Discover Texas Episode 42 Quail Farm

Discover Texas takes us on a tour of Diamond H Ranch to introduce us into the world of Quail Farming.

[@floot6799]

Loved it. To see the birds handled with care, I did not mind missing the slaughter scene but thought it was wonderful to see the processing. Always great to see a farmer that respects what he does and his livestock. Well done VTX for sharing... Cheers..

[@jbelme1]

Great video showing the entire process. That deboning at 22:20 was really impressive.

[@jackjune156]

Chris is very patient and explains things so well and basic......thank you

[@nulledrust9809]

ummmm who Plucks Quail? We never pluck them dummy , you are supposed to pull the skin off at the breast. Dude grows only white quail for the skin? XD what a moron.

[@Forevertrue]

Thanks for this. Frank and honest representation of humane quail production.

[@wilhelmushoffmann8054]

As humane as a giant bird prison can be

[@shirleydrake1602]

Beautiful birds, so clean. I’m going to try buying and eating some for the first time after watching this.

[@sumonahmed744]

I'm falling love. I really amazed.

[@daviddelacruz1773]

You have an awesome Ranch from California God bless you

[@wilhelmushoffmann8054]

And who blesses those poor birds?

[@panda18770]

Hello Shane, This was a great idea with the quail eggs. It will be interesting to see what comes about.

[@machinegreen1911]

What a great video. Well done. Top knotch operation.

[@markbori4245]

you are only n only the great. it mence I am speechless

[@kevinmoukaila2406]

i'm really amazed , i'm planning to start quail farming and is an inspiration example for me. in my country people are not familar to quail i hope i will let them know what quail is and the benefits of eating quail eggs and meat. thank you so much

[@EvergreenOG]

I also appreciate the farmer who cares.

[@pmlq1]

Very interesting and knowledgeable information keep it up

[@mohamedraufmohamedaathiq7611]

Excellent technology...

[@ymimad49]

I raised some quail in my apartment. lol. its true, it was a bit messy, but I was raising my own food in a very little space. I hated killing them but got good at it. learned to cook them, yummy. but I removed the skin so didnt have to pluck them. plus i had all the eggs i could eat. sadly I quit because to be honest it just got a bit too messy and smelly in my apartment. but i sure had fun for a while.

[@piosian4914]

When raising Quail, the most important thing in the hygiene (smell) is to keep the droppings dry DRY, DRY, DRY.hardly any smell when droppings are dry. Wet bird manure (quail) is evil olfactory punishment. Regular washing of the cages and pads and blow them dry with my wife's hair dryer (I Got her a new one).

[@212acres3]

Country boy living in the city lol good job for trying!!!

[@markwilliams6375]

Hot quail shit, or cat or dog shit, especially when it is fresh, just crapped does stink.

[@UndefinedBailiwick]

You can use zeolite, which is used in cat litter, to cut down on the smell.

[@TheseInspire]

Had no idea that quail farming was automated on such a scale.

[@user-lr5nf1kx9g]

Great job .... I feel hungry

[@eduardosalcedosr2859]

I LOVE it nice operation.

[@justwaitforit69]

Nice man I really like the boneless chicken whole amazing

[@jaredcolahan759]

this was an awsome video

[@Ali-tc5du]

Very good quality control

[@brianmackessy5270]

Excellent video 👍 class operation

[@marctorrades1760]

Good operation Chris

[@aidahansen3356]

Very interesting. Sure enjoyed watching the process from eggs to Quial hatching. Do you allow visitors at your hatchery place. Just to know more about quial farming.

[@riazahmed2727]

what a great job they do i am delighted ...i am from pakistan appriciated. thanks .

[@kevinmoukaila2406]

wonderful it's amazing

[@robbot9877]

love the Bob White lamp

[@justwaitforit69]

Looks interesting and fun do the processing

[@marcopena6988]

Big big family sister and brothers nicely 👍👍👍👍😷😷

[@g.mendoza8138]

Nice video.

[@kha9867]

Quail meat is my fav!

[@sirocco454]

Very informative thanks for sharing. I raise quail on a small scale and they are very delicious to eat. One thing I wish the video would have shown and that is them catching the quail for harvest. Wondering if they do it during the day or night?

