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Bobwhite Quail
Bobwhite Quail live from southern Mexico right up to Canada; they are also being bred in Hawaii and New Zealand for game.
There are 20 subspecies; ones in Mexico have more white on their throats.
They are often raised for hunting, and for sale to the food market. They are popular game birds in south-eastern United States.
The birds tend to peck one another.
They fly when disturbed, and during the winter, form flocks of 30 or more.
They start laying eggs in April, though when being bred in captivity the use of light can encourage them to lay for longer periods, even year round. The eggs are all-white and hatch in 21 days.
History
Bobwhite Quail was chosen in 1970 as the official game bird of the state of Georgia, United States.
Other entries for Quail
African Blue Quail, Blue Scale Quail, Bobwhite Quail, California Quail, Chinese Painted Quail, Gambel's Quail, Japanese Quail, Koreke Quail, Mearns Quail, Mountain Quail
Other entries for Poultry
Bustards, Chicken, Cornish Game Hen, Duck, Goose, Guinea Fowl, Parson's Nose, Poussin, Turkeys
Other entries for Meat
Affettati, Beef, Buffalo, Cap On / Cap Off, Game, Goat, Institutional Meat Purchase Specifications, Minced Meat, Offal, Paillards, Pork, Potted Meats, Prosciutto di Pietraroja, Roasts, Sausages, Sheep, Steak, Veal, Venison, Yak
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