California-Southern

[hemet dennis]

ok, IM not in SO cal Anymore but like to watch the thread anyway. I have to ask, what are russian quail? nothing coming up when I google them.

They're the ones with their wings folded and kicking their legs out to music.

 

[chiqita]

In soviet russia, quail google you?

 

[ozexpat]

In soviet russia, quail google you?

try http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Coturnix_japonica/

 

[chiqita]

try http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Coturnix_japonica/

ahh so its just another name for japanese cots? I had never heard them called russian before. Someone called them feral quail before and that got me too.
ty!

 

[ozexpat]

ahh so its just another name for japanese cots? I had never heard them called russian before. Someone called them feral quail before and that got me too.
ty!

coturnix go by many names

 

[birdmaniac3000]

I can get you some russian quail eggs.

never heard of those kind of quail but would love to see pics of them and yes if u can get some eggs that would be great I can even trade eggs for my bantam eggs of my seramas or oegb

 

[ozexpat]

and here is a story of quails in space http://finchwench.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/cosmoquails/

 

[chiqita]

Quails are also big scientific research birds! they do a lot of vaccine testing on quail eggs. I love cots.

 

[hcrossn]

We are from San Diego and have 10 in our flock.

 

[sol2go]

We are from San Diego and have 10 in our flock.

do you combine them with large fowl chickens?
The quail seem so petite, and so charming.