Raising Quail - from DOST

Quail Raising

Lack of information, particular on feeding, inhibits investors from raising quail commercially. Here are some tips on doing it. Selecting stock. Start with 30-35 day old quail pullets. They must have tidy and neat feather with no streaks of white or black. This could be a sign of in-breeding. Choosing birds with uniform size. A mature (60-day old) "Japanese" quail (Coturnix japonica) weighs 120 g liveweight, while a 30-35 day old bird weighs 100 g. The "American" quail (Coturnix coturnix) weighs heavier -220 g for a manure bird and 200 g for a 30-35 days old bird. Consider also the record of the birds parent if available. This record shows growth rate per body weight, laying efficiency- a 65 per cent average laying efficiency with 30 days or 195 laying days out of 100 is good and egg size. This tells you that your quails come from good stocks. Size of flock. Initial stock size should be small, 10-15 pullets. A beginner should first get the first get needed experience before going into large scale growing. Quails multiply rapidly and before, expansion is not a problem. Housing quails. One advantage in raising quails is the lower housing cost since the birds need small- space. Materials commonly used for making quail cages are: plywood, 1/4" mesh wire and 1" x 1" lumber for framework. Quails' need for space varies for every in its life. Chicks need a 2-1/2" x 2-1/2" space; growers, 3" x 3" to 3-1/2" x 3- 1/2"; and layers, 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" to 4-1/2" x 4-1/2". Layer cages must not be too high: a 5" and 6" height can be accommodate the Japanese and American breeds, respectively. The brooder box must be cat- and ratproof. Cage size must also allow just enough space for quails to move without risking injuries to them. Management brooders. During the first five days, quail chicks or brooders (1 to 15 days old) need a temperature of 95oF, down to 85oF on the 10th day after which quail birds have developed feathers to keep them warm under ordinary room temperature. A gas or electric bulb may be used to control the temperature inside the brooder. To help conserve heat, spread used clothes or soak over the cage screen during the first 10 days. Cover the mesh wire flooring with five to six layers of old newspaper. This practice makes removing quail manure (done every other day) easy by just rolling the top layer of paper. For air to circulation better in the brooding box, provide air vents. Change water in the drinking water trough daily but avoid spilling water over the paper to prevent dampness. After 10th day, remove all papers and cover feeding trough with 1/4" mesh wire to avoid too much spillage. With correct temperature, proper feeds and adequate water, mortality of quails will be at 5 to 8 per cent. Managing growers. After the 15th day, transfer birds to the growing cage. For smaller operation, a brooder/grower box can be built but consider the space needs of the birds. Transfer only healthy, uniformly-sized birds. Separate the small ones. During growing stage, do not expose birds to more than 12 hours of light. On the 35th day, when male bird develop dark brown feather on the breast, transfer female birds to laying cage. About 40 per cent of all birds can lay eggs assuming a 50/50 male/female ratio. Remaining birds are fattened up to 60 days to be dressed and sold as broilers. During the 25 day fattening period, light should be 6-8 hours a day. This improves the quality of meat. Average morality rate of growers is 1 to 4 per cent. Managing layers. Quails start laying eggs after an average of 45 days from hatching. The production cycle lasts for 300-320 days and within this period, laying efficiency should be 65 per cent or for 190-208 days. In managing layers consider the following tips: Quails need a lot of fresh and clean water. Whenever possible, maintain flowing water. If not, replace water daily and clean watering trough everyday. For large scale operation, massive culling should be done regularly, preferably every quarter. Remove birds with physical defects including those that have grown fat, sickly, or are not laying eggs, The latter condition is shown by the size of the bird's vent and abdomen. Due to the high protein content of quail feeds, quail manure has high ammonia content that can discomfort to birds if not removed daily. For easy removal of manure, place a receptacle under the cage. Laying quails may be given extra light up to midnight to allow birds to eat all feeds in the trough. This also enables weaker birds in the group to eat after dominant ones have eaten. Do not put male birds in the laying cage except when fertile eggs are needed. When fertile eggs are to be produced, mix the male, males with the layers at a ratio of 1:6 ( one male for six layers) for one "Japanese" and 1:3 for the "American" breed. Quail are very sensitive to salt in the feeds. Keep salt level at .7 per cent . Feeding quails. Giving chicken feed to quails is not advisable since it has much lower protein content. Below is a comparison of chicken and quail protein needs. Quail Chicken Chick stage 28% 21% Grower stage 24% 16% Layer stage 26% 15% If quail raisers continue giving chicken feeds to quails, mortality rate will be very high, sometimes reaching 70 per cent in day-old to 45 day old birds. Besides, bird growth is very uneven and the survivors are not efficient layers. Their productive laying period does not go beyond six months. Molting also occurs early thus severely affecting egg producing. Feeding quails with the proper ration of protein has its advantages. Mortality rate is low - 5.8 per cent for chicks, 1-4 per cent for growers, and 8-12 per cent for layers/breeders. A laying efficiency of 63 to 68 per cent is also easy to maintain for a period of 300-320 days. It is not rare to get an 80 per cent laying efficiency. Besides, eggs are bigger and more nutritious. Breeders are also highly fertile and hatchable. Quails have different feeds needs for every stage of life. Japanese American Chick stage (per bird 7 g/day 10 g/day Growing stage (per 17 g/day 32 g/day bird) Laying stage (per 32 g/day 45 g/day bird) During the first 15 days, grind feeds fine enough to pass ordinary window screen wire. Lastly, do not change feed abruptly since quails are affected by abrupt changes in feeding. Maintaining health of quails. While quails suffer from some respiratory disorders, these do not spread fast and the mortality rate is very low. It is not difficult to maintain the health of these birds. However, regularly clean and disinfect cages, broiler boxes, incubator and hatchery trays with strong water and dry under the sun. Spray with disinfectant. Add vitamins to feed or drinking water to promote growth and improve laying capacity. Products from quails. Eggs are the main products of quails. For small-scale backyard quail raising, place eggs in a basket and market them fresh. For a bigger operation, pack eggs in cartoon boxes with individual dividers to protect them. Storing eggs in cool, dry place where air circulation is good can keep eggs fresh for seven days. Dressed broilers and stewers (culled layers) are a secondary product. Bleed birds band scald in hot water (132o-135oF), then remove feathers and entrails. Dressed birds are chilled and packed by the dozen or in kilograms. Broilers are more tender than stewers and are more expensive. Their selling price should be based on the cost of production from day-old to 60 days old plus the dressing , storage and relative selling cost.

