Pros and Cons of quail?

[Nabiki]

My pens are sturdy enough that nothing can get in through the wires. Rats have been digging underneath, but I'm moving soon, and they haven't injured any birds. Just been eating their feed and eggs.

 

[Kaileb]

your lucky, Im in AB so I dont have to worry about rats, and I dont think weasels waste time with eggs and feed. The bad part is quail panic and excite the weasels and they kill any one they see move

 

[CovidtimeQuail]

Oh yes, the eating. Not only do they eat NONSTOP, they also make a TON of mess. I have seen them multiples times Just put their beaks in, and “jackhammer” it all away.

I thought only mine did that. It's like they're playing with their food so they can get more.

 

[CovidtimeQuail]

I will warn you, white quail are known for having a short lifespan and health problems (something to do with inbreeding I think). I have no experience with this though.

I don't do white anymore. The ones I had were mean. Only the white runt was able to be integrated with the other colors.

 

[Kaileb]

where they english white or tx A&M

 

[CovidtimeQuail]

where they english white or tx A&M

Probably marketed as TX A&M, but honestly, I'm not even sure what the difference is. They were large dotted whites, formed a clique quickly and hated any bird that didn't look like it. All of the quail are a little biased, but these were exceptionally so.

 

[Kaileb]

from my understanding the TX A&M is slightly larger with slightly lighter meat
(not white meat) I never had a problem with my English whites

 

[Nabiki]

from my understanding the TX A&M is slightly larger with slightly lighter meat
(not white meat) I never had a problem with my English whites

Texas A&M is no longer an actual breed. They were from a line created by Texas A&M, but the project ended, and there aren't any true Texas A&M quail out there any more.

 

[The-White-Elephant]

Texas A&M is no longer an actual breed. They were from a line created by Texas A&M, but the project ended, and there aren't any true Texas A&M quail out there any more.

Wait, really? I had one last spring, how do I know if it was true?

 

[Nabiki]

Wait, really? I had one last spring, how do I know if it was true?

People will say that they're Texas A&M. This is something that I've been hearing from several sources in the quail breeding community.