White Meat Quail?
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Is there a quail that has white meat? That is a question that I get fairly frequently. The short answer is no. Not even the Texas A&M all white birds are white meat.
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I'm starting quail this year. I'm used to eating wild game so I'm excited for a dark meat bird I can raise on my homestead. Blessings, Chris!
Awesome. You won't be disappointed. Good luck with your new birds.
Chris I have about 20 in my grow out pen, and 30 more in the brooder 😁. I can't wait till they get to butcher weight. I just keep my incubator running all the time. Thanks for all your videos they are awesome, and I've learned a lot 👍🏻
I just started my first batch yesterday. What was your first hatch rate? Did you order your eggs online or by local?
Nice. Sounds like you are well on your way to lots of quail meat in the freezer. Congratulations on your success.
@@dannykramer3999 I bought live quail when I started, then an incubator. I would guess my hatch rate is maybe 50%. 👍🏻
You’re right in that ‘factory’ chicken breast is almost tasteless. I’ve found that a more diverse and healthy diet of home raised helps quite a bit-but I love quail!
I agree that home raised chickens are much better indeed. I do love the quail but I also enjoy some chicken now and then too.
Thank you ! I knew that dove was dark and pheasant was white ... I still want to get a few quail.... My Father ate lots of quail when he was a kid . I can only aspire to be as good a cook as my grandmother !
If your grandmother was anything like mine then that is a big goal. :)
"chicken breast doesnt taste like anything" omg finally someone agrees with me -_-
lol. I am always surprised at the number of people that just don't like any flavor in their meat.
It is entirely possible to have white meat from quail! But only after it has been cooked correctly...and then spray painted white. (I'll admit, it does make it taste poorly)
Seriously Chris, I do thank you for your willingness to share what you have learned and for your enthusiasm. And I'm grateful for the news about your Bride. May God continue to bless you both. Play nice.
lol. I guess that would work.
Thank you so much for the kind comments.
I love the taste of quail!! Thanks Chris!!
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Me too. And pretty much everyone I know does as well.
Came over on the recommendation of Kevin from Living Traditions Homestead. I'd LOVE to start raising quail and am trying to get the husband on that band wagon. We are in a little town in Missouri in between Hannibal and St Louis, so I think if they don't make way too much noise, we can do this! I'll be binge watching your videos for all of your nuggets about raising these tasty little birds! Thanks and God Bless!
Thank you so much for checking out my channel. I am so glad you find my videos helpful. I raise my birds right in the middle of town and have never had a neighbor complain about them. They do make some noise but they aren't that loud and tend to blend in with the native song birds. I am sure that they would do great for you as well.
Im ordering button quail eggs next week! (As pets) Super excited ❤
Nice. Good luck with your hatch.
You know how you can check the sex of a chicken chick by looking at the pattern of it’s wing feathers (long short for female and all short for males) can you do that for quail.
Not really a reliable way to sex quail.
Someone who prefers dark to white meat! Sold! Subscribed!
Plus, I'm also planning on raising quail...
Thank you so much. You will most likely love the quail meat. I prefer dark meat as well and the quail is not a disappointment in that area.
Great info video thank you!!
Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.
Bobwhite quail breast is absolutely white meat
Well I guess they are white meat compared to coturnix but still not white meat like you get on chicken. Not what I think of as white meat anyway.
Bobwhite quail is white meat like pheasant.
i thought they were bred with white fathers because white feathers are easier to pluck. ( don't know if that's true) :)
I've got a few English whites. I'm actually breeding them to jumbo as they're kind of scrawny compared to some of my other quail. I've not noticed any difference in plucking them though. Could be an old wives tale?
Bobwhite is a whiter meat than Coturnix .
It is whiter than coturnix for sure. I probably should have mentioned that.
Personally I think the Bobwhite is better, it’s a lighter tasting meat than Coturnix quail. the only down side is that it takes longer time to grow them.
Your videos are really informative, Ive leaned a lot about quail and rabbit. Just do me one favor and straighten that upright to your left on the quail pen. Much appreciated 👍
I have been considering quail but I wanted my wife to try it first. I was able to get some from Publix; expensive little buggers. I have never been a fan of fried chicken, especially the dark meat. I know, a southerner that doesn't like fried chicken must be a peculiar fellow. However, I really enjoy bbq chicken legs and thighs. Back to the quail. We baked them, skin on. They came pre-seasoned but I crushed some black pepper on them and drizzled a little bbq sauce on them. Skin on, they seemed to retain their moisture. I thought the taste was similar to dark meat chicken but much more rich but not like liver. I can't stand liver. The store bought packaged quail seemed to be smaller that what I've seen Chris butcher. Four weighed only about one pound that had a price tag of $12.99. That being said, it did seem more feeling, even though not initially. With the higher protein, I think my body was satisfied with less volume.