Pesto de Padre Boboy de Esmeralda BuDa

Cooking Ingredients

450grams dried rice noodles
1 1/2 cups chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup sweet Thai basil
2 cloves garlic, halved

1/2 cup moringa (malunggay leaves)
1/2 teaspoon minced lemon grass bulb
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
1 tablespoon fish sauce
4 tablespoons chopped, unsalted dry-roasted peanuts
7 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 lime, cut into wedges
salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Procedure

1. Soak rice noodles in a large bowl of cold wate. Drain the noodles, and set them aside.

2. Make the pesto: In a blender or food processor combine the chopped cilantro,moringa, basil, garlic cloves, lemongrass, jalapeno peppers, imitation fish sauce or salt, and 2 tablespoons of the peanuts. Whirl just until the herbs and peanuts are coarsely chopped. While the machine is running add the oil in a thin stream. Then add the remaining peanuts and run the machine in short spurts until the peanuts are coarsely chopped.

3. Place soaked rice noodles into a large skillet with 1/2 cup water over medium-high heat. Stir until most of the water has been absorbed and the noodles are tender.

4. Add almost all of the pesto, and stir well, adding a few tablespoons of water if the pesto is clumping.
5. Taste the pasta and add more pesto, lime juice, fish sauce, salt, or pepper if you like. Garnish the pasta with the remaining 2 tablespoons of peanuts, and serve right away.

(recipe and cooking procedure taken from Quickfire cooking show by Rosebud Benitez.. improved by yours truly)

Fr. Franco "Ninno" Uras presents Italian cuisine in a bottle.

Fr. Franco "Ninno" Uras , presents the best of Italian cuisine in a bottle. This is 100 percent authentic and made in the highlands of Buda, Mindanao. Pesto, aubergine, sun dried tomatoes and tuna in with the authentic Italian blend.

Here are top 10 examples of what you can do with papaya leaves.

There are a lot of things we can do with papaya leaves; it doesn’t really mean that you have to throw the leaves away when you’re through with the fruit. The leaf contains as much medicinal ability as the fruit itself. This article contains 10 examples of what you can do with papaya leaves.

1. Dried papaya leaves fully grinded and mixed with honey is a perfect cure to cough and fever
2. Fresh papaya leaves boiled in hot wateris a very strong medicine for malaria
3. Fresh juice from grinded papaya leaves can be used to heal open wounds and sores
4. Fresh papaya leaves eaten raw with onions can boost your urine system especially if you’re having an overactive bladder
5. Juice made from the leaves can be used as a skin cleansing agent
6. Fresh papaya leaves boiled with sliced pieces of orange can help burn fat and it’s a perfect reduction agent
7. Fresh papaya leaves eaten raw can boost your ability in bed thereby making you become better at everything in bed
8. Two glasses of tea daily made from the leaves can help reduce menstrual cramps
9. Juice made from papaya leaves can be used to send away eczema. But scrub face first with soap before applying it.
10. Lastly, it can be eaten as food especially when fried with an egg

Core competencies in this day and age

In the process of sharing about the IdeaCamp Davao with new friends, their reactions and their testimonies prompted me to pigeon hole certain skills/competencies that I think I personally need. I was fortunate enough to be around people like Mark and the Ideacamp Davao team to bounce out of this world Ideas and still be accepted. In the terms of the renowned artist Kublai Millan people like us who dare to dream and still work the daily grind are people with "sayad". Unconventional, quirky, artistic, ingenious in our own simple way.

