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[Alaskan]

Sounds like they need to be in a cage and not general population?

After a certain age, yes they need to be separate, mostly because the quail are so much smaller than chickens.

I don't think that I was clear in my 'how I house my quail' answer.

The quail are in their own cage, the 'under the poop tray' area. So, they are breathing the same air... and I guess maybe a chicken poo could get into the quail cage... but probably not.

I too, would like to know how many quail breasts for instance, would it take to equal a chicken breast. I would imagine they are so small you wouldn't bother eating legs or wings.

Well, I have one son that loves to chew on bones, and eat bones.... but the kids loved the tiny legs and wings, super funny. I carved it like you would a giant turkey... since we had only the one quail, for the entire family. I was laughing so hard that I could only barely carve it. I accidentally broke the end of the drumstick off in my hand when I was holding it to carve it off... SO funny!

Quail do have very nice breasts... think a supermarket cornish cross chicken, but the entire quail is so tiny!

uhm... I think 6 quail eggs are supposed to equal one chicken egg......

maybe 9 quail breasts would equal one chicken breast? or twice that?

look at this photo:

from http://www.gamefarm.com.au/retail/quail/

that looks like a normal sized pan.... and those tiny quail have to be surrounded by veggies to fill in all of that space!

 

[Alaskan]

I kept trying to find the weight of a quail breast...

I did find this:

"The Jumbo Brown which can dress out at up to sixteen ounces"
( from http://www.howtoraisequail.com/coturnix-quail.html )

SIXTEEN ounces! Sheesh! that is tiny!

 

[chickwhispers]

But it does look so delicious Alaskan!

 

[drumstick diva]

That's funny Alaskan, when I first saw the photo I thought just legs were in the pan. Then I realized it was entire quail- 4 of them. Adorable. Probably one quail would be just what the doctor ordered for "some" person who needs to practice portion control. Not moi, of course. But, probably weight watcher's approved or something. Thanks for the photo - makes the difference perfectly clear.

 

[ronott1]

I always wondered if double yolkers would hatch, they won't?

Some folks have done it, but it isn't recommended. The double-yolk egg doesn't have 2x as much room, so space becomes an issue. Often the chicks make it partway through incubation, and quit. Sometimes one makes it, one doesn't . There are a couple of YouTube videos of the assisted hatching of a double-yolk egg with two live chicks, but just because they made it that far didn't mean they really were viable - some don't make it, even after all that. So the usual advice is, don't even try.

They will but they have to be assisted the one on the pointy end doesnt have an air cell to work in while pipping. There is a thread here on hatching double yolkers

deb

Usually double yolk eggs just die during incubation. I have had two do that. I usually do not hatch eggs that look like double yolked eggs. Those with them on the hatch a longs have never had one hatch. They will hatch but it is very rare.

I have read that they are prone to pathogenesis(self fertilization) so they often will develop and then die because they were not really fertile.

 

[getaclue]

Florida Sunshine Classic - My very first time showing.

 

[Amberjem]

Florida Sunshine Classic - My very first time showing.

 

[Alaskan]

@getaclue

they look pretty, but, what are they? Marans? Australorps???

 

[getaclue]

@getaclue

they look pretty, but, what are they? Marans? Australorps???

Large Fowl - Black Australorps

 

[vehve]

Usually when we've had quail, one per person has been fine. Some sort of soup as a starter and quail with some nice sides won't leave you hungry. I usually aim for about 150-200 grams of meat per person per meal.

Has anyone tried the bottle trick for separating eggs? I think something similar would work for quail eggs too. You just create a vacuum in a bottle and suck up the yolks. Youtube has videos on it.

I've seen people keep quail and chickens together, but then they've had a lot of space for them.

@getaclue Nice, reminds me a lot of our BCM Wilma.