Feeding Quail

Feed quail chicks a "starter" diet soon after hatching. Continue feeding the starter until birds are six or eight weeks old. The starter diet has the highest level of protein a bird receives during its lifetime. As the chicks age, their requirements for most nutrients decline, including dietary protein. But they need more energy.

After the chicks reach six or eight weeks old, feed meat-type birds a "finisher" diet, or feed flight birds and those saved for egg production a "developer" diet. Feed meat birds a finisher diet until slaughter. Feed flight birds and immature breeders the developer diet until you sell them or until they are about 20 weeks old. A few weeks before you expect egg production, offer breeders a "layer" diet until they complete their egg production period.

Another species of game birds used for meat or egg production are coturnix or pharaoh quail. They are seldom raised for hunting. These birds mature at an earlier age than bobwhite quail and may begin laying eggs at six to eight weeks of age. Coturnix quail grown for meat are provided starter and finisher diets, whereas laying/breeder birds are fed starter and breeder diets.

The minimum dietary requirements for protein, calcium, phosphorus and methionine for game bird feeds are shown below. It is important to provide the correct diet to the birds if you want the desired results. Remember, birds saved for egg production are fed developer diets, not finisher diets. Mature laying/breeder birds are fed only laying diets. Otherwise, you will see reduced egg production and more thin-shelled eggs.

RECOMMENDED NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS Diet Protein
(%) Calcium
(%) Phosphorus
(%) Methionine
(%)
Bobwhite Quail - Meat-type
Starter (0 - 6 wk) 23.0 1.0 .50 .50
Finisher (6 wk - mkt) 19.0 .90 .50 .40
Flight
Starter (0 - 6 wk) 24.0 1.0 .50 .55
Developer (6 - 16 wk) 20.0 .90 .50 .42
Breeders
Starter (0 - 6 wk) 23.0 1.0 .50 .50
Developer (6 - 20 wk) 18.0 1.0 .50 .40
Layer (20 wk +) 19.0 2.75 .65 .50
Coturnix (Pharaoh) Quail
Starter (0 - 6 wk) 24.0 .85 .60 .50
Finisher (6 wk - mkt) 18.0 .65 .50 .40
Layer (6 wk +) 18.0 2.75 .65 .45

Vitamins
Vitamins are always added to feeds in amounts that meet minimum dietary requirements. This ensures that birds receive plenty of vitamins for proper health and performance. Higher levels are not usually harmful, but excessive vitamin supplementation is unnecessary and expensive. Minimum vitamin requirements for various ages of birds are shown in below.

When adding vitamins to the diet as a premix, be sure to use enough premix to supply minimum levels of all vitamins. You may have to add extra amounts of some vitamins to achieve minimum levels for other vitamins. This may increase the cost of the complete feed but is better than creating vitamin deficiencies. In periods of stress caused by disease, shipping or sudden changes in the environment it is recommended that additional vitamins and electrolytes be provided in the drinking water until the stressing condition is corrected.

VITAMIN REQUIREMENTS FOR FINISHED FEEDS Vitamin (units) Amount of vitamin per:
Pound Ton
Vitamin A (IU) 2000 4 million
Vitamin E (IU) 15 30,000
Vitamin D3 (IU) 1000 2 million
Vitamin K (mg) .3 600
Riboflavin (mg) 2 4,000
Pantothenate (mg) 8 16,000
Niacin (mg) 20 40,000
Pyridoxine (mg) 2 4,000
Vitamin B12 (mg) .005 10
Choline (g) .7 1,400
IU = International Unit, mg = milligram, g = gram

Minerals
Like vitamins, adequate levels of minerals must be provided to all birds. Minerals in breeder feeds are especially important. Laying quail require higher levels of minerals for egg shell formation. Chicks require high levels of minerals for proper bone formation and development. Breeder feeds are fed only to laying birds. If a breeder feed is fed to chicks, reduced growth and unnecessary stress results.

Although not always required for survival, a trace mineral premix added to diets will give better performance. Trace minerals are the minerals required at very low levels for good growth and production. Most feed ingredients contain these minerals but sometimes not enough of them. Many minerals are included in commercial vitamin premixes. An excellent trace mineral premix is shown below. The premix provides enough trace minerals when added at the rate of two pounds per ton of feed.

TRACE MINERAL PREMIX Ingredient Amount for 10 lb of Premix
Manganous Sulfate 1.25 lb
Zinc Oxide 1.25 lb
Ferrous Sulfate 5 oz
Copper Sulfate 1 oz
Limestone or Oyster Shell 7.1 lb
Add to diet at rate of .1% or 2 lb/Ton.

