Bob Whites

[hillbillybill]

i musta done it backwards I started with Bobs then got a few coturnix if you are in a hurry to sell something coturnix is the bird you want around here flight conditioned birds are $8 for bobs $10 for chukars I sell coturnix hens for $6 and roos for $4 if someone wants meat birds they are $4 a bird and I will come down a bit if they are buying more then a few there is a lot of info at different colleges as to how much feed it takes to make a pound of eggs a pound of meat etc bobs are not nearly the little feed pig wasters that coturnix are

This sounds like good info. Thanks.​

 

[gamebirdboy]

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Thanks. I discovered that much. Seems the pharoah (easier to spell this word

) are the easiest to raise, takes the least amount of time and money, and produces quality meat. Not to mention make good pets. I think maybe a dozen birds might be enough to start out with. I guess that would be about three cages.

You could make a 4x4 cage and they would have plenty of room. One square foot per bird is the general rule. They do best with 1 rooster to 4-8 hens.

 

[hillbillybill]

You could make a 4x4 cage and they would have plenty of room. One square foot per bird is the general rule. They do best with 1 rooster to 4-8 hens

thanx gamebirdboy. That sounds even easier. I was thinking 1 roo and three hens per cage. So do you need a nesting box for each hen?​

 

[njduck]

not to sound cruel or mean, but I had a friend who decided to raise bob whites for resale as shooters. they made nice long flight pens. it was an amazing set up. alot of time and money. when the quail were big enough they put them in the flight pens. every day they had dead quail laying next to the sides of the fence. come to find out the stupid quail would fly right into the wire sides of the pen and kill theirselves. some hit so hard their heads popped off. they ended up covering the sides with tarps so the quail could tell something was there. they only had about half of their investment left by this point. then a hurricane actually made its way to NJ. that wiped out the rest of the quail. needless to say that pretty much ended that venture. Thousands of dollars lost in a learning curve. Quail are like turkeys, they look for ways to die not thrive.

 

[JJMR794]

You Will Never Be A Rockefeller From Quail Production Irreguardless Of The Speces. The Average Hobbyist- The Best They Can Hope For Is The Birds Make Enough Money To Support Themselves. The Larger Farm Operation Is Quite Alot Of Work And Expenditure For Not Enough Profit To Support A Family Of 2. Unless You Can Produce Anything And Everything Needed For This Venture 100% On Your Farm Your Profit Margin Will Be Razor Thin. And If You Can Produce It All On Your Farm Your Profit Still Wont Make Anyone Envious Of You

And Yes He's Yankin Your Chain On That Price... I'm Sure He'd Love To Find A Sucker.. Er Uh I Mean Breeder To Sell Him Flight Ready Bobs For That Price. Call Any Large Scale Operation And Ask Prices...most Have A 5000 Bird Minimum And Then Shipping Is Not Included In The Price. Last Catalog I Had Mcfarlan's The Price With Shipping Was 6.42 As The Cheapest And Thats On Something Crazy Like 20,000 Birds And That Doesnt Take Into Consideration Of State Laws... Many Require Vet Inspections And Certain Paperwork Which Also Jack The Price Up Even Higher, But They Do Have Their Own Fleet Of Delivery Truck And Come To Your Door

 

[gamebirdboy]

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thanx gamebirdboy. That sounds even easier. I was thinking 1 roo and three hens per cage. So do you need a nesting box for each hen?

No, you don't need any. They just lay anywhere. Usually when they feel it coming they just drop it wherever they happen to be at.

 

[_Randall_]

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Huuuuh?

 

[aprophet]

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Huuuuh?

I kina thought the same thing, but maybe because everyone I hunt with for the last 30 years has quail my learning curve was not as steep and out of 30 gambel eggs I just set 5-6 culled for non development on day 19 I just had 24-25 hatch I am still trying to count and did it with a HB with a broken t-stat LOL maybe I am just lucky

 

[MobyQuail]

maybe just the Quail in NJ want to die?

 

[aprophet]

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maybe the difference in climate I have only raised them in pairs and trios and in a grow out pen for eating I have a few pals that raise them in flight pens like you are describing but they are humongous and they are pretty non eventful little birds take care good luck