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

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Breeder Selection Topics

1.Obtaining stock from a breeder via hatching eggs.
If you order hatching eggs via web or mail make sure to ask the breeder several questions.

- What are the exact weights of your breeder birds?
- What is the hen to cock bird ratio?
- How fresh are the eggs I will receive?
- How big are the eggs I will receive?
- What color birds will I receive and will they breed true?
- Is there a guarantee on package shipping and delivery date?

2.Breeder Bird Selection
Cockbird- weight, body type conformity to standard
Hen- weight, egg laying ability, body type conformity to standard

 

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Collecting Quail Eggs for Hatching

 

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Incubating Quail Eggs



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Hatching and Brooding Japanese Quail


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Feeding Japanese Quail intended for Consumption



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Culling and Processing Meat Quail

videos available on youtube.com

 

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Meat Quail Licensing Requirements

will expand to include links to stickies and State licensing.

 

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eta- this thread on selling Quail eggs to market got me thinking about "Jumbo Jumbo Eggs"

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...bmit-for-selling-eggs-to-a-natural-food-store