Medicated Feeds
Game bird feeds are available with several types of medications for preventing or treating diseases. The two most common medications added to feeds are coccidiostats and antibiotics.

Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease of the digestive tract caused by protozoan organisms called coccidia. It is difficult to control by sanitation practices alone. The best prevention is continuous use of a drug or coccidiostat that reduces coccidia populations. The coccidiostat is usually added to the feed at low levels and fed continuously. Some coccidiostats are given at elevated levels for treating the disease when symptoms appear. Consult a nutritionist or pathologist before increasing the drug level, since some coccidiostats are toxic at elevated levels.

Growing birds are fed a ration containing a coccidiostat from hatch until the last week before slaughter. An unmedicated diet if fed during the last week to assure that no drug residues remain in the tissues of the birds. The feeding of unmedicated diets before slaughter is recommended when using any dietary drug, regardless of whether the restriction is required or not.

As birds mature, they develop a resistance to the coccidia organisms if you control exposure. Birds grown for breeder replacements are fed a coccidiostat until about 16 weeks of age. The medicated feed is then replaced with a feed not containing a coccidiostat. Spotty outbreaks of the disease can be controlled by including a coccidiostat in the water. Two coccidiostats with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use in quail feeds are monensin sodium (Coban) and amprolium.

Antibiotics are also be added to some feeds to improve performance and maintain healthy birds. When are added at low (prophylactic) levels, antibiotics prevent minor diseases and produce faster, more efficient growth. Higher (therapeutic) levels for treating disease outbreaks are usually given in water or injected into the bird. Examples of FDA approved antibiotics for quail diets are bacitracin and penicillin.

Bacitracin (50-200 grams per ton) or penicillin (20-50 grams per ton) is permitted in game bird diets preventatives against ulcerative enteritis (quail disease). Higher levels are not recommended nor permitted by FDA. Treatment levels are best administered in the birds' drinking water. This works better because sick birds usually drink water but do not necessarily consume feed. Including bacitracin in diets of all game birds is recommended to maintain healthy, productive birds.

When using any drug, carefully follow all label warnings and instructions. Always comply with all instructions that require a medication withdrawal period before slaughter or saving eggs for human consumption.

Diet Formulations
Several diets are included below that provide adequate levels of all nutrients for the type of birds cited. All ingredients must be used without substitution or alteration of quantities. Deviation from the recommended diets alters the levels of all nutrients and can create undesired problems. Always consult with a poultry nutritionist or your county agent before making dietary changes.

Most commercially prepared game bird feeds are fed in "crumble" form. These small feed aggregates are formed by partial regrinding or crumbling pellet made from the "mash" feed. Frequently the crumbles of starter feeds are too large for newly hatched quail to eat. Additional grinding is necessary to produce particles of the desired size. Crumbles are not necessary for good production although they have several desirable characteristics. Mash diets made from the dietary formulations shown below produce excellent performance. The assortment of ingredients used has intentionally been kept to a minimum. Many additional ingredients can be used, but ingredient substitutions require reformulation to adjust for nutritional variations in feedstuffs.

Attention to high quality ingredients is essential when making bird feeds. Before making the diets, make sure all ingredients are available. Poor quality ingredients may be tolerated in diets of some types of farm animals but not quail. If you use poor quality feedstuffs in quail diets, you will experience production problems. Never use a feed ingredient unless it is of highest quality.

Often high-quality commercial quail feeds are not available and substitutes are needed. You can substitute comparable turkey feeds for quail feeds without hurting performance. In most cases, chicken diets can be fed to growing bobwhite quail that are raised for slaughter. Check with a qualified nutritionist before making dietary substitutions.

If production problems occur that are "feed related", first get a sample of the feed. A one-quart sample of the feed is usually adequate. Contact an Extension Poultry Specialist for help in solving the problem. Submit a one- to two-cup portion of the feed to a laboratory for analysis of nutritional characteristics. Store the remaining sample for future reference.

If problems are unusually severe, temporary replacement of the suspect feed may be necessary until the cause is determined. Only use a suitable diet from another feed manufacturer, and preferably, from a different feed dealer. Purchasing additional feed from the same dealer and manufacturer may extend your problems because the new feed may have the same problem-causing characteristics. After determining the cause of the problem, if it is not feed related, you can resume using the original dealer's feed.

