Coturnix v bobwhite quail - which should you get?

Congratulations! You've decided to get quail! But which kind should you get? Bobwhites or coturnix? I did both, and I have an opinion.

[@skippymagnus868]

I bought 100 bobwhite hatchlings from a game bird hatchery. Give 30 to my dad, I built a 4'×8' pen for the 70 I have left. Easy to take care of and feed. I gotta rake the straw bedding out once a week. Very enjoyable..

[@lonnieclemens5131]

Thank you for sharing this video. It is good to hear your insight. It will help me make a decision on which quail to purchase.

[@kenclark6662]

Hi, nice video. I've been raising quail for 5yrs now. I started with bible and bobwhite, i now have A&M, tuxedo, Italian & blonde. They all get along fine, just don't mix any variety of reds or jumbo. It took me a little over a yr to not have to buy fertilized eggs. Very enjoyable "hobby". side note- coturnix+A&M= tuxedo.

[@wulfwynnmercer7266]

Just a heads up, the Bobwhite is a native game bird so you may need a license to raise/sell them in the US. Something to consider when making your choise.

[@detacheddad3396]

$50 a year if you have more than 60 in Florida

[@willdwyer6782]

Here in Michigan you can keep a maximum of 12 bobwhite quail without a permit as long as you aren't breeding them. Since coternix is not a native species, there's no permit requirement for them in Michigan.

[@codybyrd3286]

Varies state by state. In North Carolina the permit is free and only requires the owner to keep a record of receipts and sales. This is separate from food sales and processing.

[@CluelessHomesteaders]

Thanks. I have a Local hatchery an hour from me that do coturnix, So I was leaning that direction anyway as I could pick up the eggs rather than shipping that. This video has helped me 50 you I am moving in the right direction!

[@Jlind9335]

Thanks for the info. Been thinking about starting quail so this was helpful. I see all the "experts" came out to make comments.

[@McDowallManor]

Thanks heaps for this. I've been raising Coturnix for a while now for both eggs and meat. But the Bob Whites are sooo cute. In Ozstralya Bob Whites are very expensive ($80 per pair compared to $20 for Coturnix). I'll stick with my birds. Cheers!

[@tonytsai844]

Thanks for sharing your wisdom.

[@sanjarblatnoy3140]

Hi Kelly thank you for information Great video 👍

[@the1stooge128]

Nice video! The quails were super cute! Thanks for teaching me. I dont have quails, but find them adorable! It's nice to know about the difference between the two birds! Ita very strange that even though they are both quail there incubation periods are different. It's interesting how God does that! Anyway, good luck with the quail and nice video!

[@FraxTaylor]

I have a Bottom Quail (Chinese Quail) and he is an adorable pet!! I do not use it for eggs but only for hugs

[@the1stooge128]

@@FraxTaylor aww he sounds adorable

[@brandipiazza5420]

Thank you very much for your video it gave me the answers I need it.

[@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham]

Nice. Thank you for this information.

[@spidermdza]

Great video; very informative and, in many ways, inspirational. I tried quail eggs for breakfast in Latvia last year and fell in love with the taste. I'd really like to add them to my diet, but can't find anyone who sells them where I live. Any where else I can buy some? I live in Jacksonville, Florida. USA. Thanks again for the video!

[@evelynsophanny]

Frank Mendoza asian stores have quail egg in cans

[@diggingdewittcounty1855]

Great video, thanks!

[@thenpheler1]

Thanks so much for good info!

[@rednecknation9018]

Very helpful thanks so much

[@caleche8655]

Thanks. I live in France, and I want to try of buying eggs from the supermarket to try my very first incubation process. What kind of quail do they sell in your opinion?

[@mr.e2961]

From what I've read so far there are bobwhite breeds that grow larger than jumbo coturnix, but as shown in this video and many other places, coturnix will out perform in the time it takes them to grow. If I'm not mistaken it takes coturnix like 8weeks and the bobwhite like 17-19weeks. I'm not sure if that's the precise time for bobwhite but the only reference I found gave those many weeks. So as a prepper or business or reliability decision, the coturnix wins. If you wanna go a bit out of your way to to have a bit bigger bird and help educate and public your native species, go bobwhite. Do check your state dnrlaws on owning quail, native species, and if applicable the requirements to sell birds or products from them.

