Inbreeding

[Mrdarkstorm]

I am getting started with raising quail for both eggs and meat. What concern, if any, should I have with inbreeding and the need for new blood in this cycle?

 

[BarnyardChaos]

I'm curious to know the answers to this, too

 

[Patiocoturnix]

I'm curious to know the answers to this, too

I’m also curious cause some sites I’ve seen say it’s bad and some say that’s how you keep good genetics so hopefully someone on here senders.

 

[Nabiki]

From what I understand, you can inbreed for three to five generations without problem. If you are going to inbreed, breed parent to offspring rather than siblings.

If you have the space, spiral breeding is better and can continue for a very long time. You need at least 3 pens and you rotate a male from pen 1 to pen 2, from pen 2 to pen 3, from pen 3 back to pen 1 and do this every couple of generations.