MONTEZUMA (MEARES) QUAIL ANYONE???

[HippieChickens]

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[wilds of pa]

Black masked bobwhite have been sold on eggbid.. do a search (Inactive).. not many, but mind you some..

~Wilds~

 

[JJMR794]

CHARLIE THANX FOR FINALLY CHIMING IN ON THIS STRING! YOU DO KNOW I WAS KIDDING ON MY PREVIOUS POSTS RIGHT??? FOR THOSE OF US INTERESTED CAN YOU GIVE US A LIL INSIGHT ABOUT HOW THESE GUYS DIFFER FROM OTHER SPECES??? THANX

 

[JJMR794]

OH AND A PIC OR 2 WOULD BE GREAT AS WELL--- THEY ARE SUCH LOVELY BIRDS!

 

[citalk2much]

I can tell you I have been reading up on them and they are very hard to get started eating and drinking. I have to wonder if like mountain quail would it help to have a small banty hen hatch them?

 

[HippieChickens]

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[wilds of pa]

I will try to get some photo's on here of the mearns..

Follow link: some awesome photos of Black mask bobwhite on Dan's site
http://www.gbwf.org/quail/bobwhite.html

Also look here
http://stanritar.tripod.com/main-bobwhite.html


There are very few breeders with black mask bobwhite in the USA, none the less there are some from what ive read and seen, From my understanding, i believe you must obtain a permit from FWS, and possibly a few other types, with the ESA you must follow there rules of how they are to be raised and for the purpose they require.. Of course if id ever get the chance to propagate some, i surely would conform to there rules and reasons

What kinds of activities can permits
authorize?
The activities authorized by permits
differ depending on whether the species
is listed as endangered or threatened.
An endangered species is in danger of
extinction throughtout all or a significant
portion of its range. A threatened species
is likely to become endangered in the
foreseeable future.

For endangered species, permits
may be issued for scientific research,
enhancement of propagation or survival,
and taking that is incidental to an
otherwise lawful activity.

For threatened species, permits also may
be issued for zoological, horticultural,
or botanical exhibition; educational use;
and special purposes consistent with the
ESA.
A person registered with the FWS may
obtain a captive-bred wildlife permit to
buy and sell within the United States live,
non-native endangered or threatened
animals that were captive born in the
United States for enhancement of species
propagation, provided the other person in
the transaction is registered for the same
species.
A separate permit is needed to
import or export such species. Captivebred
wildlife permits are not issued to
keep or breed endangered or threatened
animals as pets. Using protected
species as pets is not consistent with the
purposes of the ESA, which is aimed at
conservation of the species and recovery
of wild populations.
What are the different types of permits?
The FWS Endangered Species program,
located in each of our Regional offices,
issues permits for native endangered and
threatened species, except for import
or export permits, which are issued by
the Division of Management Authority.
NMFS also issues permits involving
certain aquatic species, as outlined below.
Permits issued by the Endangered
Species program are of three basic types:
incidental take permits, enhancement
of survival permits, and recovery and
interstate commerce permits

http://www.fws.gov/endangered/factsheets/permits.pdf

 

[HippieChickens]

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[wilds of pa]

Hey thanks for that info, very interesting,

if id get the chance legally to obtain some.. i certainly would love to..Be nice to build up a small breeding covey of them..

wonder if they cross breed/inter breed in the wild with the standard wild bobwhite, may get some better genetic diversity if they do, probably a mutation of the standard bobwhite any ways from way back in time when birds were stemming off from each other...

Thanks again
~~Wilds~

 

[spectrumranch]

Mearns are not cheap, we paid alot for our birds.

We sold 6 Mearns eggs on ebay for $432.00

Randy www.spectrumranch.net