Friday, November 7, 2008
Frozen Whole Quail
We are happy to announce we are now offering Whole Frozen Quail for Birds Of Prey (not for human consumption). Our frozen whole quail are raised in pens , off the ground. Our 7 week old Jumbo Coturnix Quail has an average weight 6-7 oz. We are members of the Mississippi Game Bird Association and our Commercial Game Breeders License is issued from The State Of Mississippi. Our flock is NPIP tested.
Please visit our website: www.topisawcreekquailfarm.com for more information.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Happy Customers
FERTILE EGGS
Just wanted to let you know, out of the 55 eggs you sent, only 1 was broken (which is a miracle with our mail in the country) and we had 41 to hatch (which is awesome) none have died (fingers crossed). They hatched over the weekend and look great. thank you so much and look forward to getting more from ya'll soon. Thanks, Tiffany in Braxton, MS
I just wanted to thank you for all the time you spent with us on Friday. I wanted you to know we made it home in 4 and 1/2 hours with all our birds doing just fine. We are very happy with our new birds and can not thank you enough. Brian In Texas
Topisaw‘s pickled quail eggs are awesome. If you like pickled quail eggs and cannot find them in your local store (which is getting harder by the minute), Topisaw does them right. Ordering and paying was easy and delivery was perfect. They just need to figure out how to get 12 jars in a box because I am already down to three on my six. Bradley in Louisiana
WHOLE FROZEN QUAIL
Spoke with Donna on the phone the other day and she was very pleasant and answered all of my questions. Very knowledgeable and willing to take the time to talk to others. I really appreciate that. Customer service is gone these days, and it was refreshing to have them help me out. I am ordering some quail from them and looking forward to getting them. Donna, got the quail right on time and they looked great.
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Beginning Of Our Flight Pen
Fall is soon approching here in the South, last week we had a couple of nights with temps in the upper 50's, it felt good to sleep with the windows open to let in fresh air. The quail also enjoy the cooler weather.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Brooders Liners
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Thursday, September 18, 2008
Easy Brooder Cleanup
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Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Hurricane Update
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Hurricane Gustav
Monday, August 25, 2008
Jumbo Coturnix Quail Starter Chicks
Please email quail@topisawcreekquailfarm.com or call 601-250-0248 for a shipping quote.
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Friday, August 15, 2008
Flight Pen Coming Soon
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Summer Special - Extra 50 Eggs
Email quail@topisawcreekquailfarm.com or 601-250-0248
zip code required for shipping quote
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Trouble Shooting Failures With Egg Incubation
http://msucares.com/poultry/reproductions/trouble.html#LD
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Saturday, July 19, 2008
Humidity For Hatching Eggs
Humidity
The relative humidity of the air within an incubator should be about 60 percent. During the last 3 days (the hatching period) the relative humidity should be nearer 65-70 percent. (Too much moisture in the incubator prevents normal evaporation and results in a decreased hatch, but excessive moisture is seldom a problem in small incubators.) Too little moisture results in excessive evaporation, causing chicks to stick to the shell, remain in the pipped shells, and sometimes hatch crippled. The relative humidity in the incubator can also be varied by changing the size of the water pan or by putting a sponge in the pan to increase the evaporated surface. The pan should be checked regularly while the incubator is in use to be sure that there is always an adequate amount of water. Adding additional water pans to small still-air incubators is also helpful to increase humidity. During the hatching period, the humidity in the incubator may be increased by using an atomizer to spray a small amount of water into the ventilating holes. (This is especially helpful when duck or goose eggs are hatching.) Whenever you add water to an incubator, it should be about the same temperature as the incubator so you do not stress the eggs or the incubator. A good test is to add water just warm to the touch. Using a wet-bulb thermometer is also a good way for determining relative humidity. The wet-bulb thermometer measures the evaporated cooling effect. If the wet and dry bulb read the same temperature, you would have 100 percent humidity. The greater the evaporation taking place, the lower the temperature reading on the wet-bulb thermometer and the larger the spread will be between the wet- and dry-bulb readings. To make a wet-bulb thermometer, just add a cotton wick to the end of a thermometer. Then place the tail of the wick in water. The cotton then absorbs the water. As the water evaporates from the cotton it causes a cooling effect on the thermometer.
Cutler's Pheasant & Poultry Supply has several different types of Hydrometers Available.
www.cutlersupply.com online catalog or call 810-633-9450 to request a free catalog.
Have A Great DayFriday, May 30, 2008
A Visit From SU Agricultural Research & Extension
"Quail and Native Grass Habitat Workshop" in July. Dr. Anderson invited us to be a speaker, but I quickly explained that standing in a room with strangers staring at you was not for me, lol.
So we invited them out for a visit. They spent the morning with us discussing our quail farm and taking pictures to use in the upcoming workshop. After they finished touring the quail farm, Chris eagerly starting taking pictures of our other farm animals including George, our 800lb Boar who was proudly showing off his recent litter of 12 piglets. The turkeys were not camera shy either, as the tom displayed his feathers in full strut. Some baby ducks were making their way out of their shells in the incubator. Since Pat & I are orginaly from New Orleans area our conversation quickly turn to food as we talk about some of our favorites New Orleans dishes.
