Jumbo quail

I am interested in getting some jumbo quail - how much bigger are they than the japanese?? are their eggs much bigger?

jumbo quail can get 1lb in wieght and thier eggs are about half as big again to normal japs

Thanks Philiip
I went to a lady today to collect some parakeets and she mentioned she kept jumbo quail. She showed me her group of quail - I think they are lovely, and have ordered a pair when they have some available Cant wait!

Hi Sally

I wouldn't order just a pair of quail, the male will make the hens life a misery with his attention, you will need a ratio of at least 1:4/5 to make a happy group.

Might be an idea to look through the sexing guide in the reference section & look in the gallery for adult quail to help recognise the differences between males & females, as there's been a few members lately who have been sold breeding groups, which have turned out to be groups of mostly males, that have ended up in fights and birds being injured or returned.

Good luck with your new quail

Suz

I have some Jumbo Coturnix, they are a very meaty bird.
Here is a pic that will help with the sexing, the female is dark breasted and the male is light breasted

Mark

yes suz is right dont just get a pair get 1 male and 4/5 females

You could just get 2 females if you're not interested in breeding.

Okay - I've been down to Quail Shed and weighed them with much protesting!!! Jumbo hen - 350g Normal hen - 225g.

Only grabbed the 2 as they weren't keen on standing on the scales.

I also have a young hen which I think is a Jumbo cross and she weighed in at 260g and will fill out a little bit more I think. Not as massive as some claims but maybe diet plays a part as it does with us!!

Yes I had already thought of that - needing more than one hen - might have to get some hatching eggs then - its the golden quail I saw yesterday, very nice birds

If you do want some eggs Sally I have a group of gold jumbos.

Oh that would be fantastic Harrie - only thing is we are going away on holiday at half term, so would it be possible to have some eggs at the beginning of June??

I got my birds from www.quailuk.co.uk these are genuine Jumbos, they are called Golden Giants and with correct high protein feed I have had hens reach over 450g males are smaller however . If you are within travelling distance of Devon I can highly reccomend this place.

Yes that's where I got mine from as well and they are a wonderful company and I would definitely recommend them. I got the Golden Giants as well and fed them on turkey crumb til 8 wks but then switched to layers as I decided to keep them to grown on from. What do you feed yours on Dean??

No problems Sally - if you still want some in June anytime just let me know.