Quail in South Africa - New here

[flynpa]

NED,

I used a water heater thermostat that swung between 101.5*F and 97*F in my homemade incubator and had a 77% hatch rate. Make sure your incubator is not where it will receive direct sun. Try to put it in a room that has a consistant temperature. Make sure it is not in the direct flow of a heat/cooling vent. Good Luck!

Stuart

 

[JohanW]

Hi Everyone,
I breed and keep quail here in Gauteng on a part time/hobby basis if Neb is still looking for quail he can contact me

Mostly Chinese Painted

 

[TwoCrows]

Hi Everyone,
I breed and keep quail here in Gauteng on a part time/hobby basis if Neb is still looking for quail he can contact me

Mostly Chinese Painted

Welcome to the quail forums!!

 

[Evadne]

Hi,

I see you wanted to breed quail back in 2010. I am looking to breed blackrumped button quails primarily to eventually return them to the wild also francolin - if I could find breeding pairs and/or eggs to incubate. Did you get started & do you breed birds naturally occurring in SA?

EDJ - Knysna

 

[JohanW]

I do not think we are allowed to keep indigenous birds, only ones I have are rescues that got hurt no pairs so far.

 

[nunex]

hie

i am interested in quail breeding and am based in Zimbabwe , is there any way anyone would have links to anyone brreeding in Zimbabwe.

Alternatively anyone breeding in the Limpopo Province of South Africa where i can drive through and purchase a few birds for my own project.
i am reachable on [email protected] or on 00263773200854 ,

please assist if you have info .

thanx

 

[Carin]

You could try putting your request to the Rare Breed Chicken forum. I am sure somebody there will be able to help you or know some one able to help. Hallo from another South African. http://sararebreeds.com/m/articles/index/

 

[totallytime]

Hey guys , I am breeding jumbo browns in the kzn midlands area ....

How'd those rain quail turn out ?

And what I wanna know , what you feeding your quail and what protein contents they are ?

Thanks
Tim

 

[speedy2020]

Beautiful and healthy birds birdaholic

, but I don't think the ones I am getting are Jumbo Coturnix, they are Jumbo Rain Quail

. They do look a lot alike, maybe the seller put up a picture of one of his other breeds instead of the rain quail for his ads

? Anyway I will find out when I get them and hatch them..... Can't wait.

Anyone have pictures of Rain Quail that they have. Anyone keep rain quail?

I have built a 1m by 2m cage, so hopefully it can hold the birds once they hatch. Of the 65 eggs, probably only half will hatch.
Otherwise I will make a bigger run.

How much temperature variation can I have in the incubator? Is it ok to have low temperatures for very short periods when I am turning the eggs?

I am planning on selling the eggs to reptile owners or pet shops for snakes etc.
There are also lots of farmers markets I could sell them to, just to pay for feed.

There is quite a big organic and free range market here

I have heard that falconers buy the birds for their falcons?

Keep the pictures coming

Neb

I am just curious....What kind of feed do you feed your quail in South Africa? Here in US we can buy non medicated turkey and game bird starter feed.

 

[yakupturker]

I want to buy 30 pcs
how much, and I'm staying in prices cape town