surinsteve Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Anyone know where I can buy jumbo quail in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surinsteve Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 Just to add to this post --- I have seen plenty of adds for quail eggs on e. Bay but I know for a fact that quail eggs only last a max of 5 days before they loose there fertility and also x ray scans at airports rule out any imported eggs . So any suggestions ? .i have 2,000 plus ordinary quail now which are doing fine but I want to improve my stock by cross breeding with jumbo quail which are 25% larger than normal quail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotham79 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 As far as I know, I am the only one in Thailand with "Jumbo" quail. I would think that XLD1 quail would be 25% larger and my jumbos more than that. My layers average 300 grams and I just slaughtered a batch of males that were 49 days old and they averaged 170 grams dressed, however if you do not have a high protien (29%) grower feed you will probably not achieve this. Shipping does present a big problem, but I don't think it would be x-rays and I use eggs for up to 8 days for hatching. I have maled and received my mail eggs in Thailand and the take a beating and the hatch rate is low. I am still building my layer flock, I have 200 out of 400 layers I want. And I have just started my selective breeding program. PM me for more info. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surinsteve Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Thanks for the reply good info on the X-ray problem would you be interested in selling me a dozen or so fertile eggs Where are you based ? I need to weigh my layers to see if I'm near your 300 g but your 170 grams at 49 days is impressive No problem with the feed I can improve on the 22 % I'm feeding now with live mealworms I'm experimenting with now Look forward to your reply thank you Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotham79 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Thanks for the reply good info on the X-ray problem would you be interested in selling me a dozen or so fertile eggs Where are you based ? I need to weigh my layers to see if I'm near your 300 g but your 170 grams at 49 days is impressive No problem with the feed I can improve on the 22 % I'm feeding now with live mealworms I'm experimenting with now Look forward to your reply thank you Steve I just lost a long post before I could send so here is a short version. PM me for shipping and payment. I would like to hear details about your operation like fcr layer production, anything you might do different...... The Thai postal system is not gentle so picking up live birds is a safer bet, but I am in Petchabun so that is probably too far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotham79 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 My keyboard is fubar so I can only post when I can barrow one. I am working things differently than most Thais do for my quail I got into this (again) to have a low cholesterol meat and the eggs do not have any of the bad cholesterol. It is the same reason I am doing rabbits. I am raising meat birds that with give me a profit on eggs. So far I have about half the layers I want and have just started selecting breeders. From each batch I select 2-4 of the largest girls and 1-2 largest boys at 4 weeks. I raise in cages with only one level and they have over 200 square cm per bird space. I mix my own feed so my male birds are organic ( I do not medicate or vaccinate any of my birds including my chickens). I have done a couple of samples and I get about 3.8 FCR to 5 weeks, my layers eat about 26 grams a day, they lay around 85-88 %, and their eggs run a hair over 12 grams (I weighed 114 egs today that did 12.28 grams). Because of their size they mature more slowly and I usually see the first eggs in week 7. This should give you an idea of my stock and I would like to hear the specks on your birds as well. PM me if you want to try to get a batch of eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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