INGREDIENT COMPOSITION OF GAME BIRD DIETS
(Expressed in table as percentages)* Meat-Type BWQ Flight BWQ BWQ Coturnix
Ingredient Starter Finisher Starter Developer Layer Starter Finisher Breeder
Yellow Corn 58.00 67.93 43.73 42.27 60.89 49.75 65.59 63.47
Soybean Meal, 48% 37.23 27.30 48.27 17.96 28.50 42.95 29.13 25.93
Wheat Middlings --- --- --- 36.43 --- --- 1.44 ---
Limestone 1.84 1.87 1.23 1.18 7.17 1.13 .80 6.59
Dicalcium Phosphate 1.77 1.82 1.72 1.59 1.84 2.01 2.07 2.67
Salt .56 .57 .43 --- .44 .44 .42 .44
Feed Fat --- --- 4.03 --- .70 3.16 --- .39
dl-Methionine .15 .06 .14 .12 .06 .11 .15 .11
Bacitracin .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05 .05
Coccidiostat .05 .05 .05 .05 --- .05 --- ---
Vitamin Premix .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25 .25
Mineral Premix .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10 .10
*Multiply each number by 20 to determine the amount of each ingredient necessary in each ton of diet.

Water
Many producers overlook the importance of providing clean, fresh water to their flocks. Water, though not considered a nutrient by many producers, is the most important nutrient for animals. Like all farm animals, quail need clean water at all times. Drinking water must not get too hot or cold, or the birds may refuse to drink.

Clean the water troughs and replace with fresh water at least once daily. Keep water and feed troughs clean of droppings, litter, soil and other contaminants.

Position feed troughs to keep them clean and dry. Empty feed troughs at least two or three times weekly (daily if necessary) and refill with dry, fresh feed. Do not wash feed troughs unless they are excessively contaminated with wastes or unless the feed gets wet. Do not let the feed get moldy. Moldy feeds can kill quail.

Nutritional Assistance
If you need assistance with any problem related to quail production, contact your county agent or the Extension Poultry Specialists at Mississippi State University.

By Dr. Tom W. Smith, Jr., Emeritus Professor of Poultry Science, Mississippi State University.

Mississippi State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status.

Publication 2383
Extension Service of Mississippi State University, cooperating with U.S. Department of Agriculture. Published in furtherance of Acts of Congress, May 8 and June 30, 1914. Ronald A. Brown, Director
Copyright by Mississippi State University. All rights reserved. This document may be copied and distributed for nonprofit educational purposes provided that credit is given to the Mississippi State University Extension Service. The information given in this guide is for educational purposes only. References to commercial products or tradenames are made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended to other products that may be suitable and have label clearance.

Petting Quail

Quail is so tiny and cute, they are just like little chicks. It's easier to petting quail. Their food is the same as chickens, only a little bit smoother. They likes bean sprouts so much.

To read one sotry about petting quail, visit Bunny's Page

Resep Masakan "Chilli Garlic Quail"

Bahan-Bahannya:

4 ekor burung puyuh (dipotong dua)
5 biji cabe rawit
50 gm daun ketumbar (bahagian batang dan akar)
2 sendok besar gula perang
1 sendok besar bawang merah
2 sendok besar kicap cair
5 sendok besar Minyak Sawit Palmas
2 sendok besar serbuk jintan
1 sendok besar serbuk lada hitam
2 inci belacan
10 biji cabeili merah
4 batang serai
6 helai daun jeruk purut
2 sendok serbuk kunyit
Sedikit garam


Cara Membuatnya:

1. Bersihkan burung burung puyuh dan potong kepada dua bahagian.
2. Uleg seluruh bahan-bahan.
3. Letakkan burung puyuh diatas dulang pembakar dan luluri dengan bumbu yang sudah diuleg tersebut.
4. Bakar pada suhu 210ºC selama 15-20 menit.

Penyakit-Penyakit pada Puyuh

Seperti halnya unggas lain, ada berbagai macam penyakit yang bisa menyerang puyuh. Berikut penjelasan mengenai berbagai penyakit yang sering menyerang puyuh.

1. Radang usus (Quail enteritis)
Penyebab: bakteri anerobik yang membentuk spora dan menyerang usus, sehingga timbul pearadangan pada usus. Gejala: puyuh tampak lesu, mata tertutup, bulu kelihatan kusam, kotoran berair dan mengandung asam urat. Pengendalian: memperbaiki tata laksana pemeliharaan, serta memisashkan burung puyuh yang sehat dari yang telah terinfeksi.

