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“If” you could get this breed to do it, I would recommend back-to-back seasons: Spring and Summer. However, I would not recommend two seasons a year for egg production. Chad QuailCo Eggs

I hate to say it but you will cause health issues to your hens if you try to stimulate the hens to lay year round. I raise and sell a lot of California Valley Eggs and birds and realized it’s all about patience when it comes to building your covey. I don’t know what kind of incubator equipment...

I raise California Valley and Gambel Quail to sale eggs in the spring and to raise adults to sell in the fall. My pens are quite large so my floors are dirt floors. So far I haven’t had much problem with the dirt floors. About every month or so, I’m tilling over the dirt to keep the smell down...

May I ask why you would want to have Valleys lay all year long? Chad QuailCo Eggs

I'm sorry but I dont. US laws prohibit me from shipping eggs or live animals across the border. Chad QuailCo Eggs

I raise a lot of Valley's. I've had a few get out now and again and I've come to the conclusion that its VERY hard to capture them. I usually just consider it a lost. However, they to tend to stick around for a while. Just like what Ntsees said in her post, the best time to catch them is to...

I'm actually pre-sold out for the 2017 season. The eggs went very fast!! However, I've created a "wish list" that I can put your name on in case I have extra eggs later in the season or you can just check back regularly on my website "QuailCo Eggs". If you want to be put on my wish list, I will...

What breed of quail did you get? Chad QuailCo Eggs

Looks good. Chad QuailCoEggs

Gambel and Valley quail are VERY skittish and flighty. I wouldn't recommend these breeds for you. Chad

Build a box that has three sides taller than the fourth side with the top left open. Maybe make the short side 4 inches tall so the sand is 4 inches thick. When they bath, they will spill a lot out through the wire bottoms and the taller sides will help keep the sand in the box (but they are...

Quote: I'm going to contradict what others have responded to your question. I actually raise and sell both California Valley and Gambel quail eggs online. I have roughly 150 adults of each breed. California Valley Hens have a fish scale type feather pattern on their chest whereas the Gambels...

Quote: I agree with TwoCrows. I would recommend you start with Coturnix before you try a breed like Valleys, Mountains, or Gambels. They are tougher to raise. Chickens do carry a LOT of diseases that can impact your quail. I would not mingle the two together and keep the pens separated. Chad

I use a fine sand for my dirt baths and it works great for my quail that are in cages. But my quail in fly pens don't touch the sand and prefer the standard dirt that is on the ground. I keep my birds right on the dirt floor. But beware of various diseases that quail can catch through the dirt...

Hunters like to hatch the eggs and raise the quail to keep their bird dogs trained during the off season. I also sell eggs to an individual who raises hawks and he uses the quail to teach his hawks to hunt. I also hatch chicks for bird hunting clubs to raise and use for their clients. It...

I don't clean my quail cages every day. once a year I take a tiller to my fly pens and turn over the dirt because you are right, it does stink when the ground gets wet. However, I have a lot of birds which equals more smells. I also have quail in cages, as long as they are pooping through the...

Everybody has different methods but for me, I wait until the chick is completely dry before I move them to the brooder. Before I transfer them to the brooder, I make sure the brooder is the same temperature as the incubator (99.5 degrees) and every week I reduce the heat around 5 degrees until...

Congratulations. It sure Is fun. Chad

There could be a lot of factors that can cause them to do that: - Stress - Sickness - Cage is to small - Male to female ratio - Low protein feed It makes it hard to help unless we know more about your situation. With my experience, any of these factors can cause what you described in your...

Quote: oh jeez...you do that and you will never catch them. They are freaking fast. I wouldn't do it if it were me. Chad