[@woodsideloft9315]

Great Video and Information, Quail are fun little Game Birds and everyone should have a few. Thanks

[@jamesmcasteel]

My granddaughter and I are hatching BW quail. Hopefully. The eggs We are into day 7 using a small commercial incubator. What temp should we aim for when we start the brooding process and how long should they stay in the brooding box? Thanks.

[@hotirnforge]

bob white are a lot quiter than the couturnix so if your in town raising them you'll have less of a problem with noise

[@marybillups8901]

Thank you for this information.

[@christysmith5211]

New sub from Hawaii here!!

[@holliekeenan8453]

What incubator did you use? Looking for recommendations

[@MalinaBellk]

Which incubator did you use ? Or suggest, please?

[@loganlin6109]

In my opinion the bobwhite quails are prettier and more unique/cool to look at but the coturnix quail are much more practical in most ways. ALTHOUGH I’ve heard of people having success with natural hatching more so with bobwhites than with coturnix which makes sense since bobwhites are wild and haven’t had the instinct bred out of them.

[@1Ascanius]

Than you your info it’s a big help

[@derekbueckert7428]

Really good information

[@jasonhoyt6810]

My dad always had bob whites and I swear he just had them for their bob white singing

[@marybillups8901]

This is the only reason why I’m going to order Bobwhite quail. You simply can’t beat their calls.

[@kentuckygreenthumb1]

Fantastic.

[@cehj8021]

Good vid

[@deannamomofthesouth4664]

I’m picking up my first 8 quail on Monday.. I’ve raised chickens before but I got wiped out by predators so I’m trying quail .

[@mr.e2961]

Would love an update on the two quails if you still have them

[@jamesray3535]

They are likely dead now.

[@jessemiller2858]

How often do you clean your box

[@trishscharnowske3431]

How can i buy 2 Bob white my husband love to hear them...

[@user-ee3vp3ec8x]

Why are my bob whites not laying .can you help me figure this out

[@samzedd7238]

Thank you ma'am.

[@OEFveteran2010]

Do they taste the same?

[@Expodasia]

I came across a bob white male when young as a pet opportunity....lucky for this lil shit I’m a huge animal person and I’ve always wanted a bird. So he stays with my other herbivors...but it’s true they rlly r kinda wild. He only likes me and legit attacks everyone else. Still he’s my precious bird boy

[@Tide12NC]

Give me the Bob White, like we have wild in Alabama.

[@dinukaravi968]

Many thanks, I've been looking for "why are my bobwhite quail dying" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (just google it ) ? It is a good one off guide for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail without the hard work. Ive heard some super things about it and my cousin got cool results with it.

[@detacheddad3396]

I have 65 ish 6 week old Georgia Jumbo Bob Whites and 124 in Incubator. They are supposed to get up to 1lb. My dad wanted the native quail also.

[@jamesritchie2167]

Yup Coturnix are slobs Bobwhites are a nightmare. They fly like stink and the only reason you rear them is to train bird dogs like I do. Really challenging birds. Cannibals, trample all over their own , need 3x more space and if you want to use them for bird dog training you need to build a flight pen so that they get flight time. That said my escapees entertain my Setter! He gets them every time! Setters rock but Old Hemlock Setters are rock stars!

[@cherrynarissamitchellocamp4018]

In nc we have Georgia giant bobwhite which have eggs year round eggs are larger and the size of the bird is 3 times larger they are also calmer / domesticated . We also have Wisconsin jumbo bobwhite . The first is great for coastal regions and piedmont the 2nd best for mountain region of nc . You don’t need a liscense in nc and definitely not for the domestic ones

[@cherrynarissamitchellocamp4018]

The eggs of bobwhites never have spots they are solid white the giants and jumbos lay daily

[@CrackedCandy]

Everyone with me now, follow along if you know it. I used to be a bobwhite a good old bobwhite too, but now ive finished bobwhite-ing i dont know what to do...

[@mukaram43]

Hi i need to know can we have cross breed of bob white and counyrix

[@timmmmmmmmmmy1]

Coturnix without doubt..