[@VTX1Companies]

Thank you for the insight sirocco454! You definitely have a unique endeavor there with Quail raising.

[@slquailfarms]

VTX1 Companies can I have contact details of this farm owner

[@markwilliams6375]

Only at night. Most all commercial poultry companies, harvest at night.

[@elenakurus2010]

Amazing Thank you

[@adewalehanson]

awesome

[@lindas96]

I'm glad he raises animals in a more human way. I saw the chicken and pig farm where chicken do not have place to move and fight each others and pig stand in an individual cage where the pig could not even turn around and scratch their butt till the slautering day. The mental and physical torture that those chicken and pigs have to suffer are beyond comprehention. Because they can't speak and tell people how horrendous they suffer.

[@kamuzimbi]

Would have loved to know how many quails they are keeping at a time for bleeding... Otherwise its one of the best videos I have seen on quails.

[@jovybaliguat1047]

Woww amazing 🥰🙏🙏😍😍😍👍👍👍

[@jackietran2336]

I love this video it is nice ,can you tell us how are they look like between male and female

[@nandeeshchikkananjappa1152]

Good job sir it's very useful vedio Sir I am from India and am also doing quail forming in very small scale sir why don't you start ur business in India

[@gbonsaha7655]

Very nice video

[@jecriggs]

Thanks for posting this video. lots of useful information. what kind of bedding do you have them on while they are growing out?

[@BAHRAINCARTOON]

Bravoo Chris Hughes

[@codornasvalencio9630]

Greetings from Brazil

[@victoriamapemba7611]

Interesting am encouraged and amazed at how big quail farming can go

[@ldg2655]

Interesting....

[@redsammy7789]

Did not show the outdoor stage ?

[@Hello-vm4mi]

Where is this location exactly ! I want come to see ! Anyone know? Thanks!

[@InfobirdsPetMedication]

Very Nice This information is Very authentic for Quail Farming ......Can to Tell Me How Much Investment required for this Forming ?

[@InfobirdsPetMedication]

@@blanegraf3680 How Much Doller

[@chrisdarry-roseelrod4481]

I wonder if they sell hatching eggs or young chicks.

[@rodkirt9273]

Do the qual lay eggs all year or just during the spring? Interesting video.

[@bethhubbs9937]

All year as long as they have 14 hours of light per day.

[@kampungfilm5813]

White quail wow

[@DaybirdAviaries]

Your white quail are *NOT* a different species from the regular, brown coturnix. They are a different variety.

[@jecriggs]

yes, a different colour variety

[@4schoolly]

lol yeah not a different species but different variety

[@dianebrady6784]

@Sawyer Cantrell They are often refered to as that, yes! Have you seen the tuxedo cortunix quail....so cute!!!

[@elchasai]

max profit for a "gourmet exotic" eggs fetch a premium and these little birds fetch an outrageous cost per pound.

[@droxlundquist8013]

Very nice production. Question, What do you do with the innards and bones? Are they used for other livestock feed and the bones, are they used in Bone Broth stock or pulverized for livestock nutrients? Just curious.

[@rcagle123]

I use to raise my own and they are delicious! I might start raising them again after seeing this. Where can these be purchased?

[@jbelme1]

Crappie-Master RC Facebook quail groups or Craigslist.

[@SOOKI52]

Try ebay

[@Calicuoituan]

May I use your video as documentary in other language(Vietnamese)? to show how Quail is raise in America.

[@TheseInspire]

It is obvious these quail are raised in a safe, healthy environment. Not something I would have expected in a system processing so many birds.

[@wilhelmushoffmann8054]

Safe and healthy for who?

[@mobileplayers5008]

Jumbo Texas quail is big n meaty n eggs are delicious

[@francisgao1359]

Great quail farm

[@ruthannjones5873]

Interesting. How would the meat compare to chicken?

[@crbconservation4449]

Love all the bird "professionals" down here, are you all just sad you never made a multi-million dollar business like these guys did, sorry they know alot more than you do haha

[@michaelbateman7138]

Now I’m hungry

[@ncooty]

I think Annie could ask more questions.

[@grantcalloway571]

do they still have quail?

[@d.lawrence8708]

Funny even if that's true the best of that White Poultry Part is the Dark Meat lmao But then did you see how Red he got 😂🤣 Knew He Fuk Up then ..

