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]
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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]
See this post for more detail “Backyard Quail – ten reasons why they are the perfect backyard animal”
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]
Just my two cents, but raising quail for eggs are a great alternative to chickens if your local government prohibits chickens or you just want to try it out. They… [Continue Reading]
Well it has been hotter and drier than hades here in the mid-west. My birds are really slow on the egg production. Been keeping them good on fresh water and… [Continue Reading]
Great News! We have eggs finally. It has been a long eggless winter, so this is a good day.
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]