Game bird Management Topics

Listed below are various guides for the game bird producer, shooting preserve operator and wildlife manager to aid in the propagation and well being of all types of game birds, especially Bobwhite Quail.

• Raising Bobwhite Quail for Commercial Use
  A production guide that discusses all major concerns for producing commercial pen-reared bobwhite quail.

• Feeding Quail
  A discussion of the feeding programs used in producing many species of upland game birds. Several diets are included with amounts required for each ingredient.

• Brooding Chickens and Quail
  A guide that focuses on proper brooding and management techniques used for chicks.

• Strip Disking and Other Valuable Bobwhite Quail Management Techniques
  A suggested method for improving natural quail habitat for wild birds.

• Forest Management Strategies for Bobwhite Quail
  Suggested strategies for improving quail habitat near heavily forested areas.

• Bobwhite Quail Brooder House Plans
  A set of blueprint plans for building a power ventilated quail brooding house for 7,000 chicks through six-weeks of age.

• Bobwhite Quail Grower House Plans
  A set of plans for building a quail grower house for 8,000 chicks between 7- and 14-weeks of age. This plan compliments the plan listed above.

• Bobwhite Quail Flight Pen Plans
  A set of diagrams addresses the building of a flight pen facility for 1,000 to 1,200 Bobwhite quail during the flight conditioning phase of their growth. This plan compliments both plans listed above.

Additional assistance can be obtained by sending your questions to Mississippi State University; Poultry Science Department; Box 9665; Mississippi State, MS 39762 or by e-mail at poultry@dept.msstate.edu.

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