XLD1 JUMBO BROWN COTURNIX OR PHAROAH QUAIL
(Coturnix is commonly pronounced like the girl's name, Courtney; and scientifically like kuhTURNicks)
S T A T I S T I C S
Scientific classification: Coturnix coturnix
Common names: XLD, XLD1, Jumbo Brown, Pharoah, Bible Quail, I'm sure there are more . . .
Incubation period: 18 days
Humidity for incubator: 50 - 60%
Move to hatcher/stop turning: 14 days
Matures at: 8 weeks
Benefits of raising: Fast-growing,
easy to raise and the largest of the Coturnix varieties. These birds
make great meat production birds or egg-layers. The eggs are more round
in shape and can be hard to fit into quail egg trays, however.
Size/Weight: 14+ ounces
Sexing: Difficult to the untrianed
eye. The females
may be a bit larger than the males, and will have lighter feathering on
the breast, also the feathering is different in shape - longer and
pointy where as the breast feathering on a male is shorter and more
rounded in shape.
Space/pen requirements: Much like the
Texas A&Ms, we place 25 birds in one 24”x30” pen with
external feeder and automatic waterer. If you had an internal feeder
and waterer with a large footprint, 20 would be a more appropriate
number. We prefer wire cages for these birds. Chicks seem to be
somewhat susceptible to bacterial infections - disinfecting of all
equipment in between use such as incubator, brooders, feeder/waterers,
etc. is highly recommended as is daily disinfecting the
feeder/waterers. Use a good product like TekTrol. Cedar shavings are
poisonous to birds and should never be used. Newspapers, especially on
young chicks, can cause leg and foot problems. For secure footing for
young chicks, I recommend rubbery shelf-liner.
Breeding Ratio: 20 females to 5 males in one pen seems to be a great ratio.
Special Needs: Very few, these are
fairly easy, laid-back to birds to raise who are hardy and seem to have
very little problems. Sometimes as chicks you might see a curled-toe
chick (we call it a club foot). See my page on Foot Problems for more
information.
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