Buying quail this weekend

[GBov]

And dont want to get the wrong ones. Just refresh my memory, for eggs and meat, is it Cortunix quail? Or is there any other kind that are better?

 

[crash0330]

For eggs and meat, it's definatly coturnix quails. Up to 3"0 eggs a year and pretty good for meat too!

 

[GBov]

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I thought so but my brain was saying "What about Texas A& M quail"? so thought I would check!

A fellow on Craigs List is selling breeding trios for $10. Is that a good price and what should I look for if I get some? Bright eyes, fresh feathers and active but anything else?

 

[crash0330]

I believe Texas A& M is just a white coturnix quail, but it still is a coturnix. I think $10 its a good price for a breeding trio, you should really be careful and ask about the age the older the quail is the less eggs it will produce if its older than 2 years old it might not be the best thing to do, try to look for alertness on the quails too healthy quails are pretty active.

 

[secretquail]

corturnix come in about a million different types. Really they are just different colors and names. I think the A&M ones were bred to be beefier, but I could be mistaken.

 

[JJMR794]

NOT EVEN GOING INTO "THE GREAT WHITE QUAIL" THING.... NAH UH--- NOT GONNA DO IT!

Coturnix are coturnix--- no matter what the color or alleged breeding or strain name. Really the only 2 choices you have are scrawney(standard) and nice sized(jumbo)

 

[Friar_Tuck]

Thanks JJMR, that makes it much easier!
I was kinda hoping for a Golden Gopher Quail here in MN

 

[GBov]

Thanks HEAPS guys

No word back from the seller but there is the farm meet tomorrow so might amble down there and see who has what.

 

[GBov]

So, would this be jumbo or regular?

"The quail are Cortunix quail. They are about 3-4 months old and laying eggs. They are about the size of a softball. They lay an egg about the size of a malted milk ball and it looks just like that too. "

Thats teh reply from the seller to my asking if they are jumbo or regular and what age they are.