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post #11 of 27
9/7/11 at 9:36am
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Originally Posted by quailladyoffortmyers 

I have some on my website. I need to work on those pages a bit since eggs are available now. I keep them in pairs since they pair bond in breeding season.


Now you went and did it!

I'm going to want some! gig

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post #12 of 27
9/7/11 at 9:42am

They are fun birds, friendly and coturnix like (they are coturnix afterall).

Tony KT, how do yours do in a colony? Do you keep them in trios? I started with 20 males and 15 females and the males would fight and females were bald. I was told by an ornithologist to pair them like in the wild and the fertility rises and health of birds. What are your thoughts?

Breeder of Jumbo Coturnix and standard in many varieties, Chinese Blue Breasted (button quail) Quail, other game birds, poultry, waterfowl. Author of Coturnix Revolution.

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Breeder of Jumbo Coturnix and standard in many varieties, Chinese Blue Breasted (button quail) Quail, other game birds, poultry, waterfowl. Author of Coturnix Revolution.

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post #13 of 27
9/7/11 at 9:55am

I had 2 trios and fertility was very bad.I lost 2 hens and had 2 pairs left,fertility did go up a little bit.Birdboy has 1 pair of 2 that I had,since he picked them up,the male has been doing his business very well.I haven't had the bator on for over 2 months,so I haven't hatched any.I sent JJ some eggs a few weeks ago,but the post office held it's anuall rugby tournement and lots of broken eggs.I didn't wrap them as good as usual,thought they would be fine,but I was wrong.From now on I will wrap them like I usaully do.
In N.H.,Tony.

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post #14 of 27
9/7/11 at 1:58pm

So,
Are these basically ornamental?
Does anyone eat the eggs?  I would imagine they would be pretty small.

I'm so tempted!  droolin  but not sure where I would put them.

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post #15 of 27
9/7/11 at 5:12pm

The eggs are surprisingly as big as bobwhites.They could be eaten if you wish.They are more of an ornamental bird.
In N.H.,Tony.

Raising ornamental pheasants in temminick,saytr,eliot,swinhoe,mikado,lewis silver,impeyan,humes,brown eared,and grey peacock pheasant,diamond doves and cockatiels

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post #16 of 27
9/7/11 at 5:18pm
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Originally Posted by Tony K T 

The eggs are surprisingly as big as bobwhites.They could be eaten if you wish.They are more of an ornamental bird.
In N.H.,Tony.


Thank you.  smile

I'm surprised to hear they would be that big from what I've heard about the birds size.

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post #17 of 27
9/10/11 at 10:10am

could we see pics of ur african harlequin quail chicks

proud owner of seramas and a old english rooster, cochin hen, also breeder of lovebirds and quail. A true friend is one u can count on the most when u truely need them.

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proud owner of seramas and a old english rooster, cochin hen, also breeder of lovebirds and quail. A true friend is one u can count on the most when u truely need them.

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post #18 of 27
9/10/11 at 4:51pm

Double sorry,I thought I took pics of them,but I guess I was wrong again.Sorry,got the wrong pic.http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/thumbs/13763_tonys_birds_293.jpg
In N.H.,Tony.


Edited by Tony K T - 9/10/11 at 4:54pm

Raising ornamental pheasants in temminick,saytr,eliot,swinhoe,mikado,lewis silver,impeyan,humes,brown eared,and grey peacock pheasant,diamond doves and cockatiels

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post #19 of 27
3/31/12 at 6:11pm

Hi! do anyone here has hatching Harlequin Quail eggs for sale?

 

Thanks

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post #20 of 27
3/31/12 at 6:13pm

Hi! do anyone here has hatching Harlequin Quail eggs for sale?

 

Thanks

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