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quail sizes?

Discussion in 'Quail' started by ki4got, Nov 9, 2011.

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  1. Nov 9, 2011 #1
    ki4got

    ki4got Hatch-a-Holic

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    I've looked all over and I see comparisons between the different types, but none of it gives me what i'm looking for...

    on average, how much does a quail carcass weigh? for what varieties? button, coturnix, bobwhite, etc?
    and how long does it take to get them to that size?

    thanks
     
  3. Nov 9, 2011 #2
    rittert3

    rittert3 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    this varries alot, but if you want a fast growing, heavier bird, you can't go wrong with a jumbo coturnix. They will most likely weigh between 12-15oz. live weight by 8 weeks of age. Weight depends alot on breeding lines and sub varieties. Coturnix do grow alot faster than bobwhite though, which take about twice as long to mature.
     
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  5. Nov 9, 2011 #3
    mhwc56

    mhwc56 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Buttons weigh practically nothing.. 3 oz. maybe?
    coturnix weigh from 6-16 oz. the average being in the 12-14 oz range fully grown.
    i can't help you with the other species..sorry
     
  7. Nov 9, 2011 #4
    rittert3

    rittert3 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Coturnix and bobs are relativly similar in mature weights, the bobs just being slower to mature. Again depending on normal lines, jumbo lines, and which of either.
     

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