Coturnix Quail Basics- Information and Pictures Galore

[monarc23]

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awh shucks hehe, id unno how to get it stickied but if people feel it's worthy of getting stickied, then cool.

 

[monarc23]

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welcome welcome welcome...glad to see you're up and about today!

 

[Mrs MIA]

I think it's sticky-worthy.

Mrsengeseth, I just use shavings and have a low box with sand for dusting. When they're on wire, they prefer to lay their eggs in the sand... makes it easy to find their eggs. I tried to give them a pile of hay to nest in, and it's hard to find the eggs in there.

I also have a bare tree branch in there with multiple branches coming off, but I have never seen them on it like the bobwhites do. They are ground dwellers, like the buttons, and don't use perches.

 

[mrsengeseth]

Yay, then! I am getting my rabbit hutch that I can retrofit for the quail this weekend. I am so psyched!! THe kids have been wanting this project for awhile, and I am so excited to be able to do this with them.

 

[First To Hatch]

i was looking at the strombergs catalog i got
has brown cortunix, tibetan, tuxedo, itailian (with what im pretty sure is a golden range that is used as the picture) english, rosetta, red tuxedo, red golden, golden range, texas a&m i think i said some colors on ur list not sure if they do exsist or what but if they do u can prolly add em on that list

 

[monarc23]

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I don't like the stromberg site for what they have on coturnix, as they say that coturnix can cross with bobwhites which just isnt the case. They buy from breedrs and take the breeders word for things and that's how the confusion starts. Plus colors like Rosetta are nothiing more than a lighter color of tibetan, Strombergs seems to like to post colors with new names that are OLD colors to get more cha-ching lol!

I appreciate the info though!

 

[shelleyd2008]

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I don't like the stromberg site for what they have on coturnix, as they say that coturnix can cross with bobwhites which just isnt the case. They buy from breedrs and take the breeders word for things and that's how the confusion starts. Plus colors like Rosetta are nothiing more than a lighter color of tibetan, Strombergs seems to like to post colors with new names that are OLD colors to get more cha-ching lol!

I appreciate the info though!

Check with spooky, she has a bobwhite and tuxedo or tibetan cross.

 

[monarc23]

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I don't like the stromberg site for what they have on coturnix, as they say that coturnix can cross with bobwhites which just isnt the case. They buy from breedrs and take the breeders word for things and that's how the confusion starts. Plus colors like Rosetta are nothiing more than a lighter color of tibetan, Strombergs seems to like to post colors with new names that are OLD colors to get more cha-ching lol!

I appreciate the info though!

Check with spooky, she has a bobwhite and tuxedo or tibetan cross.

I wont get into that again lol


I wont believe it until theres genetic proof <---wanted to edit this to add that. Many breeders keep bobwhites and coturnix together and never get crosses. The birds separate and breed amung their own species in other breeders experiences. Ofcourse I still wouldnt risk it putting bobwhites in with coturnix because just like with mules, they CAN sometimes produce offspring...however it'shighly unlikely. Just like it's hard to get coturnix and buttons to cross (even though it is way more possible than bobwhite/coturnix). that's all i have to say about that.

 

[shelleyd2008]

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Check with spooky, she has a bobwhite and tuxedo or tibetan cross.

I wont get into that again lol


I wont believe it until theres genetic proof <---wanted to edit this to add that. Many breeders keep bobwhites and coturnix together and never get crosses. The birds separate and breed amung their own species in other breeders experiences. Ofcourse I still wouldnt risk it putting bobwhites in with coturnix because just like with mules, they CAN sometimes produce offspring...however it'shighly unlikely. Just like it's hard to get coturnix and buttons to cross (even though it is way more possible than bobwhite/coturnix). that's all i have to say about that.

Grouch!

 

[monarc23]

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I wont get into that again lol


I wont believe it until theres genetic proof <---wanted to edit this to add that. Many breeders keep bobwhites and coturnix together and never get crosses. The birds separate and breed amung their own species in other breeders experiences. Ofcourse I still wouldnt risk it putting bobwhites in with coturnix because just like with mules, they CAN sometimes produce offspring...however it'shighly unlikely. Just like it's hard to get coturnix and buttons to cross (even though it is way more possible than bobwhite/coturnix). that's all i have to say about that.

Grouch!

haha if i was being a grouch you'd know it and i'd get kicked off BYC lol!

I just dont want to start a debate and theres already been a long drawn out one on this subject

. annnd this post is for coturnix education not hybrids so that's why i want to steer away from it. It can surely be discussed in another post but i wont attend it LOL!