2. Tetelo (NCD/New Castle Disease)
Gejala: puyuh sulit bernafas, batuk-batuk, bersin, timbul bunyi ngorok, lesu, mata ngantuk, sayap terkulai, kadang berdarah, tinja encer kehijauan yang spesifik adanya gejala "tortikolis", yaitu kepala memutar-mutar tidak menentu dan lumpuh. Pengendalian: (1) menjaga kebersihan lingkungan dan peralatan yang tercemar virus, binatang vektor penyakit tetelo, ayam yang mati segera dibakar/dibuang; (2) pisahkan ayam yang sakit, mencegah tamu masuk areal peternakan tanpa baju steril, serta melakukan vaksinasi NCD.

3. Berak putih (Pullorum)
Penyebab: Kuman Salmonella pullorum dan merupakan penyakit menular. Gejala: kotoran berwarna putih, nafsu makan hilang, sesak nafas, bulu-bulu mengkerut dan sayap lemah menggantung. Pengendalian: sama dengan pengendalian penyakit tetelo.

4. Berak darah (Coccidiosis)
Gejala: tinja berdarah dan mencret, nafsu makan kurang, sayap terkulasi, bulu kusam menggigil kedinginan. Pengendalian: (1) menjaga kebersihan lingkungaan, menjaga litter tetap kering; (2) dengan Tetra Chloine Capsule diberikan melalui mulut; Noxal, Trisula Zuco tablet dilarutkan dalam air minum atau sulfaqui moxaline, amprolium.

5. Cacar Unggas (Fowl Pox)
Penyebab: Poxvirus, menyerang bangsa unggas dari semua umur dan jenis kelamin. Gejala: imbulnya keropeng-keropeng pada kulit yang tidak berbulu, seperti pial, kaki, mulut dan farink yang apabila dilepaskan akan mengeluarkan darah. Pengendalian: vaksin dipteria dan mengisolasi kandang atau puyuh yang terinfeksi.
6. Quail Bronchitis

Penyebab: Quail bronchitis virus (adenovirus) yang bersifat sangat menular. Gejala: puyuh kelihatan lesu, bulu kusam, gemetar, sulit bernafas, batuk dan bersin, mata dan hidung kadang-kadang mengeluarkan lendir, kadang kepala dan leher agak terpuntir. Pengendalian: pemberian pakan yang bergizi dengan sanitasi yang memadai.

7. Aspergillosis
Penyebab: cendawan, Aspergillus fumigatus. Gejala: Puyuh mengalami gangguan pernafasan, mata terbentuk lapisan putih menyerupai keju, mengantuk, nafsu makan berkurang. Pengendalian: memperbaiki sanitasi kandang dan lingkungan sekitarnya.

8. Cacingan
Penyebab: sanitasi yang buruk. Gejala: puyuh tampak kurus, lesu dan lemah. Pengendalian: menjaga kebersihan kandang dan pemberian pakan yang terjaga kebersihannya.

Industri Peternakan Puyuh

Peternakan puyuh merupakan potensi yang cukup menjanjikan, mengingat banyaknya penggemar daging ayam. Selain rasa daging dan telurnya yang lebih enak, pemeliharaannya pun tidak sesulit ayam.

PERSYARATAN LOKASI

- Lokasi jauh dari keramaian dan pemukiman penduduk
- Lokasi mempunyai strategi transportasi, terutama jalur sapronak dan jalur-jalur pemasaran
- Lokasi terpilih bebas dari wabah penyakit
- Bukan merupakan daerah sering banjir
- Merupakan daerah yang selalu mendapatkan sirkulasi udara yang baik.

PEDOMAN TEKNIS BUDIDAYA
Sebelum usaha beternak dimulai, seorang peternak wajib memahami 3 (tiga) unsur produksi yaitu: manajemen (pengelolaan usaha peternakan), breeding (pembibitan) dan feeding (makanan ternak/pakan)

Persiapan Sarana dan Peralatan

Perkandangan
Dalam sistem perkandangan yang perlu diperhatikan adalah temperatur kandang yang ideal atau normal berkisar 20-25 derajat C; kelembaban kandang berkisar 30-80%; penerangan kandang pada siang hari cukup 25- 40 watt, sedangkan malam hari 40-60 watt (hal ini berlaku untuk cuaca mendung/musim hujan). Tata letak kandang sebaiknya diatur agar sinar matahari pagi dapat masuk kedalam kandang.

