Quail Flashcards
T/F: The average body weight of a quail egg at hatch is 40 grams.
False, it is only 6.2 grams.
What is the body weight of quail at maturity?
0.105 kg - Male
0.115 - Female
What is the shelf life of breeding quail egg?
5 days
What is the shelf life of table quail egg production?
3 weeks life span
How long is the laying span of quails?
14 months
What quail breed has these characteristics?
- Brown feathered
- Bigger breed, egg, feed consumption
- 12 months laying span
Japanese Taiwan
What quail breed has these characteristics?
- Brown feathered
- Medium sized & very good layers
- High resistance to stress & disease
- Color sexing at 1 day old
- 12-14 months laying span
Japanese Seattle x Japanese Taiwan
How long is the incubation stage of quail eggs?
17 days
How long is the brooding stage?
15 days
What feed is given to the brooder, and how much CP% is in it?
First class chick booster mash, 24% CP
T/F: Brooding stage the most critical stage?
True
How long is the growing stage?
16 days up to 35 days
What feed is given to the growing stage?
Chick booster mash
What stage is the time to separate male and female?
Growing stage
How much feed is given to quail layers per day?
22 kilos/200 heads per day
22g/head per day
What is the chick booster of 20% egg production?
25% Laying mash and 75% CBM
What is the chick booster of 80-85% egg production?
100% Laying mash
What are the common diseases in quails?
- Infectious coryza
- Pneumonia
-Mycotoxicosis
T/F: Antibiotics are given before vitamins.
True
What antibiotics should you avoid?
Avoid antibiotics that contain sulfa.
In 11th century, what country did quails originate from?
Japan, China, & Korea
How many weeks does quail egg have its first egg?
6 weeks
Egg weight in grams of quail and chicken eggs.
Quail - 9.03 grams
Chicken - 55 grams
What type of breed has these characteristics?
● Black feathered
● Small breed
● Smaller egg
● Smaller feed consumption
● 14 months laying span
● Higher resistance to disease
Japanese Seattle
