Where to obtain Texas A&M Quail in the midwest?

[speng5]

Where is a good source for Texas A&M quail in the midwest? I am in Iowa. I currently have just regular Coturnix/japanese quail, but Texas A&M have been on my wish list and I don't know where to find any even semi locally...

 

[Nabiki]

Texas A&Ms are no longer available (they were a research breed, and if you see someone selling them, they're actually not). If you mean jumbo whites or English whites, you can get those, however.

If you want hatching eggs, I would check Myshire Farm or Thieving Otter Farm. If you are looking for live birds, Myshire Farms ships, as does Southwest Gamebirds and Thieving Otter. If you want local, you may check your local craigslist.

 

[speng5]

Texas A&Ms are no longer available (they were a research breed, and if you see someone selling them, they're actually not). If you mean jumbo whites or English whites, you can get those, however.

If you want hatching eggs, I would check Myshire Farm or Thieving Otter Farm. If you are looking for live birds, Myshire Farms ships, as does Southwest Gamebirds and Thieving Otter. If you want local, you may check your local craigslist.

Wow, interesting! About when did they stop breeding A&Ms? Reason I ask is I have books on quail that aren’t even that relatively old that mention them a lot.

 

[Nabiki]

There is an old thread discussing them here:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/texas-a-m-coturnix-quail-question.119474/

I know that they stopped breeding them years ago, but many people assume that their white quail are Texas A&M. I used to think so too, but have since been set straight by serious quail breeders such as SW GameBirds and others.