Quail Breeds
Painted Bush Quail - Perdicula Erythrorhyncha
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The Painted Bush Quail can be seen pretty much all around the Indian subcontinent however, they mostly found between 1800 and 6000 feet (600 – 2000 meters) above sea level.
Rain Quail – Coturnix Coromandelica
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To see a Rain Quail, also called Black-breasted Quail in the wild you would have to walk around in India, mainly in the Indus valley or the western parts of the Indo-Chinese peninsula.
Rock Bush Quail - Perdicula Argoondah
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The Rock Bush Quail is found throughout the peninsular India. In it’s homeland they're pretty much the only quail species that are kept in cages as a pets/display birds.
Snow Mountains Quail – Anurophasis Monorthonyx
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The Snow Mountains Quail, also called Snow Mountain Quail is a fairly large quail species with its 11” (280mm) length.
Stubble Quail – Coturnix Pectoralis
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The Stubble quail’s territory is Australia; you can mainly meet them in the South-eastern and South-western areas but apart from the very northern parts you would see them living a nomadic lifestyle.
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Quail Eggs & Health
British researchers say that eggs should be pronounced a super-food, as it has a very good impact on our health and even helps to fight obesity. According to nutritionists the egg as food is one of the richest in good in essential ingredients and we all should consume at least one a day. The Nutrition and Food Science magazine...
Quail Breeding
The Breeding Stock There are generally two main methods of breeding that are normally practiced in quail breeding. One is when you have mixed sex quails in a cage/ housing. The male-female rate should be 1:2.5 which means 4 quail cockerels to 10 quail hens. If you breed quails on a larger scale or don’t have the time necessary to spend on the other...
Quail Sexing - How to find out if it's a male or female?
We get a lot of emails in which you guys ask how to sex quails i.e. how to tell which one is a male or a female. I have a bit of time now so I'll give you a little guide here.
Low Budget Simple Quail Cage for 12 Japanese Quail
The following guidance and drawings will describe you in detail how to build a simple quail cage that will hold up to 12 Japanese or Jumbo Japanese Quail. This size should be enough to provide healthy quail eggs for a small family.
Where to Keep Quail?
If we want to keep Japanese quails for eggs on a small scale we have pretty much 3 options as to where to keep them. The first two options are maybe fancier but these will produce the least amount of eggs for your family. We won’t discuss them in detail but we’ll mention them anyway.
