Silver and Smokey Bobwhite....coming soon!!

[SamG347]

I have Silver eggs on the way plus some adult Silver and Smokey breeders. Two colorations I have been trying to get for years. Guess I better get the breeding pens cleaned out...using them as storage right now

 

[_Randall_]

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When they grow to ~30 ounces or so, and get to laying heavy.........put me down for about 200 eggs, Sir......

 

[JJMR794]

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When they grow to ~30 ounces or so, and get to laying heavy.........put me down for about 200 eggs, Sir......

YOU BETTER GO BACK TO TRYING TO WEIGH THE ONES YOU GOT

 

[_Randall_]

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When they grow to ~30 ounces or so, and get to laying heavy.........put me down for about 200 eggs, Sir......

YOU BETTER GO BACK TO TRYING TO WEIGH THE ONES YOU GOT

It dud'n hurt to fantasize, duz'it???..............

lol

 

[JJMR794]

No Sir I Guess It Doesnt Hurt...

 

[_Randall_]

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One Day.....ONE DAY, I hope I get to see Bobwhites the size of a Cornish Hen .... before I leave this great planet!

I can see me now ..... at the nursing home sayin' .... "Son, you be sure to keep enough brood stock of them-thar Super Bobs for years to come, now ya hear"......

 

[Robo]

I'll be the one to create the all white meat moby quail weighing in at a whopping 32 ounces. Big enough for captain Ahab's dinner plate...

 

[Sumatra503]

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One Day.....ONE DAY, I hope I get to see Bobwhites the size of a Cornish Hen .... before I leave this great planet!

I can see me now ..... at the nursing home sayin' .... "Son, you be sure to keep enough brood stock of them-thar Super Bobs for years to come, now ya hear"......

That would be something to see!

 

[_Randall_]

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One Day.....ONE DAY, I hope I get to see Bobwhites the size of a Cornish Hen .... before I leave this great planet!

I can see me now ..... at the nursing home sayin' .... "Son, you be sure to keep enough brood stock of them-thar Super Bobs for years to come, now ya hear"......

That would be something to see!

Yes it would! And I'd love to see it in the next 5 - 10 years. I'm not going to say it's impossible, because I'm seeing Whitetail (deer) bucks being bred to grow 400+ inches of antlers. I've been an avid deer hunter for 40 years or so, and to me it's a dream come true for something I'd never have fathomed would happen. Likewise, breeding gamebirds (i.e. Bobwhites) to grow beyond the typical ~8 oz. size has been doubled (+ / almost tripled) in weight measurement.........hence the "Butler" & "Slatebelt" for example. Genetics "super-sizing" is a science that has become very popular. Where the many quail species will be (size-wise) 10 years is something I hope to be around to see!!!!

 

[SamG347]

I will par-take in the thread jacking as this topic is one close to home. I no longer breed LARGE Coturnix but use to produce some of the biggest. If you ever produce a CONSISTANTLY large quail that has white flesh I will box up my Toyota tundra in a priority shipping box and send it down to you...at my expense...

Not saying it isn't possible....but wont be 20-30 years before we see anything in the 1lb and plus range CONSISTANTLY...there are always fluke birds but I'm talking always hatching birds of size.