QuailShaQ 101.1

[TwoCrows]

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Wow, what a deal! Where do you find all that good stuff? I could "dumpster dive" till the cows come home and not come home with anything more than a broken chair around here! You sure did good TD.

 

[JJMR794]

DANG TD! ANOTHER MAJOR SCORE

 

[MobyQuail]

Lucky really, you guys see anything you like, holler. we got more than enough now...

there are 10-12 more 2x2x3 wire cages to rehome tomorrow but this may have come at a price.

My buddy is wildlife rehab volunteer, really great guy, can't say no to animals.


One,


un-releaseable,



non-relocateable,



non-target practiceable,



former pet....

 

[Stellar]

Love the coon!

 

[MobyQuail]

http://www.poultry.allotment.org.uk/Poultry/Keeping_Quail/quail_keeping_coturnix.php

interesting read...take/discuss what we want to fill our Quail cup

2005 Katie Thear, from Keeping Quail , published by Broad Leys Publishing Ltd


An extract from the book Keeping Quail by Katie Thear published by Broad Leys Publishing Ltd in March 2005 This new edition contains over 40 colour photographs as well as mono photographs and line drawings.
Coturnix Quail

There is a great deal of confusion about the origin of Coturnix quail as we know them today, so it is appropriate to consider how their development took place.

Part of the confusion undoubtedly lies in the fact that there are so many different local names, as well as old scientific names now replaced by modern classifications.

No one can know for certain how the various breeds and sub-species developed, but it is generally acknowledged that all the Coturnix types are originally based on the Common quail, Coturnix coturnix, the wild migratory bird of Europe, Asia and Africa.

Various sub-species developed from this, including the European quail, Coturnix coturnix coturnix, the Eurasian quail, Coturnix coturnix communis, and the Japanese quail, Coturnix coturnix japonica.

Also associated with the Common quail are the Stubble quail, Coturnix pectoralis, and the Brown quail, Coturnix ypsilophorus, of Australia. In India there is the Rain quail, Coturnix coromendelia, while Africa has the Harlequin quail, Coturnix delegorguei. New Zealand once had its own variety of New Zealand quail, Coturnix novaezelandicae, but this is now extinct.

The Asian Blue and the African Blue are smaller members of the Coturnix family. These, like their larger cousins are now to be found in various sub-species and colour variations.
Coturnix Laying Quail

I use the term normal type Coturnix to indicate those birds that are normally kept commercially for the production of eggs or for the table. It also differentiates them from those Coturnix breeds that are kept as ornamentals, such as the Asian Blue.

The Japanese quail is the basis for most of the commercial quail that are now kept. It was first recognised in the nineteenth century as a separate breed in the wild, although it had been bred by the Japanese as a singing bird as early as the 12th century. In recent years, Japanese quail have been developed in more productive commercial strains, as well as for use in the laboratory.

The Eurasian or Pharaoh quail, Coturnix coturnix communis, has also contributed to the development of commercial strains in the USA. Coturnix breeds are often referred to as Old World Quail because they were introduced by European settlers, and it distinguishes them from indigenous New World Quail such as the Bobwhite.

These introductions had numerous names, including Pharaoh, Bible, Nile, Tsar, King, Mediterranean or German.

The normal type male Coturnix grows to around 16cm (6.5in), while the female is slightly larger at an average of 18cm (7.5in). Both sexes have dappled dark brown buff and cream striated backs, paler underbellies, breast and flanks.

In the female, the markings are less pronounced, while the male's chest is reddish brown. This particular feature enables sex identification to take place from 3 weeks of age. Before then, it is difficult to do so.

In both sexes there is a distinctive light stripe above the eye, and a white collar, although this may be diminished in the female. The beak is yellow-brown to dark olive-brown, the legs pinkish yellow and the eyes dark brown. This description refers to the normal Coturnix laying quail. There are also varieties that differ in colour and markings.
Commercial Strains of Quail

Different names have been given to strains that have been developed through selection. Those that are reared for commercial purposes include:

* Jumbo This is a table strain developed for increased size and weight, although the colour and markings are the same as those of the normal type.
* Spanish This is a smaller bird bred for egg production. It was given this name by the distributor who introduced it from France, to differentiate between it and other French strains. Colour and markings are the same as the normal type. There are also colour variations.
* Italian Also called the Golden Italian, it has become popular as a layer.


Colour Varieties of Coturnix Quail
Gold

As just referred to, this is essentially the same breed as other strains of Coturnix laying quail, but has been developed as a separate variety with golden colouring. The male is lighter while the female is darker and more striated. She also has distinctive brown stripes around the face.

The gene for gold colouring is dominant. Thus, a Gold crossed with a normal Coturnix type will produce mainly gold young, and a few brown feathered ones, in the ratio of 2:1. It is worth bearing in mind that two doses of the gold gene are associated with a lethal condition, with up to 25% of the eggs failing to hatch.

