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Quail eggs are considered to be one of the best known natural treatment products, as-well-as a “superfood”. Chinese medical practitioners have been using quail eggs as a treatment for hundreds of years with brilliant results. As quail eggs are slowly becoming an easy to get product on the market, more and more people are beginning to show interest in their uses as an active natural medicine instead of the chemical products with so many side effects out there today.
Experts in natural treatment methods claim, that quail eggs have positive effects on people with stress problems, hypertension, digestive disturbances, gastric ulcers, liver problems, blood pressure and lipid control, migraine, asthma, anemia, various types of allergies, eczema, heart problems, bronchitis illnesses, depression, panic and anxiety illnesses. Quail eggs are also thought to stimulate growth, increase sexual appetite, stimulate brain functions which improves IQ and over-all rejuvenates the body.
Benefits of quail eggs during pregnancy and while breast feeding:
The consumption of quail eggs fortifies the woman’s body during pre and post-natal periods as well as after surgery and radiotherapy. It also has beneficial effects on the fetus (physical and mental balance) and for the mother after delivery (physical rehabilitation and rejuvenation of cells). Quail eggs also improve the quality of breast milk.
COTURNIX (JUMBO BROWN ) QUAIL
Coturnix (Jumbo Brown ) Quail are considered one of the fastest growing and largest of all quail, bred specifically for attaining a large size. They are mainly raised as an alternative meat that can be raised quickly in a small space and with efficient feed usage. At maturity, these quail have been reported to weigh between12 to 14 ounces. Jumbo Browns are very solid production birds and are especially efficient for the small farm, homestead, or even urban farm.
Jumbo Brown Coturnix Quail meat is in high demand by upscale restaurants and gourmet grocery stores. And quail eggs are also very marketable. In optimal conditions, the Jumbo Browns can go from hatching to the table in 8 to 10 weeks, and they start laying eggs at about 6 weeks old. Quality meat, fast maturity, and quick reproduction are all reasons why these Jumbo Browns are such production birds.
Jumbo Brown Coturnix Quail are also attractive birds, plump in stature and with full, earthy brown coloring. Jumbo Brown Coturnix Quail will do well on a game bird or turkey starter feed; they also do very well when reared organically.
Incubation Time: *See Incubation page*
NORTHERN BOBWHITE QUAIL
The Northern Bobwhite Quail, one of the most studied of all quail species, is an upland game bird native to America. This bird is a great meat bird and used primarily by hunters due to its availability in the wild. They also known for their special distinctive “bobwhite” call. Due to habitat destruction, the Northern Bobwhite population is declining. Northern Bobwhites are found in open woodlands. They like to hide in shrubs and wooded areas, due to predators. Northern Bobwhites forage the ground for seeds and insects. It is recommended to feed them a game bird starter of at least 24%, although 28-30% is preferred. The male's upper body is reddish-brown with a belly that is pale and streaked in plumage. There is a white stripe above the eye and patch of white outlined in black on the throat. Females look similar, although their throat patch are more caramel-colored while the belly is pale and streaked.
Habitat Requirements: Bobwhites do well in aviaries or battery cages. If placed in an aviary setting, do add some shrubbery and hiding areas for them. Natural type roosts, such as branches, are recommended since they do fly and normally roost in the tops of heavy brush.
RINGNECK (COMMON) PHEASANT
The word pheasant is derived from the ancient town of Phasis, the predecessor of the modern port city of Poti in Western Georgia.
The Ringneck Pheasant, or common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), is a bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae. It is native to Asia and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird. In parts of its range, namely in places where none of its relatives occur such as in Europe (where it is naturalized), it is simply known as the "pheasant". Ring-necked pheasant is both the name used for the species as a whole in North America and also the collective name for a number of subspecies and their intergrades which have white neck rings.
It is a well-known gamebird, among those of more than regional importance, perhaps the most widespread and ancient one in the whole world. The common pheasant is one of the world's most hunted birds, and it has been introduced for that purpose to many regions. It is also common on game farms where it is commercially bred or meat production Ring-necked pheasants in particular are commonly bred and were introduced to many parts of the world; the game farm stock, can be considered semi-domesticated. The ring-necked pheasant is the state bird of South Dakota, one of only three U.S. state birds that is not a species native to the United States.
The green pheasant (P. versicolor) of Japan is sometimes considered a subspecies of the common pheasant. Though the species produce fertile hybrids wherever they coexist, this is simply a typical feature among fowl (Galloanseres), in which post zygotic isolating mechanisms are slight compared to most other birds. The species apparently have somewhat different ecological requirements and at least in its typical habitat, the green pheasant outcompetes the common pheasant. The introduction of the latter to Japan has therefore largely failed.