Quail is a small ground-nesting game bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae with a weight of 200-350g. Quail was domesticated in the 16th century in China. Breeding works have given different varieties of quails in the world:
- Japanese quail
- Button, King, Chinese-Painted or Blue-Breasted quail
- (Northern) Bobwhite quail
- Gambel's quail
- Mearn's quail
- Mountain quail
- Scaled quail
- California (Valley) quail
- Manipur Bush quail
- Jungle Bush quail
QUICK FACTS
- It is one of the best eggs among birds, 250-300 eggs a year
- The average weight of an egg is 13-15 g
- Female is larger than male (weight 30-50 g)
- Laying eggs begins 35-40 days
- Quail broilers are made into meat at 35-55 days.
