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[LocalYokel]

They're getting hard to hold in one hand
Nice large birds

 

[LocalYokel]

10 days old

Looks like mines!
Sweet

 

[Ravynscroft]

10 days old

Hi Ravyn  we got more rain :/

No chit... :/

Looks like mines!
Sweet

The framing job looks better than yours...

 

[scflock]

No chit... :/
The framing job looks better than yours...

X2

 

[LocalYokel]

No chit... :/
The framing job looks better than yours...

Lol true

 

[TwoCrows]

 


Oh you very helpful young man what you call them besides dinner that is . I would like to do some bobwhite or at least try I could turn them loose on the farm .have lots of cover .maybe have some hunts  is that a doable thing????

For Sure!

You would prolly look into recall pens but Im sure @TwoCrows
knows more about that to me.

Sure it can be done. You have to wait until they are 3 or 4 months of age for release and enough meat on them worth eating. LOL They continue to grow for 1 year, although by then the meat is tough.

 

[TwoCrows]

Yeah....Bobs arent raised for meat, they take too long to mature. They are more eye candy or just the love of the bird.

Thanks.

I am freezing to death in here. Gotta go get a fire in the wood stove. See Y'all later!

Well choot I aint here to keep ya warm.

Ok...got the fire going....I am waiting for you.

 

[TwoCrows]

From my last Bob hatch....

 

[BYC910]

Sure it can be done. You have to wait until they are 3 or 4 months of age for release and enough meat on them worth eating. LOL They continue to grow for 1 year, although by then the meat is tough.

Somebody told me there was a government grant . If you set aside land for the project but I haven't been able to find anything out about it. still checking though . Dove hunts are big around here .always to busy to have one . this sounds like a year long project . maybe hatch in the fall release in spring for a next year hunt. thanks now to find eggs .

 

[TwoCrows]

Sure it can be done. You have to wait until they are 3 or 4 months of age for release and enough meat on them worth eating. LOL They continue to grow for 1 year, although by then the meat is tough.

Somebody told me there was  a government grant . If you set aside land for the project but I haven't been able to find anything out about it. still checking though . Dove hunts are big around here .always to busy to have one . this sounds like a year long project . maybe hatch in the fall release in spring for a next year hunt. thanks now to find eggs .

You need a license to raise Bobs since they are a Native species to the US. You can release on your own land but if you release on public land, you need a permit for that too.

Bobs are a lot of work. I did it for about a decade and I am so tired of quail. LOL. Bobs are definitely a better hunting bird but if you just want to eat quail, raise Coturnix. They can be dressed and ready for the table at 8 weeks of age.