Before i do this to like 100 quail, is this true????

[Hope Hughes]

Well the older ones are just at 2 months old, the others are 3 weeks behind them. ​

 

[lomine]

It could be that they aren't showing because they aren't old enough but I suspect it's mostly because it isn't breeding season. Especially because you aren't getting any eggs either. Breeding season generally starts when the days get longer. For me it has been when I start to get about 12-13 hours a day of sunlight (for me that's May because of the mountains). You probably don't want to wait that long to get rid of the extra males. In that case your best bet is to give them extra light. Slowly adding light at the beginning and end of the day until you get to about 14 hours a day. That will trick their bodies into thinking it's springtime. That should start the breeding behavior and then you can vent sex.

 

[Hope Hughes]

It could be that they aren't showing because they aren't old enough but I suspect it's mostly because it isn't breeding season. Especially because you aren't getting any eggs either. Breeding season generally starts when the days get longer. For me it has been when I start to get about 12-13 hours a day of sunlight (for me that's May because of the mountains). You probably don't want to wait that long to get rid of the extra males. In that case your best bet is to give them extra light. Slowly adding light at the beginning and end of the day until you get to about 14 hours a day. That will trick their bodies into thinking it's springtime. That should start the breeding behavior and then you can vent sex.

Thanks for tips!! We are roughly getting 10hrs of light a day. Its slowly getting longer. Might wait and see what happens with that before i have to try to put light out in the coops for them...(that way i can wait for my husband to do it lol)
Again thanks i never really thought about the season...
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[lomine]

Thanks for tips!! We are roughly getting 10hrs of light a day. Its slowly getting longer. Might wait and see what happens with that before i have to try to put light out in the coops for them...(that way i can wait for my husband to do it lol)
Again thanks i never really thought about the season...
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Make your husband do it...

I just checked the daylight hours for Jasksonville, FL and it looks like they start getting 12 hours of daylight in the middle of March. Your breeding season may actually start a little earlier too because of your warmer weather but I know it's mostly about daylight hours.

It might be interesting to see when yours will start naturally. That way you know for the next year. You can always grab any that crow in the mean time. Though I've never had much luck catching the crowers myself. They always do it when my back is turned.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Make your husband do it...

I just checked the daylight hours for Jasksonville, FL and it looks like they start getting 12 hours of daylight in the middle of March. Your breeding season may actually start a little earlier too because of your warmer weather but I know it's mostly about daylight hours.

It might be interesting to see when yours will start naturally. That way you know for the next year. You can always grab any that crow in the mean time. Though I've never had much luck catching the crowers myself. They always do it when my back is turned.

I did get a few crowers but they are sneaky little buggers.

Yes the husband has been frowning apon the things i have been doing at 7mth pregnant... i guess using a 4wheeler as a ladder is a No No

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[lomine]

I did get a few crowers but they are sneaky little buggers.

Yes the husband has been frowning apon the things i have been doing at 7mth pregnant... i guess using a 4wheeler as a ladder is a No No

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I'm pretty sure that's a No No whether or not your pregnant.

 

[Hope Hughes]

I'm pretty sure that's a No No whether or not your pregnant.

Now wheres tge fun in that???
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[Fairview01]

Are the Aggie quail smart enough to use for dog training. I was under the impression they didn't like to fly all that much and wouldn't come back to a covey trap.

Just stuff I've read from others experiences with them.

 

[Hope Hughes]

Are the Aggie quail smart enough to use for dog training. I was under the impression they didn't like to fly all that much and wouldn't come back to a covey trap.

Just stuff I've read from others experiences with them.

Is Aggie refurring to the white (texas a&m) quails?
If yes we have used them just fine they actually fly better the then browns do. And the ones we use to train, the ones that flush become dinner
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[Fairview01]

Is Aggie refurring to the white (texas a&m) quails?
If yes we have used them just fine they actually fly better the then browns do. And the ones we use to train, the ones that flush become dinner
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Do you keep them in the big honking flight cages or just regular breeding pens.