This list is not exhaustive, my wife and my children will have a whole booklet full of other skills that need more work... that's posted on a different blog. :) Feel free to add.

*Managing Ambiguity. “Managing ambiguity is that tension between rushing to the clear, the concrete, and managing this ambiguous fuzzy area in the middle. And managing ambiguity is something we have to teach. Because we have to counter the story of a single linear solution.”

* Agency and Responsibility. “We have to be able to take responsibility and know what that means. Being an effective agent means being able to approach one’s environment, social or physical, with a confidence that one actually will be able to deal with it.” Always ask what's their expectations are. Level off early and often to know that we are still on the same page. The Filipino culture is strange that way, if things are not going so well, few will confront you and take the time to coach you- I think this is because of the inherent Asian custom of non-confrontational management. In a fast phased work environment, this just doesn't fly.
   
* Finding and Sustaining Community. “Managing community is partly about that multitasking of connecting and interacting. It’s also, of course, about maintaining community, about maintaining links with people, making sure you do remember your best friend’s birthday, that you don’t forget that your grandmother is by herself this weekend, and of course recognizing also that one is part of a larger community, not just one’s own private little world.” My wife is very good at this. She remembers to send text messages to friends and family on their birthdays, I've noticed Face Book is really good at helping me do this. 

* Managing Emotion. “Really it’s about getting away from the idea that emotion and reason are separate… Teaching young people to manage reason and emotion and not to flip to one or the other is an important part of our education process.”This took a while for me to manage- as a Karateka, my Sensie commented that I was a passionate fighter in the kumite, However I needed to control the emotions and explode at the right moment- timing is essential, practice is vital.

* Managing Technological Change. “When we have a new tool, we first use it for what we are already doing, just doing it a bit better. But gradually, the new tool changes the way we do things. It changes our social practices.”Managing performance meant constant information sharing,as BPO manager I noticed email and chat threads were a lot easier than side by side coaching- however nothing beats a heart to heart talk and a daily walk about just to make sure your supervisors and their agents feel the love.

That's all I have for you folks ... I hope to see you on September 12 at MTS Whistle TOP for IdeaCampDavao 2.

Tools for sustainable Healing

An old friend once said that "we are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions". This friend may not have been the sharpest tool in the box back in the days, but he certainly fixed that.  I came across an article quiet by accident from a Bob Beck. It all started with my fascination for Colloidal Silver. This is a solution with minute particles of silver molecules and is known to combat over 960 types of parasites, pathogens and other harmful bacteria.

In several articles including several youtube videos there was Bob Beck MD talking about the a miracle cure which had been known since the 1930's and well before that by the Egyptians, Greek and the old civilization. In the advent of antibiotics-- penicilin this piece of information was suppressed for several reasons.

1. This could not be patented because it's a natural element- silver.
2. During the time that the backers of reputed medical schools were connected with pharmaceutical companies. This influenced that course of Medical field remarkably.

I came across the Beck protocol, which consisted of four things.
- Blood Electrification
-Magnetic Pulsing
-Ionic Colloidal Silver
-Ozonating water

I will explain this further as much as I can, and provide references of this in the articles that will follow for the rest of the month. I feel this is an important piece of information that must be shared with the public specially when talking about sustainability.

Silver Colloid as Pesticide recommended by EPA

pdate on EPA Petition to Regulate Colloidal Silver as a "Pesticide"

 

By Spencer Jones

 

First, I want to give a great big hearty "thanks!" to everyone who participated in the campaign to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating products containing silver nano-particles as "pesticides."

As you may already know if you've been following this issue with us since January, a coalition of radical environmental groups essentially sued the EPA in an attempt to force the agency into more heavily regulating all products containing silver nano-particles -- including dietary colloidal silver products.

 

They claimed these products have such powerful antimicrobial qualities that they actually constitute a grave danger to the environment, and must be regulated as “toxic pesticides.”

This onerous new regulatory oversight would, in essence, put most colloidal silver companies out of business, because they would be unable to afford the costs of the required environmental impact reports and the consequent ongoing regulatory financial burdens.

It later turned out that the radical environmental groups behind the petition have been funded for years by major drug companies such as Merck and others, whose annual multi-billion dollar income depends in large part upon their sales of prescription antibiotic drugs. (Many thanks are owed to CureZone.com's Tony Isaacs for providing the documentation on this subject.)

