Sounds like a good idea! And trust me, quail are out of this world delicious! The scotch eggs thing is a great idea, I should try that tonight! Would make a great new years eve snack hehe.
I just recently had to thin a few males out of my flock for the first time myself. At first I was a little nervous, I mean no one wants to hurt them. There's a good forum post on BYC about how to process a quail.
Some people use sharp kitchen shears and cut the head off, some bonk them on the...