[@katewright8673]

Where do you get your bobwhite eggs I been looking for a long time

[@matilyn7329]

You can get them on eBay

[@matilyn7329]

That’s where I got mine and one of them hatched last night

[@AmanExplorerBoy]

can also give us some info about California quail if you have owned them Side note and none of my business but You're very pretty ma'am 😊

[@KlineDeere]

Mr white by a long shot is my favorite

[@lindsaynorman9323]

those chicks are so calm wheni try to hold most they want to get out of my hand.

[@sarahgaller9041]

I made the same discovery in a slightly different way. I wanted quail for the same reason and Bobwhite chicks were all I could find. I don not recommend getting quail chicks. Of the 56 mailed to me only 18 are still alive 6 days after they arrived. They are super skittish and those that survived are pecking at each other’s toes brutally. I spoke with a quail farmer that’s been doing quail for 50+ years. I have the conditions right. Could I email you some specifics of my situation to see if you’ve had similar experiences?

[@matilyn7329]

I’ve had some of my cortunix do that

[@lke4907]

When they peck at eachother's toes it means they are looking for meal worms/grubs because they are protein deficient and lacking in nutrients. You need to feed them live grubs.

[@josephjohnson6626]

Welcome to Hatch-a-holics we are up to 6 incubators now.

[@65LB]

I think the term is "more domesticated".

[@Luis-nw8uo]

When eggs are shipped, it lowers the hatch rate

[@joansmith3492]

I’ve heard Bob White’s have a nicer sound. Is that true?

[@SnowBlueSage]

Joan Smith Yes, they do have a nicer sound in my opinion. Here’s a cotunix call: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYWWfIhvaKurhpY Here’s a Bobwhite call: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHauenSqmqh3j7c

[@TheGardenHeiress]

Yes. Bob whites sound much nicer than cotournix.

[@marybillups8901]

Bobwhite calls are very nice compared to any other quail.

[@blaneupshaw2152]

Yeah but bob white are a little better tasting to me we have wild bobwhites and wild blue quail where I live in Texas panhandle

[@alanweber675]

Coturnix Quail says he's biggest quail!

[@jinsain9879]

Lmao it started chirping as I read this

[@oneandy2]

Sounds like the coturnix are somewhat domesticated and selectively bred to be so.

[@villanuevaruth21]

I just bought bobwhite, oh my oh my, why I just found your video

[@rhetts5202]

Don't be worried bobwhites take a little longer to raise but they give you white meat instead of very dark meat and they dress out more meat than the coturnix quail.

[@mikehansuld7780]

The coturnix, lay a lot more eggs.

[@alexsilva1994]

If I ended up not wanting them I’d dispatch and eat then not set them free

[@tadeudaviola]

Hello. Great vídeo. If you have some time available, I would like to talk about the bobwhite quail. Thank you in advance for your attention. And congratulations on the video

[@user-mm8ht6cs9x]

👍🇲🇦🌷💐

[@JoseRodriguez-gn3xl]

Bobwhite quails take long period to grow and mature but they are little bigger that jumbo Brown quails 👍🏻

[@pressurewashingandhoodcleaning]

you are gorgeous

[@silkorsilkie]

Why do you buy a second incubator if one egg type takes longer to hatch? That is not at all logical and something that everyone would do. Normally people just put the eggs that hatch faster in the incubator after the ones that take longer, it's that simple!

[@silkorsilkie]

Addition: Bobwhites are much more afraid of everything than coturnix quail, BUT that hatchrate of yours was just bad luck or the wrong breeder.

[@RMDelete]

what is the weight of a finished coturnix?

[@optimisticprepper8573]

I'll weigh mine tonight and let you know! They're huge and great so far. Love.

[@paulb3095]

@@optimisticprepper8573 why did you leave out that the coturnix is only dark meat and the bobwhite is white meat. most people prefer white meat

[@luchacefox259]

Bob whites (Jumbos) get alot bigger than coturnix when fully grown. Bobwhites are also native birds Coturnix are from China. This lady is from Colorado so just do the opposite of what she says and you should be good.

[@johnchase4408]

There are 2 different sizes species of Coturnix also. That being said, you are correct.

[@robbot9877]

are you sure we don't get jumbo bobs in australia but my jumbo coturnix generally weigh 350 grams at six weeks and mature up to 500 grams

[@dunestaniszewski2300]

Even jumbo bobwhites don’t even get close to the size of jumbo ‘pharoah’ coturnix quail.

