07-15-2015, 09:44 AM
(07-15-2015, 09:30 AM)zanate Wrote:(07-15-2015, 09:19 AM)tomh009 Wrote: Quail are actually also part of Galliformes, so if someone checks Wikipedia they will quickly discover that quail are also not legal ...
Well, you made me go look it up.
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Quote:408.2.10 Prohibited animal
A prohibited animal means:
(...)
(e) birds which are members of the following orders:
(...)
- Order Galliformes, for example, but not limited to, grouse and pheasants, except for non-indigenous quail species which have been captive-bred for more than six generations
So... #NotAllGalliformes.
Wow! So there is a specific exemption for old-world quail. I wonder how one would prove the six generations of captive breeding though? Do people keep stud books for quail?