Model kandang puyuh ada 2 (dua) macam yang biasa diterapkan yaitu sistem litter (lantai sekam) dan sistem sangkar (batere). Ukuran kandang untuk 1 m2 dapat diisi 90-100 ekor anak puyuh, selanjuntnya menjadi 60 ekor untuk umur 10 hari sampai lepas masa anakan. Terakhir menjadi 40 ekor/m2 sampai masa bertelur.

Adapun kandang yang biasa digunakan dalam budidaya burung puyuh adalah:
a. Kandang untuk induk pembibitan
Kandang ini berpegaruh langsung terhadap produktifitas dan kemampuan menghasilkan telur yang berkualitas. Besar atau ukuran kandang yang akan digunakan harus sesuai dengan jumlah puyuh yang akan dipelihara. Idealnya satu ekor puyuh dewasamembutuhkan luas kandang 200 m2.
b. Kandang untuk induk petelur
Kandang ini berfungsi sebagai kandang untuk induk pembibit. Kandang ini mempunyai bentuk, ukuran, dan keperluan peralatan yang sama. Kepadatan kandang lebih besar tetapi bisa juga sama.
c. Kandang untuk anak puyuh/umur stater(kandang indukan)
Kandang ini merupakan kandang bagi anak puyuh pada umur starter, yaitu mulai umur satu hari sampai dengan dua sampai tiga minggu. Kandang ini berfungsi untuk menjaga agar anak puyuh yang masih memerlukan pemanasan itu tetap terlindung dan mendapat panas yang sesuai dengan kebutuhan. Kandang ini perlu dilengkapi alat pemanas.
Biasanya ukuran yang sering digunakan adalah lebar 100 cm, panjang 100 cm, tinggi 40 cm, dan tinggi kaki 50 cm. (cukup memuat 90-100 ekor anak puyuh).
d. Kandang untuk puyuh umur grower (3-6 minggu) dan layer (lebih dari 6 minggu)
Bentuk, ukuran maupun peralatannya sama dengan kandang untuk induk petelur. Alas kandang biasanya berupa kawat ram.

Peralatan
Perlengkapan kandang berupa tempat makan, tempat minum, tempat bertelur dan tempat obat-obatan.

Persiapan Bibit

Yang perlu diperhatikan oleh peternak sebelum memulai usahanya, adalah memahami 3 (tiga) unsur produksi usaha perternakan yaitu bibit/pembibitan, pakan (ransum) dan pengelolaan usaha peternakan.

Pemilihan bibit burung puyuh disesuaikan dengan tujuan pemeliharaan, ada 3 (tiga) macam tujuan pemeliharaan burung puyuh, yaitu:
a. Untuk produksi telur konsumsi, dipilih bibit puyuh jenis ketam betina yang sehat atau bebas dari kerier penyakit.
b. Untuk produksi daging puyuh, dipilih bibit puyuh jantan dan puyuh petelur afkiran.
c. Untuk pembibitan atau produksi telur tetas, dipilih bibit puyuh betina yang baik produksi telurnya dan puyuh jantan yang sehat yang siap membuahi puyuh betina agar dapat menjamin telur tetas yang baik.

Pemeliharaan

1. Sanitasi dan Tindakan Preventif
Untuk menjaga timbulnya penyakit pada pemeliharaan puyuh kebersihan lingkungan kandang dan vaksinasi terhadap puyuh perlu dilakukan sedini mungkin.

2. Pengontrolan Penyakit
Pengontrolan penyakit dilakukan setiap saat dan apabila ada tanda-tanda yang kurang sehat terhadap puyuh harus segera dilakukan pengobatan sesuai dengan petunjuk dokter hewan atau dinas peternakan setempat atau petunjuk dari Poultry Shoup.

3. Pemberian Pakan
Ransum (pakan) yang dapat diberikan untuk puyuh terdiri dari beberapa bentuk, yaitu: bentuk pallet, remah-remah dan tepung. Karena puyuh yang suka usil memtuk temannya akan mempunyai kesibukan dengan mematuk-matuk pakannya. Pemberian ransum puyuh anakan diberikan 2 (dua) kali sehari pagi dan siang. Sedangkan puyuh remaja/dewasa diberikan ransum hanya satu kali sehari yaitu di pagi hari. Untuk pemberian minum pada anak puyuh pada bibitan terus-menerus.

4. Pemberian Vaksinasi dan Obat
Pada umur 4-7 hari puyuh di vaksinasi dengan dosis separo dari dosis untuk ayam. Vaksin dapat diberikan melalui tetes mata (intra okuler) atau air minum (peroral). Pemberian obat segera dilakukan apabila puyuh terlihat gejala-gejala sakit dengan meminta bantuan petunjuk dari PPL setempat ataupun dari toko peternakan (Poultry Shoup), yang ada di dekat Anda beternak puyuh.

