MONARC23/SHELLEYD2008, Quail advice, please.

[AHappychick]

you are awesome monarc thanks

oh while I have you hear and not to hijack the thread but how long before a quail gets too old to cull and not be tough? and how can I fatten them up before processing? should I try broiler crumbles that I use on my meaties?

 

[monarc23]

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honestly, I have no expertise on how old until they are tough...I only know from 6-12 weeks as far as meat goes anything beyond that I am

about lol!!! sorry

As for fattening them up, i'd do broiler crumbles and WAX WORMS! LOL! May sound gross but those are supposedly a good fattener upper for animals.

 

[AHappychick]

cool thanks have to find some wax worms....

 

[linebacker]

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A quail will actually put on fat. As a quail ages, like with me, instead of getting meatier after their metabolism slows all they do is put on is fat. Like broiler, they can put on fat internally also which could cause heart failure. My suggestion would be to harvest them at the 10 - 12 weeks age after a high protein diet.

Just my $.02
Brad