[@WakDodiVLOG]

Hello apa kabar kami dari Indonesia menyapa chanel anda, salam silaturahmi

[@LETOreptiles]

How are the eggs fertilized in the cages? Are there males in there?

[@Voliere-infoNl]

you can hear them all over the time they stand next to the cages (the calls made are from the males, females are very very queit kind of "scared" high pitched call when there is no male around)

[@adrianlinojr373]

Kiero un tour!

[@highonlifefishing4007]

Damn what would the U.S. be without mexicans..... overall a good informative video

[@elhombredeoro955]

There are many countries without Mexicans and they are doing just fine.

[@RedfishInc]

What do Mexicans have to do with this video?

[@MajimeTV]

@@RedfishInc their entire staff save for two men are mexican because employers will pay for cheap labor and immigrants stereotypically take the jobs no one else wants to do, that's why. When Mexicans held a work strike that about 40% of the US population of them participated in back in 2006, May Day, it was insanely detrimental to the US Economy. The strike was for a guaranteed minimum wage for non-citizens which is still $2.15/hour.

[@patricksmith3135]

Are any birds ever released into the wild for conservation or is this another entirely different aspect of quail farming?

[@makerealitygreatagain8809]

These are native to Asia and Europe, so you would not release them into the USA eco system. Pretty sure that would be illegal. I doubt it would do any damage but you never know. They breed faster than other quail species that live in the US, so they might end up being hot competition, which would be a huge problem. 6 weeks only for these to mature to adults and begin reproducing. 5 months for native american species of quail. So you can imagine the problem that might occur.

[@ryanhill6684]

@@makerealitygreatagain8809 I'm pretty sure Canada has started to release Coturnix quail to help with their dwindling native quail population

[@billcoley8520]

Do you sterilize the eggs before you put them in the incubator

[@LostInWestTexas]

President Trump 2020 You don’t want to sterilize them. It removes the protective bloom the eggs get when laid, and allows bacteria into the shell if you do.

[@justwaitforit69]

How can I get a job there?

[@bryansloesshillshomestead4523]

At 14:55 -15:05 a dead Quail lying to the left of the lady.

[@zackrose6019]

You are obviously going to have ones that die. Often at that scale. Even humans have a high mortality rate. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@ronmartinmhg2804]

All very slick and hygenic. Looking at your workforce it seems you would have a real labour problem if you didn't have 'foreign' workers. Do you have any concerns regarding the policy on migrant labour?

[@fernandgamboa2848]

What that has to do with the price of rice in China ?

[@ronmartinmhg2804]

@@fernandgamboa2848 ?????

[@MajimeTV]

their entire staff save for two men are mexican because employers will rather pay for cheap labor and immigrants stereotypically take the jobs no one else wants to do, that's why. When Mexicans held a work strike that about 40% of the US population of them participated in back in 2006, May Day, it was insanely detrimental to the US Economy. The strike was for a guaranteed minimum wage for non-citizens which is still $2.15/hour.

[@ronmartinmhg2804]

@@MajimeTV Thanks for that. I suspect the UK will have similar problems now we have left the EU. But I suspect the coronavirus will have an impact on where the labour comes from and the price having to be payed for it.

[@MajimeTV]

@@ronmartinmhg2804 hopefully for the better. Workers deserve a living wage. People need to curb their overconsumption of meat and dairy and we need more small sustainable farmers, especially here in the USA where our farmers aren't allowed to sell milk if their processor tells them to dump it so as to keep the prices fixed, rather than feeding homeless and hungry children.

[@TheFrogfeeder]

The guy in the orange is just there to nod and laugh and watch the Mexican guy work?

[@essa6541]

It's a good video for quail farming. But the lady she don't even wear an hairnet specially in final processing that's one of the GMPs.

[@simonbolivar1678]

BEUTIFUL...THX I AM SURPRISE YOU DONT SELL QUAIL EGGS...

[@diversitylove5460]

Was that a child working there? Just before the office scene?

[@bestthereis4973]

Do you need a permit for Texas A&M quail

[@xtiancolquhoun7410]

No

[@minhtridang9244]

How can I order some quail meats . Do you supply to Whole Foods ? I do not want the products from China ! Sorry but I just want the product made in USA

[@anonymousmc7727]

I heard doves taste better is this true?

