Who all is raising Jumbo Browns?

[sixshooter60]

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What kind of scale do you have and where did you get it ... thanks

 

[Stellar]

Postal scales work great or you can get ones made for parrots. I got mine from Drs Foster and Smith.

 

[The Critter Place]

I use a simple postal scale I got at Office Max. Weighs in ounces and pounds up to 5 pounds.

 

[TedJan92_in_Idaho]

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I bought it at a liquidation sale at a farm supply a few years ago. It was a $1200 scale. I got it for $90. I use it for everything from weighing mail packages to weighing meat.

 

[cva34]

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I bought it at a liquidation sale at a farm supply a few years ago. It was a $1200 scale. I got it for $90. I use it for everything from weighing mail packages to weighing meat.

Wow sounds like you weighng GOLD...cva34

 

[chickbird]

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how are you weighing the quail? will the sit on the scale long enough for weighing or how are you accomplishing this? thanks

 

[mochicken]

Mine do most of the time, you have to be patient with them because they are scared


You can also make a mini cage or something to hold them then zero the scale out with that on the scale

 

[MobyQuail]

I have received birds or eggs from multiple sources. I regularly document my projects.

So far, I can confirm only 1 line of "OMG" jumbo brown japanese quail.

They are called "Tatankas" by those that raise them.

There are several discreet breeders with stock in these birds.

Find someone close to you who knows of these birds and make them your friend...

 

[Stellar]

It's hard to find good sources nowadays but making friends and working together is your best bet in making the Jumbos work out. That's what I do. One person cannot do this alone. It's all collaberation of ideas and resources and to get huge quail eggs like the ones on the right



And birds that come from those large eggs



And that is considered a smaller scale bird!

Using 8 different bloodlines and selective breeding over a period of 3 years. I have managed to get these birds to the proper size. The eggs are graded like chicken eggs. The large ones are selected (not the double yolkers). The whites and Reds and some golds are getting there as well. If anyone wants to join in on this meat bird venture let me know! The more the merrier!

 

[MobyQuail]

ah yes, a note on jumbo hatching egg size, nice segway, my thought is pro sellers should only send out their best graded larger eggs to paying customers.

We know what a good egg is, evenly colored shell, nice uniform shape, laid daily, on time, with no disruptions in the egg dept or paint dept.


so, what is the standard? do you, as sellers, only send out 14, 15 or 16+ gram eggs? what should paying customers expect?

with the "Tatankas", when we have sent out "free" eggs they are usually all over 14 grams. We like the half ounce #


that being said, from the other side of the fence what should buyers look for:

buyers should make sure they get what they are paying for, jumbo hatching eggs should be the biggest and best the seller has.

and, imho, if buyers don't get jumbo eggs like those pictured above they should ask for their monies back.


btw, nice bird, but that bird is not a "tatanka".