How many eggs does a quail lay?
Quail generally a day under an egg, under normal circumstances can lay about 300 eggs a year, but different varieties of its egg production rate has a great deal of difference, such as the Chinese white quail annual egg production of 265-300 or so, the Korean quail annual egg production of 260-280 or so, the Japanese quail egg production of 250-300 or so, the Estonian quail annual egg production of 315 or so.
When do quail lay eggs?
The life span of quail is generally about two years, hatched female quail about 42 to 45 days of age began laying eggs, 8 to 10 months after the start of egg production began to decline, more than 1 year of raising quail production should be eliminated as soon as possible, you can choose to fatten the sale. The quail's laying time is usually from 2:00 p.m. to about 8:00 p.m., which requires a quiet environment and must not be disturbed.
How to raise quail eggs?
1, feed quality: female quail began laying eggs appetite, crude protein should generally account for about twenty-eight percent of the feed, while paying attention to the supply of calcium and phosphorus supplements in the ration, so it should be fed with feed, as little as possible, or do not feed the whole grain.
2, timely elimination: female quail hatching out 35 days to 45 days after the start of egg production, egg production 8 months to 10 months after the decline in egg production, should be eliminated early egg production more than 1 year female quail, after fattening sold for food.
3, environmental control: female quail laying eggs on the temperature, humidity has certain requirements, the house temperature should be maintained at 18 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius, the humidity should be controlled between fifty percent and sixty percent, and to maintain sufficient clean water and green juicy feed.