Just curious where one could inquire how or where to get a permit to raise some of these breeds. I'm in CA. Thanks
Thank you for the kind comments. You should be able to get a permit through your conservation department. It usually isn't too difficult to do.
This is glorious, I have been researching "button quail" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is an awesome one of a kind guide for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail without the headache. Ive heard some super things about it and my cousin got excellent results with it.
Quail are so cute!!!
In Finland we have mostly grouse. The largest is ofcourse the capercaillie! Some of these grouse are just beautiful. My favorite is the black grouse, because of the shape of the male's tail and their calls and other sounds.
My friend got recently a hunting licence for grouse and got me some capercaillie and black grouse meat and it's simply delicious. Miles better than your typical chicken or turkey.
When I will be an adult I will probably start raising my meat, because I don't really like the meat industry, but I still think meat is a natural part of a human's diet.
I am wondering can a japanese quail take a finnish winter? It often gets over -20°C.
Btw you just earned a subscriber! :)
Thank you so much for subscribing. You should have no problems with Coturnix (Japanese) quail in winter time. As long as they can get out of the wind, they do just fine in much colder temperatures than that.
@@Slightlyrednecked Ok thanks for helping!
How do the Coturnix care when the summer temperatures are 105- 108 for days on end?? We are in Texas.
As long as they have shade and plenty of fresh water they seem to do just fine. They are pretty weather hardy little birds.
hi so i think i have a still air incubator, but i don't know for sure. Mainly what i'm trying to ask is how do i tell the difference between a still air and a circulated or any other little giant incubators so i know what to set the temp at. and by the way great video and i very much enjoy watching them.
It should be pretty obvious. If it has a fan it is a forced air incubator. If it doesn't, it is a still air incubator. I hope that helps.
Do you have any advice on still air incubators? I've never had a hatch successful with this one. I so wish I hadn't sold my old bators a few years back.
I’m not sure if I missed it or not but did the Jumbo Cortiurnix need a permit or were they from another country? I specifically heard you mention that with the other kinds.
Couturnix (jumbo or not) shouldn't need a permit unless it is a city permit or something. They are not regulated though as they are not native to the U.S. Hope that helps.
Got it. Thanks!!
What is expensive? speaking of mountain quail, thanks boss.
The photos at 5 min mark show Cali quail, not Gambel's, those have brown hats. Very similar though, just started 30 bobwhites to blend with my 17 Coturnix, looking for Mountain quail now!
I have a hard time telling the Gambel's and Cali quail apart. I guess I got the wrong picture (or should I say, it was labeled wrong in the photo site I was using).
I wouldnt be surprised if the bobwhites kill the coturnix... bobwhites get EXTREMELY aggressive during the breeding season.
Chris, is that a solar panel on the side of the hutch hanging down? Do you use that for heat within the sheltered section of your hutch?
It is. I use it to run lights to keep the quail laying longer in the fall and earlier in the spring.
@@Slightlyrednecked Thanks - Funny I'm watching ANOTHER video of yours right now !
Can I use my coturnix rooster and mix with a Bob white hen? No one in my area raises coturnix and there's only one person who raises bob whites. All I have left is the rooster due to predators and then when I upgraded my cage my last hen got away from me and I could not catch her. So my rooster is hollering constantly and this woman is offering to give me a couple of bobwhite hens? I've heard how aggressive Bob whites are and I didn't know if you can mix the breeds.
Unfortunately they are different species and won't be able to produce offspring. I am sorry to hear that you are having problems finding a replacement hens. You might look into ordering some eggs and hatching them out.
what about California Valley Quail?
What is the difference between Jumbo quail and French quail?
Chris .I am newbie to your channel. I was giving some quail eggs from a hunting preserve .the helper didn't tell me the name of the birds but I think they are bobwhite .do they hatch out at 23 days or is that the start of hatching and what day do I stop turning. thanks for your time.
They most likely are bobwhite if from a hunting preserve. I haven't hatched bobwhite myself but I believe that they hatch in 22 to 23 days. I would stop turning and go into Lockdown on day 20. I hope that helps.
i’m getting coturnix quails. i’ve set up the brooder and i have got the incubator. any tips i may not know? thx
I have a ton of videos on raising coturnix quail. Just look through my home page under the "coturnix quail" heading. Good luck with your new birds.
Just a side note, I live in the pacific northwest and we got gambel's and mountain quail all the way up here.
Oops. Guess i need to research their range a little better.
You mentioned about all the other birds that you need permits to have, do you need a permit to raise the Coturnix quail ? And will those birds do well in heat say Florida or Texas or Arizona.
You don't need a permit for button or coturnix quail since they are not native to the states. And they should do just fine in the heat. It gets pretty hot in Southwest Missouri and they handle it well.
Can you keep quail in the uk? We have the same climate as Seattle. That means miserable but seldom seriously low temps, like less than 25 Fahrenheit. Thanks.
Sure. I have several viewers from the UK that keep quail. They are very hardy birds and do well in much more extreme climates than what you have.