Articles by Nabiki
Processing Quail
Before you start:
Cleanliness:
Any time you process food, cleanliness is particularly important. I start by scrubbing my sinks thoroughly, followed by a bleach rinse to completely disinfect.
Bleach rinse: 1 Tbsp bleach in 1 gallon of water
The tools you’ll need...
These are some tips based on my experience hatching coturnix quail. I hope you find this helpful!
Quail incubation is 17 days. Depending on the incubation conditions, It is completely normal for some to hatch on day 16 or 18, but most will hatch on day 17.
Incubator choice:
The best...
So, you have decided that you want to raise quail. There are many questions that you will have, but here you will learn what your quail need to eat in order to thrive.
This guide will help you find feed with proper nutrition for your quail. This includes all common species of quail including...
This is the care sheet that I give to my customers when they buy their first quail. I hope you find it helpful!
For new chicks less than 2 weeks old:
Housing:
Chicks will need to be kept in a brooder until about 3 weeks of age. There should be a warm side and a cool side. Keep the...
The best treatment, is, of course to prevent it in the first place. Some things that will help with this are providing good footing in the incubator and brooder. Grippy shelf liner works well for this. Paper towels with a lot of texture may work as well. Avoid newspaper, smooth paper towels...
Using every part of your quail
If you hate waste and you already have quail or are considering getting quail for meat and eggs, this article is for you. Some of these parts aren’t traditionally used in the USA, but are in many other parts of the world.
Eggs:
What part of the eggs do you...
Nabiki’s Black Soldier Fly Colony Project
I have decided to make the leap to raising live food, not just for my quail, but for future creatures.
Black Soldier Flies (BSF) are common throughout most of the western hemisphere, but are most common in temperate to tropical zones. They don’t bite...