Quail require less space, lay tons of eggs, taste great, and are easier to raise than chickens or ducks. Here's how to get started.

Coturnix quail are the perfect addition to the urban homestead! Learn how to raise coturnix quail from chicks, plus housing options and sexing your quail.

Are you debating whether or not quail for you? There are more benefits of raising quail than negatives. Take a look at a few of my favorites!

Interested in raising quails for meat and eggs on your homestead? Start with one of these five quail breeds ideal for raising at home.

Coturnix quail are the perfect addition to the urban homestead! Learn how to raise coturnix quail from chicks, plus housing options and sexing your quail.

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See how raising quail on the ground can simplify your life. Read how to create an ideal natural environment for your quail.

Want to learn how to butcher quail? This article on how to butcher quail for beginners will walk you through the extract steps!

Today I wanted to tell you about Quail and why you NEED to have some on your farm/homestead/urban homestead/backyard/spare bedroom. OK I may be stretching it with the spare bedroom thing, but no, really, you need some! Quail are such a fabulous addition to any […]

Quail are a small bird which are becoming more and more popular as an option for a backyard flock. They produce delicious and nutritious eggs as well as tasty meat. Their small size, quiet nature, and adaptability makes them ideal for almost any environment.

Coturnix quail. | Photo by Jenna Greene Quail are a cute, quirky alternative poultry to raise on your homestead. If you have decided to raise quail on your homestead, the next step is to choose what type of quail to get. Generally, quail are divided into two different families:

Are you looking for a unique and profitable way to earn money? Have you considered raising quail? Quail farming is a growing industry that offers a variety of opportunities for those looking to start a business or make extra income.

Want to learn how to butcher quail? This article on how to butcher quail for beginners will walk you through the extract steps!

Raising Quail can be a fun and rewarding experience, but there are a few key differences from chickens that must be noted or problems can quickly wreck havoc in your flock. Great tips on how to pick the right breed, how to raise healthy quail, equipment needed, health problems, housing setup and more!

Quail require less space, lay tons of eggs, taste great, and are easier to raise than chickens or ducks. Here's how to get started.

Do you want to hatch quail eggs? Incubating quail eggs is far easier than you imagine, and it's a budget way to get started!

Check for the 5 Largest Domestic Quail Breeds. Among all, Jumbo Coturnix Quail is considerably bigger for meat and egg production purposes.

Pickled quail eggs are a great way to use your quail's bounty of eggs in a delicious way! I like my pickled quail eggs with a bit of a kick...aka spicy.

Quails are some of the quirkiest and most fascinating birds around. You can learn some really interesting facts about them in this article.

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Raising and nurturing quails for commercial purposes, like many other poultry birds, is known as "quail farming." It is an immensely profit

You've decided it's time to add some quail to your home, you've placed your order, and now it's time to prepare a quail coop for your new tenants.

Want to keep quail? Here's a simple guide to set up, feeding and enrichment to get you started.

I’m getting worried. I”m afraid the squash are going to tear through into my coop and devour my quail. Here is what’s been happening (again, pictures taken just a few days apart…

Discover strange and unique quail behavior, from looking dead when they sleep to walking backward to poop. Learn about these odd birds.

Figuring out how to build a quail hutch with little or no money is easy. We were able to build our quail coop with only spending a few dollars and repurposing some old materials around the homestead.

Three super easy steps to raise quail in the winter! These quail keeping hacks will keep your feathered friends happy and healthy all winter!

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Quail are hardy birds, but they are still susceptible to the cold without proper shelter and nutrition. Keeping quail warm in winter is easy.

Are you raising quail? It’s the new hot ticket for enterprising homesteaders – for super-nutritious eggs and meat in the kitchen and farmer’s market, to sell as livestock, and because they’re cute as kittens! Quail

If you've been searching for pickled egg recipes without pickling spice, this list of 8 amazing recipes is for you!