I find that they are a dense meat so it doesn't take as much as you would think to fill you up. And you are correct, a southerner who doesn't like fried chicken is a little strange. But there are lots of things I don't like that everyone else does. Like Pineapple for example. I can't stand that stuff.
concerning the taste of Quail.....how about "earthy"? I'd think or expect that the taste would be wild flavored but not "gamey" Been years since I've eaten quail but don't recall it being anything other than delicious.
It's my favorite tasting poultry. 2nd is Pheasant.
Earthy is a great way to describe it. And I agree that it is delicious.
I love quail meat. Question for you, have you had any success at canning quail meat? If you've done a video on it could you share the link here? I'm moving 30 new quail to their pens and unfortunately a lot of them are roos. So while it means less eggs I do get more meat and I'm wanting to find a good canning method rather than just freezing them
are quail eggs better than chicken eggs in nutritional value?
According to the nutritional studies I have seen they are more nutritious than chicken eggs.
Ean Ulrich according to my research, they are supposed to help with diabetes and allergies better than chicken eggs.
ok thank you
Hi. I always wait in eager for you videos,, they are so informative. Thanks. Quick question: I keep jumbo quails both for eggs and for meat and I was told that I should feed a high protean 22 diet to quails which i plan to butcher and a low protean 18 diet for quail which I keep for eggs. If I feed high protean to my layers they will get more fat and decrease the egg production. Awaiting your reply. Thanks, Mark from Malta Europe
Thank you so much for the kind comments. I feed all of my birds a high protein feed. In my experience, the lower protein feed will result in less egg production. I have not had problems with them getting overly fat or anything like that.
I wish I could post a picture. I just butchered seven Coturnix quail. One of the dark chocolate brown Coturnix has white breast meat, the other one did not?
interesting. I am betting that it still taste like dark meat though. I could be wrong.
Hi Chris, I'm from Bangladesh. I watch all of your videos.
I've 23 quails. 13-14 of them lay egg everyday.I had 16 quail before but recently added 7 more .I have 2 male and 21 female as I don't want to incubate eggs. I only want eggs.
I switch on lights at very early of evening before it get's too dark. my quails lay eggs between 5.30 PM - 9.50 PM. Now I've three questions here. which light is better for quails a CFL, LED or Incandescent bulb ?
If I switch on lights at the early on the morning darkness, Will they still lay eggs?
Is it necessary to give them artificial light during summer months ?
I don't know that it really matters which light. I use LEDs because they are so much more efficient and they work well for me. Once the days get to about 14 hours a day of light, you won't need to use the supplemental light any longer. It is only needed on the short days of winter. And I have my lights come on in the morning but you can run them at night or morning. I hope that helps.
Just butchered my first batch of quail and I have white breast?
Hi Chris! Hope you and your wife are doing well! I have a question...at what age do quail stop growing to the point where they are a good size for eating? I have 6 male jumbo coturnix in a grow out pen. They are 7.5 weeks and it seems that they are not adding any more weight. They range from 8 to 9 oz. These are the smaller ones who didn't make the cut. (I have three larger 9 to 10+ oz males from the same hatch in my breeder pens) Can I expect these smaller guys to get any bigger? Thanks!
We are both doing well, thanks for asking. Really, by the time they reach about 8 weeks old there isn't a lot of growth after that. They will continue to put on weight but it won't be a lot and it will be much slower than what they did as they were growing. In most cases you can expect that at about 8 weeks they are pretty much fully grown.
@@Slightlyrednecked Thank you for the reply! I'm looking forward to having our first ever quail dinner in a few days. I really appreciate your channel and all that I've learned from it. God bless!
This isn’t related to this video, but hoping for an answer anyway. The only feed I’ve been able to find for quail is Purina Gamebird Chow for growth and plumage. Haven’t been able to find anything labeled as starter. Would you start your quail on this? If not, what about chic starter?
I would go with the gamebird chow over the chick starter but either one would work ok. They may not be the ideal food for your birds but they will be ok while you search for something else. You might check with feed stores in your area and talk to them to see if they can order it in for you. Many of them have the ability to do that but just don't carry it on hand because their isn't enough demand. Also, turkey starter is a good substitute if you can find that. I hope that helps.
Purina makes a turkey startina. 28 percent protein. Depending where your at almost any purina dealer should be able to order it for you. I have found some at local tractor supply stores.
Thanks! I have a couple of co-ops in the next county I’ll check with. So far just been to 2 small feed supply places, southern states, and TSC. None had Turkey starter either. I’ll also see what they can order in. Appreciate the help!
