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Starting The Project

This document provides information about raising Japanese quails for commercial production. It discusses selecting stock, flock size, housing and management, health maintenance, and marketing considerations. For starting a project, it is best to purchase 30-35 day old pullets from a reputable breeder. Attention should be paid to body size and conformation as well as parents' productivity records. A beginner can start with 10-15 pullets. Housing requires relatively little space. Feeds should be ground finely for young birds. Quails have few health issues but cleaning and disinfection is important. Eggs are the main product and can be sold fresh or packed. Broilers have poorer feed efficiency and are a secondary product. Production costs, income

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Starting The Project

This document provides information about raising Japanese quails for commercial production. It discusses selecting stock, flock size, housing and management, health maintenance, and marketing considerations. For starting a project, it is best to purchase 30-35 day old pullets from a reputable breeder. Attention should be paid to body size and conformation as well as parents' productivity records. A beginner can start with 10-15 pullets. Housing requires relatively little space. Feeds should be ground finely for young birds. Quails have few health issues but cleaning and disinfection is important. Eggs are the main product and can be sold fresh or packed. Broilers have poorer feed efficiency and are a secondary product. Production costs, income

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PRODUCTION

Quails by some distinction are classified as “game-hunting” birds and as such, quails should not be
compared with chicken, whose requirements are different. On a commercial scale, quail raising has
not attracted the interest of the investors because of the lack of data particularly with regards to
feeding. Many people who go into quail raising are usually hobbyist who are not income-conscious.

Starting the Project


To start a project, care must be exercised in the selection of the first stock. There are many quail
breeding farms on and near the Metro Manila area.

IA. Selection of Stock


For a beginner, it is best to start with quail pullets about 30-35 days old. Some of the pointers in
selecting quails are:

1. Body conformation
o 1. The feathers should be tidy and neat
o 2. Avoid buying those with streak of white or black feathers – these could be signs of
inbreeding
2. Choose birds with uniform size. A mature (60 day old) Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) would
have an average weight of 120 grams. However, a 30-35 day-old bird would only average 100
grams.
3. Record the parents stock
o 1. Size of eggs
o 2. Laying efficiency – a 65% average laying efficiency within 300 days laying period is
desirable.
o 3. Growth rate/ body weight

Size of the Flock


The size of the initial stock totally depends on the financial capacity of the person. However, it is not
advisable to start big. Quails are not easy to raise and a beginner should first get the necessary
experience before going into large scale. Quails multiply rapidly and therefore expansion will not be
a problem. A beginner can start with 10-15 pullets.

II MANAGEMENT
Housing and Equipment – One of the advantages in quail raising is the relatively small space that is
required. Commensurately, the cost of putting up a cage is less.
During the first 15 days, the feeds of the birds should be grounded to a fineness enough to pass an
ordinary window screen wire. Like chicken, quails are affected by abrupt changes in feeding. Hence,
it is not advisable to change feed abruptly.

Maintaining Health
There is no known morbid disease of quails. While they suffer from some respiratory disorders,
these do not spread fast and the mortality rate is very low. Hence it is not difficult to maintain the
health of birds. Regular cleaning and disinfection program, however, should be followed. Cages and
broiler boxes including the incubator and hatchery trays can be cleaned with strong water dried
under the sun. spraying with disinfectant follows. Vitamin premix can also be added to the feeds or
the drinking water to promote growth and improve the laying performance.
III. MARKETING

A. Eggs – Eggs are the main product of quails. For small scale/backyard quail raising, this can be
placed in a basket and marketed fresh. For bigger operation, it is advisable to pack eggs in carton
boxes with individual dividers to protect the quality of the eggs. Storing eggs in a cool dry place
where air circulation is good can keep the eggs fresh for a period of seven days.

B. Broilers/stewers – The average feed conversion ratio of quail is 3:1. this poor feed conversion
efficiency makes a broiler production uneconomical and therefore any broiler produced should be
treated secondary product in quail raising. The procedure in dressing quail is the same as in
chicken. The birds are bled and scaled in hot water (about 132-135 F) after the feathers are
removed. Evisceration follows. The dressed birds are then chilled and packed by the dozen or in
kilos.

C. Prices – Broilers are more tender than stewers (culled layers). As such, the former are sold at a
higher price. The selling price of these should be based on the cost of production from day old to 60
plus the dressing, storage and related selling cost.

D. Quail Production

1. Cost of Production (100 Quails)


2. Income computation
o 70 eggs/day x P 0.60/eggs-P42.00
o 100 quails x 2 kgs feeds x P 8.50/kg
3. Housing Equipment
o 100 quails x P 5.00/quail
4. Other sources of income
o a. male quails which are not needed
o b. feathers
o c. dungs

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