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Inbreeding question

Discussion in 'Quail' started by Invision, Jan 28, 2015.

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  1. Jan 28, 2015 #1
    Invision

    Invision Chirping

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    How close is too close to allow quail to mate?

    Is it just direct siblings or is there other match ups that would cause issues. I haven't bred any to sell just to eat but would like to get into shipping some eggs soon. I tried to look on here for a little while but didn't find a clear answer, if someone else knows of a post please post a link thanks!

    Edit: meant to say eat eggs, I've only hatched out purchased eggs.
     
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  2. Jan 28, 2015 #2
    Bryam

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    Oh, no worries. They can inbreed for many generations.
     
  3. Jan 28, 2015 #3
    James the Bald

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    ... and by "many" generations, he means it. Here is a link to my my response to a post that asked a similar question last month.
    The study showed a vigorous breeding after 17 generations of "full sibling" breeding. I think any quail breeder should introduce "fresh" stock every 3 or 4 generations.

    James
     
  4. Jan 29, 2015 #4
    Invision

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    Well I have my original group that i will use for this years then I was figuring if I should order another 2 dozen to pair with the new chicks in spring. I think I get the gist of things now. Thanks for that link. looks like I just need to pay attention to my groups and check their chicks for defects. If they do, guess it's time to order a new group. :) Thanks again. I plan on a large run in the near future so there will probably be a few hundred birds in that.w
     

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