➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[ShrekDawg]

Today makes 8 weeks for my assortment batch.
I think it's time to butcher some but I've put it off because my boy cage is behaving still.
There are ten in there and I still am not sure about a few of them... If they are really boys or not.

I read something recently that said quail are full grown by 9 weeks and best butcher time is like 11 to 12 weeks? And I thought that was odd cause I know you guys have always said they’re full grown by like 6-8 weeks and off them at 8??

 

[Matieus27]

I read something recently that said quail are full grown by 9 weeks and best butcher time is like 11 to 12 weeks? And I thought that was odd cause I know you guys have always said they’re full grown by like 6-8 weeks and off them at 8??

I actually read somewhere on here that 6-8 weeks is the most cost effective age but you can butcher at 12 weeks and get more meat it’s just not as cost effective because of feed conversion https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-weight-to-butcher-quail-at.850327/ this is the link to that post

 

[ShrekDawg]

I actually read somewhere on here that 6-8 weeks is the most cost effective age but you can butcher at 12 weeks and get more meat it’s just not as cost effective because of feed conversion https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-weight-to-butcher-quail-at.850327/ this is the link to that post

Thanks! That makes sense! Seems a lot of people on there do wait though? Idk if I’d wait till quite 12 weeks but maybe at least 9-10? Like just a teeny bit longer? Maybe I will have to try different weights. I can’t imagine quail eat very much? Not like raising a bunch of meat chickens or something. And I also don’t know if I should raise for meat or eggs or both haha cause I assume it’s not really possible to work on bird size and egg size at the same time? Or maybe I don’t work on anything and just have a bunch of layers and pets haha

 

[muddy75]

my butcher plans for the day have been thwarted.....our “annual” plumbing issue has reared it’s ugly head so we get to spend the afternoon trying to figure that out! i currently have no kitchen sink, dishwasher or washer!
called the plumber I usually use and he could come out sometime after 5 for $100 service call and $150/hr labor!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

my butcher plans for the day have been thwarted.....our “annual” plumbing issue has reared it’s ugly head so we get to spend the afternoon trying to figure that out! i currently have no kitchen sink, dishwasher or washer!
called the plumber I usually use and he could come out sometime after 5 for $100 service call and $150/hr labor!!

Sorry Muddy!

Seems you need some of that tap hah

That’s crazy! Hope you find someone and hope you can get it fixed!

 

[Matieus27]

What color is this

 

[Nabiki]

Oh, no. What did I just do?! I just bid on a 60 count of choose your own eggs. @Texas Kiki bid on your pansy fees, please!

 

[Matieus27]

Oh, no. What did I just do?! I just bid on a 60 count of choose your own eggs. @Texas Kiki bid on your pansy fees, please!

Where are these auctions

 

[Nabiki]

Where are these auctions

https://www.facebook.com/groups/164031200816971/

 

[Kiki]

Oh, no. What did I just do?! I just bid on a 60 count of choose your own eggs. @Texas Kiki bid on your pansy fees, please!

Let me go look now, thanks!