We truly enjoyed their visit and look forward to seeing them again.
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Thursday, May 15, 2008
Color Sexing Quail
2 Pair Of Jumbo Coturnix Quail
Hens Have A Creamed Colored Breast
Males Have A Rust Colored Breast
Hens In Front * Males Behind Them
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Grilled Quail Receipe
Quail Breast
Bacon Strips
Italian Salad Dressing
Cooking Directions:
Clean quail breast and marinade with Italian salad
dressing in the refrigerator for 4 to 5 hours. Remove
breast from refrigerator and wrap quail breasts with
bacon securing the bacon with a toothpick. Place quail
breast on grill for 10 minutes on each side making sure
that the bacon is well done. Enjoy!
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Coturnix). The best tip I can give you: don't over crowd your chicks. You know they have plenty of fresh water & feed and their brooder temp is just right, but for some strange reason they keep piling/huddling together - they are over crowed! When we first started raising quail
we couldn't understand why after a week or so they would start piling up causing the ones on the bottom to die. We had everything right with our brooder which was about 2 ft wide x 6 ft long, plenty of room when they were a day old. They quickly grew and to them became overcrowded, I guess it natures way of population control. So either from the start, limit the number of chicks per brooder area or plan on splitting the number of chicks in your brooder each week.
Minimum Space Needed by Age of Quail: From The Cooperative Extension of MSU
http://www.msstate.edu/dept/poultry/pubs/bwqprod.htm#bro
1-10 Days
5-10 birds/ per sq. ft.
10 Days to 6 Weeks
1-2 birds/per sq. ft.
6 Week To 14 Weeks
1-2 birds/per sq. ft.
The above chart is referring to Bobwhite Quail which is a slower growing quail compared to the Jumbo Coturnix.
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
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Sunday, March 30, 2008
Cutlers Game Bird Supplies has cup drinkers & our local commerical poultry supplier (Georgia Poultry) has the nipple drinkers already installed on the pvc pipe - 10 nipples per stick. Framtek.com has the nipple drinkers also.
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Friday, March 28, 2008
SHELVES WITH BINS
For the first week the chicks seem to do better with the lights above the bins, not so much for heat but the light kept them spread out more evenly.
The bins was purchased from Walmart (under $5.00), I cut the center of the lid out and hot glued the screen (Lowes under $7.00 a roll - 10 lids / 1 roll) to the lid. The screen has enough give to it to place a waterer using a pint size mason jar with the 1/2 water base.
INFRA HEATER PURCHASED FROM CUTLERS
brooder heater has a thermostat , using 4 -250 watt heat lamp - 2 lamps stay on - the other 2 comes on as needed to keep the temperature just right
This is still work in progress, we welcome any questions or comments
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Thursday, March 27, 2008
We have been working on our brooder house, we installed the infra-red heater but it does not keep the 10x14 room heated at night as we would like. For now we are also using a regular electric heater to supplement the infra -red heater for the night time cool/cold nights. This is working good since the infra-red heater has a thermastat to kick on and off as needed. We are using clear bulbs since Jumbo Coturnix Quail dont have a problem with pecking. Our young chicks (up to a week old) seem to do better still using a light over the bins, I dont think it is so much for heat but they seem to stay spreaded out more evenly in the bin with addition light.
I will post the picture this week end.
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Sunday, March 23, 2008
6 quail eggs
1 teaspoon mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon dijon mustard
dash tabasco sauce
salt to taste
1 teaspoon fresh chives
Rinse the eggs under warm water. Place in a sauce pan and cover with salted water. Bring to boil for 4 minutes. drain, rinse under cold water (tip: soak in vinegar for 1-2 hours , drain and peel, the vinegar makes the shell rubbery, easier to peel). Cut the eggs in half lenght-wise. Scoop out the yolk with a very small spoon into a bowl, mash. Mix with mayonnaise, mustard, tabasco sauce and salt. Carefully fill the whites with yolk mixture. Sprinkle with chives and arrange on a decorative plate and enjoy!
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Thursday, March 20, 2008
We have started our brooder house, it is 10x14 with 2 windows and the door. It will have running water & electricity. We will start on the 14 ft wall - with 3 shelves plus the floor space. This will hold a total of 40 bins to place 50 chicks each bin. Wow, that one wall will hold 2000 chicks We have order a Infra Red Brooder with thermostat from Cutlers Game Bird Supply (model #0488) this will keep the brooder house a toasty 95 degrees. Pictures coming soon.
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Friday, March 14, 2008
It's contains info on how to make a bunch of home made devices for around the farm, its worth your while to grab a cup of coffee and check it out.
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Our 2 sows should have their litters in the coming weeks, this is always exciting time for our children. We have just hatched out the first of our turkeys and our ducks will be following any day. Tj, our 2 1/2 year old looks forward to the afternoon time when he & his daddy go looking for the eggs ( our ducks & turkeys free range).
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Donna
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Spring Is Here
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Monday, March 10, 2008
Welcome
We will be posting useful information on raising quail, game birds, recipes, tidbits and life on our farm. Hope you will join in!