Many DIY quail hutch ideas and designs can be used when you want to raise quail. The main thing to keep in mind is the work and supplies that are required.

Unearth a treasure trove of articles, guides, and tips that cover the care, breeding, and nurturing of Coturnix quail. Our expertise is born from years of hands-on quail-keeping, ensuring you receive the best guidance for raising healthy and content quail. Discover the unique joys of raising these small yet prolific egg layers. From egg production to delicious quail recipes, we celebrate the multifaceted benefits of keeping Coturnix quail. Whether you’re a seasoned quail keeper or a curious newcomer, our Coturnix Quail category is your gateway to the world of these wonderful birds. Start your adventure in quail-keeping with us, and let’s nurture your fascination and expertise in all things Coturnix quail.

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This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, and at no cost to you, I earn from qualifying purchases made through some links. Please see FCC disclosure for full information. Thank you for supporting this site! Quail are the latest, greatest homestead critters - especially among those who don't have a lot of land or no decent pasture. All in all, I've found coturnix quail a useful addition to our homestead. As I've written before, it's hard to beat an animal that starts producing eggs at only 6 weeks of life and is ready to harvest for meat in just 8 to 10 weeks from hatching. There are - of course - down sides to raising coturnix quail for eggs and/or meat. For instance, most quail-keepers will tell you quail can be really brutal with each other, even when raised in the best possible environment. But this year, I discovered the biggest downside to raising quail: They don't age well. Back When Raising Quail was Good... When I first started raising quail, I began with fertilized eggs from a local homesteader. (You can also purchase fertilized eggs online. I do not recommend buying chicks, since coturnix chicks are much more fragile than chicken chicks. They rarely survive shipment and may even die between a local seller's brooder and your own.) We hatched these eggs in our incubator, grew the chicks in a brooder with heat plates, and then put them outside in cages once they were fully feathered. The brooders I use. When I knew the quail were sexually mature (hens were laying eggs, roosters were crowing, and I witnessed a rooster mating with hens), I began saving eggs to incubate. Once that second batch of eggs hatched and the resulting birds were mature, I butchered the original flock and replaced them with the new, young quail. (I had excess young quail, and I butchered those, too.) Coturnix quail chick. But I noticed that in some coturnix quail groups I belong to, many people kept their older quail as breeders for a year or more. On a whim, I decided to do the same: I butchered only my young birds and kept my older birds for breeders. And that's when all my problems began. The Problem with Quail Within perhaps six months, my older birds started having issues. They weren't laying well (even with supplemental light) and once in a while, one would die unexpectedly. When I started incubating eggs, we found a great many were not fertile. Our hatch rates dropped...a lot. Then the breeding quail started to develop curled toes. (I believe this is a sign of a B vitamin deficiency and have just started supplementing our quail with Rooster Booster.) We also had some problems that weren't related to the age of our breeders. For example, I lost an entire hatch of chicks because their waterer spurted all its water out in the middle of the night. I have no idea how this happened, but it resulted in all the chicks dying from cold. (And of course, it happened just as I was trying another thing folks in my quail group suggested: Using paper towels on the bottom of the brooder, instead of the then-hard-to-find shavings I normally use. Shavings might have wicked up enough moisture for the chicks to survive until I found them in the morning. Paper towels definitely did not.) I also lost another batch of chicks - one by one - due (I think) to a bacterial issue. Both situations were heart-breaking. Quail chicks in their brooder. To say it's been an awful year for raising quail on our homestead puts it mildly. Lesson Learned But getting back to our main issues, which only occurred among our older quail, I learned my lesson: I will never keep older birds again. I currently have a small flock of young quail that are almost at butchering age. As soon as they are ready, I will butcher my older birds and choose the best of the young bunch to become my new breeders. We also plan on ordering some fertilized eggs, to bring fresh blood into our flock. Here's the thing about homesteading: I don't care how long you've been at it, there is always something new to learn. I hope this is a lesson I can help you avoid learning the hard way! Related Posts:

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