In the USA, golden strains known as Manchurian Gold were developed by Marsh Farms. Various Golds there have been bred for the table and eggs. In Britain and Europe, Italian or Golden Italian is the name given to the golden variety. This is slightly smaller than the normal type and is kept predominantly as an egg layer. It should be added that with Italian, and indeed with any other strain of Coturnix quail, too much in-breeding is to be avoided. An infusion of fresh blood, with a system of careful breeding and upgrading (bearing in mind the comments about lethal gene combinations) would be a positive step.
Range

The overall colouring is dark brown, so that some people refer to them as Brown quail. This is a mistake however, for the Brown quail is the name normally given to the Australian breed which is bigger and more greyish in appearance.

However, there is a similarity and it is possible that Australian settlers introduced the Common quail to that Continent, with subsequent isolated development producing apparently different sub-species.

The markings of the Range are essentially a lighter brown body colour overlaid with darker-brown, almost black pencilling, along with a certain amount of dark grey feathering on the back and as a faint patch on the throat.

In America, the Range Coturnix, is referred to as the British Range, while in the UK, we sometimes call it the American Range! The overall appearance is dark-brown while the striped head markings are similar to other Coturnix breeds. However, the white eyebrow stripe and white throat markings are virtually absent. Beak and legs are olive-brown and eyes, dark brown. The brown plumage is the result of a dominant gene.
Fawn

This is one of my favourites. Essentially like all the other Coturnix breeds, the overall impression of the Fawn is a lovely warm pinkish-brown. The fawn feathers are pencilled with white and the white eyebrow lines are present, although not as strongly defined as in other breeds. Beak and legs are light pinkish-brown, and eyes are dark brown.

There is no colour difference between the sexes, although as in other breeds, the female is slightly bigger than the male. In the USA, there is a similar variety called the American Fawn or the American Spotted Fawn.
White

Sometimes called English White, good specimens are completely white, with no discernible markings, other than on the head. Beak and legs are pinkish brown and eyes are dark brown. Male and female are identical, although the female is larger. It is common to have patches of black on the head and back. Breeders who are aiming for all-white specimens can breed this out with careful selective breeding, but beware! White is regarded as a recessive gene, but in recent years, an incompletely dominant albino gene has also been reported. So, it is important to remember that too much emphasis on trying to produce an all-white bird may produce unwanted albinos.
Tuxedo

This is an apt name for a bird with a smart white waistcoat to contrast with its dark brown overcoat. The two-colour pied pattern is the result of a crossing between the dominant dark brown and recessive white genes.
The colour of the back feathers is identical with those of the Range, while the white plumage is like that of the English White. The markings are often variable. The ideal ones are clear white face, chest and belly, with dark brown back, tail and crown. In good specimens, the brown and white feathering is neatly demarcated, but it is common to find patches of white where the brown should be, and vice versa.
Other Colours of Coturnix Quail

In recent years, crossings and mutations have also produced a range of varying colours, hues and feather patterning, including Cream, Grey, Blue, Grey/Blue, Ginger, Red, and so on. It is important to remember that these strains are all variations of the basic type of Coturnix or Japanese Laying quail, and not separate breeds

 

[MobyQuail]

Quailculus...?


Effects of the Dominant Lethal Yellow Mutation on Reproduction, Growth,
Feed Consumption, Body Temperature, and Body Composition
of the Japanese Quail

http://ps.fass.org/cgi/reprint/86/8/1646.pdf

Look at Table 2

Bird Age Weight Golden Brown
4-wk (g) 149.3 ± 10.8 153.0 ± 13.0


the mean weight of 153 grams for a 28 day old bird is hmmm, maybe they need some of our "AmeriQuaila" stock...

 

[MobyQuail]

enough studying tonight...


http://journals.cambridge.org/actio...DDF9D64075.tomcat1?fromPage=online&aid=622772

Effects of genetics and breeding on egg quality of Japanese quail

* Article author query
* minvielle f [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
* oguz y [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

F. Minviellea1 c1 and Y. Oguza2

a1 INRA, Génétique Factorielle, Jouy-en-Josas, 78352, France

a2 Aegean University, Faculty of Agriculture, Izmir, Turkey

Abstract

Heritabilities for egg quality traits in Japanese quail are moderate to high, and there are strong genetic correlations between egg weight and its component parts. Egg quality is affected by selection on body weight, but these effects differ somewhat between experiments, maybe in relation to the origins of breeding lines. Selection on egg production could increase yolk content. Direct selection work on egg quality traits has shown that there was genetic variation for yolk-related characters. The ω6/ω3 PUFA ratio can be improved by selection.

 

[Fat Daddy]

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Seems these no's are a bit low..... Maybe they are'nt talk'n about "Tatanka brown" quail

 

[Stellar]

Wowza, tiny numbers there...

 

[MobyQuail]

BW was similar for the 2 plumage color
phenotypes. Similar (Minvielle et al., 1999, 2005b) and
stronger (Me´rat et al., 1981) associated effects of plumage
color on early BW were found previously for roux, rusty,
and albino quail, and it seems that no plumage color
mutation with a favorable effect on BW has been reported
so far. Yet, another plumage mutation, curly (Minvielle
et al., 2005a), which has a transient frizzling effect on the
feather, has a positive effect on BW.
The RT differences have been reported between quail
lines (Minvielle et al., 2002) but not between plumage
color variants or other major genes.