Xxxl Super Jumbo Coturnix

[fitzy]

Well, not really...I almost posted under the "beware of people selling super duper coturnix eggs" thread, but i think this one deserves its own....


Is there anyone here who has raised coturnix (even in tx) to a full pound? If so, was it just a fluke or did/do you do it consistently? Also, how the heck do you get the bird to stay still long enough to weigh it? <---not funny! They guy I got mine from said they were XL jumbo, and they look big to me but i have no idea how to get the weight without killing it

 

[JJMR794]

1st Fitzy Steps On The Scale....... Then Fitzy Steps On The Scale Holding His Lil Friend..... The Difference Between The 2?==== The Weight Of Your Lil Friend! ===========lol!!!

Sorry Fitzy I Couldnt Resist! Seriously Tho Other Than That I Have No Clue Because Mine Wouldnt Stand Still For It Either....

 

[JJMR794]

Give 'em All Some Bourbon In Their Water Font And Just Wait A Lil While....

Oh And I'd Give Them Plenty Of Room The Next Day--- Hangovers Can Be A Real B&*()!

 

[laputa]

Put in a small box and weight the box, then subtract the box.

 

[becky3086]

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Show off!

 

[JJMR794]

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THERE YA GO! BUT I STILL THINK IT WOULD BE FUNNIER TO USE THE FITZY+BIRD METHOD.....

HECK I BET THATS ALMOST AS ENTERTAINING AS A SIGHT SEEING TRIP TO WALMART--- ESPECIALLY WHEN FITZY HAS LIKE 1000 QUAIL...

 

[JJMR794]

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Show off!

SEE EVEN BECKY WAS HOPING FOR THE FITZY+BIRD METHOD....

 

[saddina]

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That's about how I do it too, I have a digital scale, so i put the box and lid on, zero out the weight, put bird in box and set box on scale. You can do the same with mixing bowls when baking. I have a mixed cage 3 that look to be jumbo browns and 2 smallers (including a tux roo). This is week five, and I like the size I see on the 3 hens, I'll be checking weights every 2 weeks starting at 8 weeks. Right now I want to see 12oz or better from breeders.

Note, my "box" is one of those plastic hampster carrier boxes from the pet store, vented and all that.

 

[wilds of pa]

Socks work well to(clean ones..lol

), just stretch the sock over half of the bird, of course head first..

 

[ugly ducky]

NO, I have never raised a full 1 lb quail. I just weighed a pen of my quail breeders (13 weeks old). 6 hens ranged from 11.2 oz to 12.6 oz, with 4 of the 6 being 12 oz or over, and the roos were at 9.7 and 10.2 oz. I have one Golden hen who weighs right at 13 oz. I also have some young males coming up that look to be bigger than any of my older males.
I just set them on my digital scale and hold my hands around them without touching the bird or the scale. They actually set there pretty good.