[@amechelb]

Doves are very tasty. I would assume it would be personal preference and that they both probably taste pretty similar. I have not had quail yet though so not sure.

[@ahmedalagha5584]

We are good people , we offer the cleanest of the clean , we are offering the temperature of mother , we are offering the best food , the clean drinking water , the care to these birds is terminated by killing , we are the wild animals, but I enjoyed taking care before killing

[@MajimeTV]

This was an informative video but I see so many flaws in the rearing. New quail should be introduced for genetic diversity. The waterers should be the dome cups. We see a few quail laying dead off to the side likely due to inability to get enough water. As for all the racist comments: employers will pay for cheap labor and immigrants stereotypically take the jobs no one else wants to do, that's why they all appear to be mexican. When Mexicans held a work strike that about 40% of the US population of them participated in back in 2006, May Day, it was insanely detrimental to the US Economy. The strike was for a guaranteed minimum wage for non-citizens which was $2.15/hour even for non-tipped workers. Perhaps you noticed the increase in produce and dairy prices during this time. Employees still have to be over 18 to work in meat processing and I assure you they are all legal unless this rancher was willing to risk hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for paying people under the table on video. Meat packing is highly regulated.

[@aftabahmad3116]

MY INCOBATER hatching rate only 2% how i can improve>

[@jakeryker546]

move them around

[@purniawanwidodo2243]

Control the humidity and the temperature. Don't move them around twice a day at minimum

[@BAHRAINCARTOON]

wow

[@wilhelmushoffmann8054]

Thats no farm, its a factory!

[@jamesdyer744]

And people claim there is no God! Clearly we there is a intelligent designer! This is one of million examples of a creator. In the book of Romans the apostle Paul said you will be with out excuse in Gods creation alone. Except Jesus as your Lord and savior. Time is running short. May God Bless you all!

[@Stnick1978]

Silly that they had to hide the slaughter where do people think their food comes from.

[@kyemcclain1744]

His guy dosent know how birds naturally do it they dont immediately start setting on the they wait till they have an adequate sized batch of eggs then they start incubating them

[@kyemcclain1744]

I am glad someone here actually knows how birds do it lol

[@dianebugzvich1298]

this is torture quail love to hide you do the math

[@amechelb]

These quail are not wild type birds. They have been domesticated for a very very long time. You can literally walk over and pick one up without them running most of the time. They don’t need to hide. What you are saying is basically like say a dog is the same as a wolf. It’s not.

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

I’m getting Obama vibes from this guy.

[@nomadismileseeker6611]

This is what happens when the state of Texas, USDA and stupid processing laws get in your way. Easily $200,000 on processing equipment just so he can get a stamp that says USDA inspected

[@animeaunty]

I wanted to see them eating them birds 🍛

[@nancyfahey7518]

Quail CAFO.

[@buddleiabee]

They put them in a barn for natural day light but nothing to hide behind or to stimulate them . Then they go into battery cages. So cruel.

[@RooRic]

Hopefully ICE didn't raid this ranch

[@vladimirpopovic8136]

Hahaha :D

[@jameswoenker2659]

Weight

[@federic1470]

wao, that guy in 21:43 look like underage to work

[@MajimeTV]

@DefinitelyNotDan their entire staff save for two men are mexican because employers will pay for cheap labor and immigrants stereotypically take the jobs no one else wants to do, that's why. When Mexicans held a work strike that about 40% of the US population of them participated in back in 2006, May Day, it was insanely detrimental to the US Economy. The strike was for a guaranteed minimum wage for non-citizens which is still $2.15/hour. Employees still have to be over 18 to work in meat processing and I assure you they are all legal unless this rancher was willing to risk hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines for paying people under the table. Meat packing is highly regulated.

[@ShahulHameed-nu5nu]

Condact number

[@lyria8469]

So "pulling their heads off" is humane?

[@gateway8833]

They are killed very quickly

[@fernandgamboa2848]

Compared to severing the neck , it actually is the most humane method to process the bird .

[@MajimeTV]

@@fernandgamboa2848 quickest, not humane.