button vs coturnix

[d1]

so is there any difference between button and coturnix as afr as taste,texture,and size

 

[chickenwhisperer123]

Button Quail are WAY smaller.

I havent eaten either, so I cant help you there...

 

[Cindiloohoo]

I think button would taste crunchier, because you are bound to bite into a bone they're so tiny!

 

[d1]

so prolly not worth raising for meat then?

 

[Cindiloohoo]

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Not at all. They are pet quality.

They get about the size of an apple. Coturnix or Bob Whites are meaty.

 

[worldling]

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If you are looking for a good meat bird to raise. Get yourself some Jumbo coturnix. Start with browns and/or golden because they can be color sexed at around 3 weeks. You can play around with the fancy colors later.

You can't go wrong with coturnix! Unless you have your heart set on raising bobwhites, or another species of quail, then start with them.

Yes, buttons are raised for pets as stated.
If you want some jumbo coturnix eggs, PM, JJMR794. He usually has plenty for sale. All I have right now are whites and I don't recommend starting with whites. Also my fertility is well under 50% when I hatch my own. This 20 to teen degree weather has taken it's toll.

 

[d1]

thanks,I am getting coturnix just was pondering the idea of maybe raising something different as well

 

[Akane]

Buttons make good cat food. Perfect size for a meal. Other than that the only good suggestion I've heard is to wrap them in cheese cloth and very slow cook until the meat falls off and then seperate it to use. However that ignores all the work attempting to neatly get the internal organs out of something your finger doesn't fit into the body cavity of. Quail are small enough as is. It's not profitable to raise the smallest of them all. Plus I always get too impatient while trying to break enough button eggs to consist of more than one bite. 20 eggs later I end up adding a bantam chicken egg or 2.