I have 10-20 birds in a cage and the one box for sand is all I use.
Here's some good info about those spots you see in the egg: http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2013/02/what-are-those-spots-in-my-farm-fresh-eggs.html
And youre right- coturnix very rarely go broody.
In the summer just see...
Can you move your quail cage? You only need electricity for the heat lamp and you won't need that in the summer!
I can't speak for New Mexico but in Texas you don't have to have a license for personal use, just the number of the license of the person you got it from. Generally anyone who is...
I found my birds via craigslist. In Texas you have to have your gamebird breeders license ($27 for the year) so I got my birds from
Some that had some. I've bought babies and adults. And yes, Browns and golds I just meant color. Lozuufy has a nice golden male in his pic.
My quail that i have...
Ok. The a&m is more of a "white meat" bird but not as white as a chicken breast. Coturnix are probably you're best bet. Not very loud, pretty easy to mess with and easy to incubate. As for varieties, the plain ol' browns are easy to find and, in my neck of the woods, are about $3 for a mature...