[@markwilliams6375]

Yea, as the Coturnix is VERY small frame, but in 8 weeks. I prefer the 6 months till maturity, Wisconsin Jumbo Bobwhite Quail.

[@jesuschristismylordandsavi6108]

I have raised both. Coturnix----Fast growers BUT require twice as much feed. Fast growers BUT poop twice as much and it is very liquidy. Dark meat birds one level worse than chicken dark meat. Calm as chickens, can be handled no problem Can be cramped together with fewer problems. Vocal sounds irritating. Bob Whites---Slower growing BUT eat half as much feed as coturnix Slower growing BUT poop half as much and poop is much dryer. White meat birds much more tender and tastier than chicken. Not calm. cannot be handled. They want to excape all the time. Cannot be cramped together. Vocal sounds are absolutely beautiful. All in All: I have gotten rid of my coturnix and have Bob Whites. I have not tried Some sites are saying that activity controls the color and taste of meat. Hogwash. Coturnix are dark meat birds period. Bobwhites are white meat birds period. Enough of that. I have been raising birds since I was 10 years old and now am 63. Bobwhite quail meat is so tender that you cannot soak it in buttermilk like you would chicken breast. It will dissolve. The most tender bird meat I have ever eaten was bob white breast meat. I have eaten most birds including crow. If you enjoy white meat then wait until they mature. If you enjoy dark meat and fast turnover then put up with all the wet poop and large feed bills.

[@marybillups8901]

Thank you for your information! Definitely will do Bobwhite quail!

[@othalee]

I like the white meat in bobwhites, coturnix are all dark meat

[@richardbooze6460]

Just a note bobwhites are white meat...my wife doesn't like dark meat so raise what everybody can eat

[@sadkdemirel9724]

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[@happywalek9816]

15 dislikes wow

[@Pj192130]

The Bobwhite is a better meat bird their white meat taste delicious but they grow slower than the cortunix

[@Lonewolf_1776]

You can't just go releasing unwanted animals into the wild.

[@chadtherock4859]

Bobwhites are native in america they wont become invasive

[@Lonewolf_1776]

@@chadtherock4859 Either way it's still good practice not to let domesticated animals into the wild for various reasons.

[@icreptiles4145]

Where I live it illegal

[@coleweede1953]

This comment is hilarious

[@arielriddikulus303]

Bobwhite quail seem to always be afraid of humans (when they mature) so the whole agrument of "what if it's imprinted" and such is thrown right there. Also, a lot of quail are endangered in a few states so raising and releasing is a really good idea. Me and a few other homesteads around my small city raise quail and incubate their eggs, wait 6 weeks or so and release them in the warmer months and the population of them got higher which is actually pretty good for the general ecosystem. Quail are also native to America so they are not invasive at all.

[@mitchdickson254]

Your comparing a crow to a game rooster!!! Courtnix are a waste of time and feed. The crow would taste better. The Bob White however is the best meat on the planet!!!!! Yeah, they are harder to raise but certainly well worth it!!!

[@jasmynesartstudio]

There is too much rambling. Stating the same points over and over But thank you for the warning

[@adammonks591]

I think you should start making content again. We need to normalize people keeping their own livestock.

[@johnchase4408]

You need a permit for Bob Whites and Not Coturnix. Also, Coturnix' are a Sub Species of Bob Whites.

[@stewedmammal3515]

Coturnix are not a subspecies of bobwhite. The two species evolved completely separate from each other on different continents. They don't even share the same genus.

[@johnchase4408]

@@stewedmammal3515 Yep. Subspecies. Every human in America with exception of Indians originated on seperate Continents. Your statement is moronic. You do know the Continents were connected at one time right? Maybe you don't. You're stupid.

[@johnchase4408]

@@stewedmammal3515 Oh and nothing evolved. No such thing. Everything was created as is.

[@johnchase4408]

@@stewedmammal3515 Same Genus too.

[@stewedmammal3515]

@@johnchase4408 bobwhite quail "Colinus virginianus" coturnix quail "Coturnix coturnix". Different species, different genus, but believe what you wish I guess

[@survivaldoggy]

Great video! Thanks!

[@jasmynesartstudio]

There is too much rambling. Stating the same points over and over But thank you for the warning