Texas Blue Scale?

[b52fizzle]

http://www.howtoraisequail.com/blue-scaled-quail.html
http://www.thatquailplace.com/quail/scaled.htm
http://www.lakecumberlandgamebirds.com/index1.html
http://eggbid.net/auction_details.php?auction_id=101389
Blue Scale Quail

The male and females are similar in appearance. Sexing can be accomplished when they reach 5 to 6 months old by comparing their throats. The female has gray lines under her chin, and the male is brown under his chin. They may lay more than 60 eggs in a season, with clutches containing over 20 eggs. It is very important to have unrelated stock to increase fertility among these quail, and the eggs require 23 days for incubation.

 

[toejam]

I have no clue. I never have had quail. Sorry.

 

[toejam]

Thank you so much fizzle.

 

[mustanger]

Thanks for all the references. They made for some interesting reading.

David

 

[toejam]

Too bad they need a big cage.

 

[MagsC]

The links were very helpful to me as well, thanks!

 

[toejam]

Now everyone finally figured out how to raise them. YAY

 

[SamG347]

First off TBS quail are a very beautiful bird and also very flighty. If your looking at having a bird because you want it to be sociable and a pet, I would pick Coturnix quail. If your looking for eye candy these are very well suit for that. They need a lot of room and should be house in pairs, trios, or colonies. I would give 2-3sq/ft per bird...some would say 1 sq/ft but with flightier quail I think the more room the better. My question to you is why get them from a Hatchery? There are plenty of breeders around who offer 10 times the quality birds of a hatchery!

 

[Cara]

We have two indigenous species here, the Blue Scale and the Bobwhite. Even in the wild the Bobwhites are far hardier, we have a greater population of those than the Blue Scales.

 

[toejam]

I dont know of any breeder near me though