Tatanka Breeders Club: Meat Quail project with history, discussion, pictures and videos

[yinepu]

2 more chicks out

chick 17 10 g egg marked CT (at least it looks like CT.. he pipped through the marking lol)
chick 18 8 g egg marked C

 

[icelandicshepherd]

Just a couple of random figures on the 30 that we hatched:

Birth weights on two 10 and 12 grams

14 day weights on two: 110 grams and 116 grams

These are random weights--are they good?

 

[yinepu]

Just a couple of random figures on the 30 that we hatched:

Birth weights on two 10 and 12 grams

14 day weights on two: 110 grams and 116 grams

These are random weights--are they good?

looks good to me!

i believe his projected weights at day 14 were 80 grams

 

[millebantam]

Not only good, but ****** good. A couple of keepers there. A few more and you will have the foundation stock that you need to start building buffaloes of your own in short time.

Just a couple of random figures on the 30 that we hatched:

Birth weights on two 10 and 12 grams

14 day weights on two: 110 grams and 116 grams

These are random weights--are they good?

 

[MobyQuail]

16 chicks out as of this morning.. a couple more are pipped

weights have been ranging between 8 grams (1 chick), 9 grams (2 chicks), 10 grams (9 chicks) and 11 grams (4 chicks)

and if it helps any...
egg markings:
S 7 (2 were S20)
W 6
C 3

S = splits, my biggest birds from the brown/white crosses
W= White roo over brown hens gives you splits
C= Roux Cockbird over split hens

so glad you got some to hatch, the "S" and "W" birds should be your offensive lineman...

 

[MobyQuail]

Just a couple of random figures on the 30 that we hatched:

Birth weights on two 10 and 12 grams

14 day weights on two: 110 grams and 116 grams

These are random weights--are they good?

flipping awesome...

here is some record keeping. those weights are right on track for tatanka certification...

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/pub?key=0ApN9sh2vhDvXdEN3VzBRdG9VNUwzc3lZSmhHS01HaWc&output=html

 

[MobyQuail]

this is a "keeper" F2 Split. descended from our 2 largest F1 birds. hatched in Feb.

moving her into breeders quarters with her "grandsire" an F2 Pure Brown Tatanka Roo.

sending these eggs from this pen to a friend.

 

[MobyQuail]

here is the new breeder quad the hen above is a part of.




and the first eggs collected from the pen for my friend in Alabama...

 

[MobyQuail]

update from Texas, some keepers to work with, nice job DT!

Hatched on 3/19/12, 43 days old today. (11) birds, Hen-299g, Hen-296g, Hen-303g, Hen-267g, Roo-267g, Roo-219g, Roo-278g, Hen-290g, White Hen-237g, Roo-234g, Hen-326g

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

Update from California:

10 Tatanka hatched 4-9-12; 24 days old today; 4 cocks, 6 hens.

Will get weights today or tomorrow.