Puyuh seperti halnya ayam, memiliki banyak kegunaan

Puyuh sebenarnya hampir serupa dengan ayam, hanya saja ia memiliki tubuh yang mungil.
Ia bisa dimanfaatkan sebagai:

1) Telur dan dagingnya mempunyai nilai gizi dan rasa yang lezat
2) Bulunya sebagai bahan aneka kerajinan atau perabot rumah tangga lainnya
3) Kotorannya sebagai pupuk kandang ataupun kompos yang baik dapat digunakan sebagai pupuk tanaman

Manfaat Puyuh

Dada puyuh mentah banyak mengandung:

Nutrisi, Nilai per 100 gram porsi makanan

Air, 71.67 g
Energi, 123 kcal
Energi, 515 kj
Protein, 22.59 g
Total lemak, 2.99 g
Karbohidrat, 0 g
Serat, 0 g
Ampas, 1.27 g

Mineral

Kalsium, Ca, 10 mg
Besi, Fe, 2.31 mg
Magnesium, Mg, 28 mg
Phospor, P, 228 mg
Potassium, K, 260 mg
Sodium, Na, 55 mg
Seng, Zn, 2.7 mg
Tembaga, Cu, 0.433 mg
Mangan, Mn, 0.018 mg
Selenium, Se, 18.8 mcg

Vitamin

Vitamin C, asam ascorbic, 5.1 mg
Thiamin, 0.24 mg
Riboflavin, 0.243 mg
Niacin, 8.2 mg
Asam Pantothenic, 0.787 mg
Vitamin B-6, 0.53 mg
Folate, 4 mcg
Vitamin B-12, 0.47 mcg
Vitamin A, IU, 37 IU
Vitamin A, RE, 11 mcg_RE

Lemak

Asam lemak jenuh, saturated, 0.87 g
Asam lemak tak jenuh, monounsaturated, 0.84 g Asam lemak tak jenuh, polyunsaturated, 0.77 g Kolesterol, 58 mg

Asam Amino

Tryptophan, 0.354 g
Threonine, 1.131 g
Isoleucine, 1.233 g
Leucine, 1.938 g
Lysine, 1.977 g
Methionine, 0.716 g
Cystine, 0.394 g
Phenylalanine, 0.98 g
Tyrosine, 1.048 g
Valine, 1.225 g
Arginine, 1.432 g
Histidine, 0.857 g
Alanine, 1.392 g
Asam Aspartic, 1.883 g
Asam Glutamic, 2.928 g
Glycine, 1.497 g
Proline, 0.828 g
Serine, 1.103 g

Apa itu Puyuh? What is Quail?

Burung Puyuh ( Coturnix-coturnix Japonica ) atau dalam bahasa Inggrisnya "Quail" adalah sekumpulan burung yang bertubuh kecil dari famili Phasianidae atau Odontophoridae.



Burung Puyuh memiliki sayap namun tidak pandai terbang seperti burung pada umumnya. Anatara ciri burung ini adalah termasuk pemakan biji-bijian, memiliki bulu yang loreng, dan lubang hidung berada di pangkal paruh.


Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family Phasianidae, or in the family Odontophoridae. This article deals with the Old World species in the former family.

The quails are small, plump terrestrial birds. They are seed eaters, but will also take insects and similar small prey. They nest on the ground. They are capable of short, rapid bursts of flight. Some species, including the Japanese and Common Quail, are migratory and fly for long distances.

Some quail are farmed in large numbers.

The Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix, is from the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds.

Upon attaining an age of 6-8 weeks, this quail breeds on open arable farmland and grassland across most of Europe and Asia, laying 6-18 eggs in a ground nest. The eggs take from 16-18 days to hatch. It is a strongly migratory bird, unlike most of the gamebirds, and winters in Africa.

It is a small (17 cm) rotund bird, essentially streaked brown with a white eyestripe, and, in the male, a black chin. As befits its migratory nature, it has long wings, unlike most typically short-winged gamebirds.

This is a terrestrial species, feeding on seeds and insects on the ground. It is notoriously difficult to see, keeping hidden in crops, and reluctant to fly, preferring to creep away instead. Even when flushed, it keeps low and soon drops back into cover. Often the only indication of its presence is the distinctive "wet-my-lips" repetitive song of the male. The call is uttered mostly in the mornings, evenings and sometimes at night.