 

The big drug companies have opposed the use of silver for years, because its broad-spectrum antibiotic qualities pose a distinct threat to their monopoly on prescription antibiotic drugs.

Hence, it appears clear that the major drug companies have been behind the petition to regulate silver as a "pesticide" all along, and that the radical environmental groups that filed the petition have been acting as their paid shills.

What's more, in the closing days of the campaign the radical environmental groups began promoting what they called a "major new study" demonstrating that silver nano-particles -- including colloidal silver -- cause harm to cells, and therefore products containing silver nano-particles need to be more heavily regulated.

Upon closer inspection however, it was discovered that a very small and practically unknown Chinese group was behind the study, and that it too was in cahoots with two major pharmaceutical companies. Stunningly, when the study was examined, all it demonstrated is the fact that very small particles of silver are harmful to e. coli bacteria!

In short, we have faced a number or dirty tricks by the radical environmentalists during the course of this campaign. Nevertheless, thanks to you, the EPA was inundated with public comments against the petition.

And while the radical environmental groups were able to tap their global membership bases in order to garner an incredible level of support on behalf of their petition (i.e., mostly by deceiving their members into believing that silver particles somehow pose a grave threat to the environment), your participation in this campaign played a large part in making sure the EPA got to hear the other side of the story before making their final decision on the matter.

Where Things Stand Now

At present, we have a phone call in to the office of the Administrator of the EPA, asking them for an update on the petition. We expect to hear back from them within 24 to 48 hours.

Now that the public comments period is over (as of March 20th) we are trying to find out from the EPA which way they are leaning in regards to accepting or rejecting the petition. At the very least, we want to know what kind of time-frame to expect in regards to when EPA will issue their final ruling on the petition.

Traditionally, bureaucracies like the EPA are slow-moving, and can take anywhere from several weeks to several months to analyze the results of public comments, to study the issue further, to consult with leaders on both sides of the issue, and to form a ruling on it.

You can rest assured that we will keep you fully updated on the Colloidal Silver Secrets blog at www.ColloidalSilverSecrets.blogspot.com as new information becomes available. So do be sure to check back frequently for updates. In the meantime, we will continue to post additional information on the many helpful and beneficial uses of colloidal silver.

Email Updates

If you would like to be notified by email whenever new information on this particular issue becomes available, please go to http://www.thesilveredge.com/ and click the link in the upper left-hand corner of the home page that says "Click here to get your FREE colloidal silver dosage report and newsletter."

That link will open up a dialogue box that will allow you to add yourself to the email list of The Silver Edge, a company which sells high-quality colloidal silver generators as well as unique nutritional supplements, and which I am closely associated with as their “resident colloidal silver advocate.”

The good folks at The Silver Edge have agreed to email any updates from us on the EPA issue to their entire customer mailing list. That is the quickest and easiest way for you to be notified when new information comes to light.

(By the way, you can unsubscribe from their email list at any time, simply by clicking the "unsubscribe" link at the bottom of any email you receive from them. So you don't have to worry about being perpetually spammed. Also, your email contact information is held in strictest confidence and privacy; The Silver Edge will never rent, sell or otherwise give out your email address once you sign up to receive email notifications from them.)

Will Colloidal Silver Be Banned?

Products containing silver nano-particles -- including dietary colloidal silver products -- have been the target of the petition from the beginning. This, as evidenced by the fact that the radical environmental groups behind the petition included a special addendum naming 300 different products containing silver nano-particles as being in need of "investigation and regulation," including the top three brands of colloidal silver on the market today as well as many lesser-known brands.

When we contacted the main attorney for these environmental groups to inquire why their petition to regulate silver nano-particles as "pesticides" included the names of dietary colloidal silver products, he replied that any product containing small nano-particles of silver for antimicrobial purposes was in need of immediate investigation and regulation.

What's more, the environmental groups have repeatedly demanded that the EPA remove all nano-silver products from the market, while the potential impact of those products on the environment are investigated.

In other words, they are calling for a de facto ban on colloidal silver and other nano-silver products, until it can be proven to their satisfaction that these products won't somehow "harm the environment."

Your Best Solution

Your best solution at this point is to purchase a high-quality colloidal silver generator.

That way, even if the EPA ultimately drives colloidal silver vendors out of business through the proposed onerous new regulations, you'll nevertheless be able to make all of the safe, pure, natural colloidal silver your family could ever need, in the comfort and privacy of your own home, for only pennies per batch, and there is not a darn thing the bureaucrats can do about it.

They key, of course, is to get a generator now, while they are still legally available.

We strongly recommend the new Micro-Particle Colloidal Silver Generator from our good friends at The Silver Edge. You can learn more about their new unit at