I have amalgamated all my quail breeds for very good reasons. As a result of the very small gene pool in NZ and no importations aloud, all quails in NZ are inbred and related. I am in NZ for 6 years now and made great progress breeding four different breeds of Coturnix, but progress has flattened off as I have to have limited numbers and equally good genetic material is not available in NZ. My solution was to amalgamate all the breeds and only breed a Back Yard Special, resulting in 4 times as many birds to select from and one less selection parameter – colour. This allowed me to make some progress again. I am retired and do this as a hobby – my working background is in animal genetics
Hi
I am wanting to purchase more quail. Can I buy some from you please?
I live in oamaru and have two hens and one cock.
Tina
Thanks for the enquiry
Yes, you can buy from me. Please send me an Email and we can discuss it. byf@backyardfarmer.co.nz
Hi do you have live quail for sale ? And how much . Would like to have breading pair at least if possible
Thanks for the enquiry. Yes, I have Coturnix coturnix quails for sale. If you want to keep a breeding group, you need at least 4 – 5 hens for every male as the males are sexually very active and the girls suffer too much if they are less