POULTRY
Quail housing
adult weighs between 150 to
200 grams and an egg weighs
K Market demand for quails around seven to 15 grams.
is on the rise. That's because
Housing needs to be welltheir meat and eggs are
ventilated to ensure a
beneficial and are used in the constant flow of air.
treatment of various diseases: Temperatures should be
diabetes, obesity, tuberculosis, between 28-32oC. Quails can
kidney and liver diseases,
be kept in a shed or in a
hypertension and more. Their cage. You can raise 50 quails
meat is low in fat, but high in in a cage measuring 120 cm
protein and essential nutrilength, 60 cm width and 25
ents;
cm height. The birds need
K Quail feathers are much
access to clean water and the
sought after by the angling
cage must be cleaned
community as they are used
regularly.
in lures;
If you choose to use wood
K Quail meat and eggs are
products as litter, make sure it
being successfully exported.
is wood shavings and not
Quails are small birds - an
sawdust, as this dust can
cause respiratory
problems in your
birds.
Care must be
taken not to
allow the litter to
get wet. This
causes the litter
to smell which
attracts flies,
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