What do quail eggs taste like? Can I eat fertilized quail eggs? Given that you feed the quail a commercial game bird feed, the eggs will taste the same as… [Continue Reading]
Category: Raising – Breeding and Brooding
Posts about raising quail in your backyard from breeding to brooding to adulthood!
Been a while since I posted, so thought I would begin with a post for folks looking to get started raising backyard quail for eggs and/or meat. 1) Cage or… [Continue Reading]
So spring is trying to arrive, but intermittent snow storms (12 inches at a time) are trying to slow it down. All the quail except 1 of 2 Texas A&M… [Continue Reading]
1. Local/City ordinances in your area do not allow or restrict keeping chickens More and more cities are allowing residents to keep chickens. A lot of the times they place… [Continue Reading]
Well looks like summer and the drought are coming to an end in the mid west. I was very happy when I realized for the for the first time in… [Continue Reading]
My new favorite show is Barter Kings. I have been inspired to do a little cleanup and get rid of some stuff I don’t use for some stuff I might… [Continue Reading]
The final 18 birds were moved to the breeding cages. Then a huge thunderstorm rolled through. Everyone survived. On a down note. I ended up with 4 too many male… [Continue Reading]
Last week I moved the remaining chicks to a brooder I keep in the shed. I say remaining because I lost 3 chicks leaving me with 19. The shed will… [Continue Reading]
Babies started hatching Tuesday night / Wednesday morning. In the end it was my normal 50% hatch rate with a total of 22. I was a little disappointed to see… [Continue Reading]
So went away for spring break while eggs incubated – I returned to a very dry incubator – we will just have to see what happens. I removed them from… [Continue Reading]