Before we get to when they stop laying, lets talk about when quail start laying and why they might stop. When do quail start laying eggs? Unlike most poultry, Coturnix… [Continue Reading]
Category: Problems
Posts about problems associated with raising quail in your backyard!
Wondering how backyard quail are affected by solar eclipse.
Winter care for your backyard quail flock is simple. The birds need fresh water, good food, and protection from the elements. Raising quail is easy when you do the preparation… [Continue Reading]
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]
Finally feels like summer around here, got a heat wave this week that made both me and the birds a little hot. Not too much activity this summer with the… [Continue Reading]
Winter is FINALLY over! I ended up with 10 quail after a long brutal winter. Thanks to the surviving females I have 28 eggs in the incubator. With my normal… [Continue Reading]
Decided this weekend that the weather was finally done with the brutal cold and moved the birds back into the suspended breeding cages. One mistake I made this year is… [Continue Reading]
I have gotten a couple of questions lately about “free ranging” quail. While this works well for chickens, ducks and other fowl, it is not recommended that you free range… [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]
So things have cooled down to normal – in the 90’s. The birds have started laying a little better, but still not what they did last year. I did have… [Continue Reading]