Can I have some info on bobwhite quail?

[pringle]

Hey all,I have been raising coturnix quail for about a year now and finally have got the hang of them.I will be getting much more (about 20 or so) very soon and building a bigger pen for them for selling there eggs at some local farmers markets.This will take a lot of time and energy I realize so I am thinking I wont be raising bobwhites this summer but hopefully next summer.I am getting about $30 a week and saving for a really nice incubator now that the one I have seems to small for my plans.

But when next year does come and I have money saved for new building materials I was thinking I could build a pen in which there is a series of smaller cages up top were I can keep 2-4 trios of bobwhites in each separate cage .Then on the bottom have a full pen (no sections) were I can raise a colony of bobwhites for meat from the eggs that I hatched out from the trios on top.

Would this work?What type of bobwhite would be the best for meat?Whats better,eggs, chicks, or adults for starting?Thanks for any information you guys can give me

 

[pringle]

Oh btw the reason why I am not in school is because I got sick,just so no one thinks im a slacker

 

[Robo]

Sounds good, are you gonna sell to hunters? If so go with northerns if not go with butlers or Georgia Giants. The pen idea sounds good, if the trios don't go well try pairs. You have to test them every now and then...

 

[pringle]

Nah I was thinking of raising them for meat myself,since I hate store bought meat because its so bland.

 

[Robo]

Go with Butler's or GG's.

 

[pringle]

Hmm do you know which one would grow faster?I obviously know they are not going to grow as fast as coturnix but I would like the fastest growing one of the two.

 

[arherp]

I raise Bulters and Northerns.. You want to get the Butlers.

 

[aprophet]

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[JJMR794]

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YOU MEAN SOMETHING LIKE THIS???

 

[pringle]

Yeah,pretty much!