Farrel D Quail vs. Coturnix

[Mwilliams32931]

I was planning on raising coturnix but my aunt says I would be better off starting with the farrel d?? What is the difference?

 

[Chick Charm]

I am unsure as to what Farrel d is. I am not familiar with term. Could you explain a little more. Never heard of it.

 

[Mwilliams32931]

Neither have I and when I google them nothing really comes up. I think I will just stick with my original plan and go with the coturnix.

 

[Chick Charm]

Coturnix are great to start with. They lay frequently. Mature very fast (6 to 8 weeks). Require only a little space. Cots have a wonderful crow in my humble opinion.

 

[Mwilliams32931]

Pharoah quail! Haha. My husband wrote it down wrong, LOL!

 

[CamiLynn]

What little I know about quail...and its very very little, so I could be wrong, but I think the pharoah stille coturnix breed, but are considered the "jumbo" size. Meaning they are larger than the other types, but still quite small. Like I said I could be totally wrong, but I believe that is what I was told. Hope I helped...

 

[Chick Charm]

There have been many names given to coturnix coturnix. I have heard the terms Pharoah, Bible, Stubble and Nile quail all referring to cots. Jumbo's are a tad bigger indeed. They are still Cots.

Have fun raising them. They are a hoot!

 

[James the Bald]

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[Mwilliams32931]

Thanks!

 

[dc3085]

XLD1 coturnix are just a jumbo pharoah colored coturnix that some farm named XLD1 because it made his birds sound bigger. The problem is after they were for sale for a couple of years people started putting the name on any pharoah coturnix. i bought a bunch of 4 week old "XLD1 jumbos" from a feed store and most of them weighed under 12oz live at 10 weeks and under 5 dressed. My point is this, get your own coturnix in any color you like and breed them for the traits you are looking for ie size, egg size, egg production, etc because unless you get to physically inspect the parentage you really have no idea what birds you are getting anyway.