@@CluelessHomesteaders this is what iv been using nice small crumble. Little pricey maybe see if u have a local grain/food milling place that makes their own. I picked up the purina in advance of getting my eggs for almost 2x the cost of local miller
Chris please get chickens
I may some day.
So I'm looking into getting quail and haven't found anybody near me selling any do I have to order the eggs or can I order the birds themselves and is there any reliable website you could show me?
If you can't find live birds near you I would suggest ordering eggs. Live birds don't ship well. I always recommend Kansas City Quail Farms for ordering eggs. Tell them I sent you. They will take care of you.
Hey chris this is regarding quail but a question. I don’t want to embarrass or bash anyone from another channel so do u have a way I can contact u outside of CZcams so I can tell u a channel name so u can watch it? They raise quail a little differently and wanted to see if it’s a good way? Hope I make since
Feel free to post in here. No one in here would be embarrassed. I am sure that what they are doing is fine. There are many ways to do pretty much everything you do. It doesn't mean that one way is right and the other is wrong. You can contact me outside of youtube but honestly, this is the easiest way since that is how most people contact me. You can also join the facebook group and post in there.
Slightly Rednecked that is fine and thank you. There are a couple of people who do it this way but one of the nicest examples is the channel “willworkforlibrity” it’s a hoop design but it’s not in a coop it’s on the ground? Does that introduce problems? Like diseases or anything like that? My water system will be like urs in a PVC setup not like his.
I didn't think so.
Very interesting
Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.
Question: My pet quail will literally jump at ANYTHING that looks like food. But lately she's not eating as much, she still walks around and moves but her poop has changed to cloudy white and watery with a hint of brown. What does it mean?
Watery poop can be a number of things. It might just be an upset stomach for whatever strange reason, it could be some kind of infection (intestinal bacteria), it could be worms. I am afraid i can't diagnosis it over the internet. If it is an infection it will need to be treated with antibiotics pretty quickly. The only way to know for sure is to get tests done by a veterinarian. If that isn't an option (it would be expensive) then you can start with a round of broad-spectrum antibiotics that you should be able to pick up at a farm supply store. They should be able to point you to the right ones. I hope that helps.
Slightly Rednecked thanks so much! I’ll do just that. 🤝🤝
Slightly Rednecked ok, it’s currently 2 am almost and I have to wait till the store open is there anyway I can help her out for awhile while I wait? I feel a sharp bone in her chest area like a knife could it be a sign of something? Her butt part is also fluffed up she might have something called ulcerative Enteritis
@@Slightlyrednecked hot her to a vet and she was given syrup. Thank you!
i was wondering if you know what to do if one of your quail chick got hurt. One of my chick has a beak that does not line up and a couple had jumped in the cage and broke and dislocated their leg.
leg problems usually heal up pretty well on their own. With the beak problem though, especially if they were hatched that way, it is usually a bad sign and there isn't much you can do. if the bird is not able to eat and drink well I would suggest culling. If it is albe to eat fine then there really isn't anything to do but you might not want to breed that bird on the chance that it is a genetic issue. I hope that helps.
Does a quail rooster crow like a chicken? I can’t have rooster in the city.
@narrowWay Farm He has a vid on this already from a few weeks ago
They do but much more quiet than chicken roosters, it’s sounds like a wild bird chirp.
Are quail loud enough to annoy my neighbors: czcams.com/video/dep77bBmVrw/video.html
Keeping quail in the city: czcams.com/video/2cXk9ChtUEI/video.html
It's more of a whistle.your good with quail.
Not a chirp or whistle. Mine sound like they are gargling. The hens make nice little chirpy whistles.
Chris, we are in North central Texas. We keep chickens for eggs and my husband has Nankin Bantums the kind Thomas Jefferson kept. We keep our birds in hoops made of cattle panels, covered with chicken wire and plastic bird netting ( to keep the snakes out). We tarp part of each pen for protection from the elements, then I usually tarp each end when winter comes. Could I raise quail the same way but with 1/2" hardware cloth in place of the chicken wire?
I think that would work pretty well. I don't see why it wouldn't.
Thats not correct! I've been following you for a while now and love your content and am considering growing coturnix quail myself. But what you just said is NOT correct. I've also hunted quail all of my life and California valley quail and bobwhite quail are all white meat. I do know that for a fact. I have cleaned and cooked many of them. Thanks
But if you want white meat you have to either hunt it, pay for licensing for game birds. I do know that Corturnix quail are dark meat like dove. Can't wait to try it myself.
I guess that you are technically correct. Although I myself find bobwhite meat to be more like a dark meat. It is much lighter for sure but still seems to lean more towards dark meat than what I think of when I think of chicken breast for example. At least the bobwhites that I have hunted around here seem to be that way.