Coturnix Quail Basics- Information and Pictures Galore

[quiltnchik]

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No real need for the vinegar. I get the water boiling, drop the eggs in and let them boil for 4 minutes. I then remove and drop immediately into ice water; remove from there a few at a time, drop in the can and shake the can vigorously a few times. The shells come right off. My son uses this method to make bite-size deviled eggs all the time

 

[HenPen]

Thanks to a wonderful BYCer I will soon be getting a bunch of Coturnix eggs!! I hatched some out a while back for someone but I havent owned any,I am so glad to have found this thread.

 

[aprophet]

I have been doing 50-100 eggs at a time it just seemed lots easier with the vinegar these are bob eggs though

 

[Buttercup Chillin]

Did I miss this?

Is the Cinnamon the light Tibetan or is the light Tibetan the Fawn or Rosseta as it seems to be Called now?

What do I cross to get Cinnamon?
How do I get Rosseta?

To start out I need the basic colors, then I want to breed my own crosses. To play with colors, I am thinking I need Wild, Tibetan, English White or Texas A&M and ???

 

[aprophet]

for roesetta try British range ( tibetan) X Pharoh . Cinnamon?? send a PM to Darkfur they have some wonderful notes on genetics for coturnix

 

[Buttercup Chillin]

Thanks, I have to have DH make more breeder cages I think and add Pharoh to the list of I wants. This will take me a while but what fun.

 

[missred871]

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No real need for the vinegar. I get the water boiling, drop the eggs in and let them boil for 4 minutes. I then remove and drop immediately into ice water; remove from there a few at a time, drop in the can and shake the can vigorously a few times. The shells come right off. My son uses this method to make bite-size deviled eggs all the time

THANKS TO ALL FOR THE INFO I WILL DEFINATELY TRY IT NEXT TIME!

Ps I find the button extremely easy to peel lol

 

[chasing ducks]

Thanks for the info, I really needed it!

 

[KateBeauchemin]

Great reference page! I just sold my tennessee red and bobwhite to get coturnix instead.

Thanks so much!
Kate

 

[Stellar]

Some information is incorrect on this, so look at a couple of sources not just this one