Clan Mating or also called Family Mating is a breeding plan to insure good genetic diversity in a small flock or herd. While this system can be used with any… [Continue Reading]
Tag: eggs
Do coturnix quail lay eggs in the winter? Well yes and no! Like most animals they are in tune with the seasons and during the winter month they will stop… [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]
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]