Why do you raise quail?
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They do grow fast. Mine are 3 weeks old and are quickly catching up with the 3-4 week Delawares. And they were so tiny when they hatched out.
They were easy as pie to hatch too. I hate to say this but I wasn't really sure that I wanted them after I got them and I barely kept an eye on the eggs or humidity. I didn't even know really if they would hatch. And out they came.
There were about 8 stuck in the shell and I cracked them open like peanuts with barely any care and they lived and thrived. I am honestly enjoying them. They are easy and cute.
I am looking forward to the eggs and maybe meat if I can figure out how to process something that small! Of course now that I care I probably won't be able to duplicate a good hatch.
They were easy as pie to hatch too. I hate to say this but I wasn't really sure that I wanted them after I got them and I barely kept an eye on the eggs or humidity. I didn't even know really if they would hatch. And out they came.
There were about 8 stuck in the shell and I cracked them open like peanuts with barely any care and they lived and thrived. I am honestly enjoying them. They are easy and cute.
I am looking forward to the eggs and maybe meat if I can figure out how to process something that small! Of course now that I care I probably won't be able to duplicate a good hatch.
I don't have any right now, but I'll post why I WANT to have them more than I want chickens.
I have a very small space to keep livestock, I can fit five times as many quail as I could bantams.
Coturnix quail mature quickly. I like instant gratification.
Quail are quieter and easier to clean up after than chickens.
I was laying in bed this morning, awakened by the garbage truck, and I began to do some quail math in my head. It went like this.
quail eat 1/2oz food per day
8 quail would eat 25lbs of food in 100 days (8 is how many I want)
25 lbs of game bird starter costs $9 locally
4 bags of food / year costs $36
quail hens lay about 200 eggs per year (conservative estimate, with supplemental light)
8 hens x 200 eggs = 1600 eggs / year
a chicken egg is equivalent to 3 to 5 quail eggs.
1600 eggs / 4 = 400 chicken egg equivalents per year
400 / 12 = 33.3 dozen egg equivalents
a dozen eggs at the store costs about $3
33.3 x 3 = $99.9
For a savings of $64 annually, I can have the excitement and pleasure of raising quiet birds in my own backyard!
Of course I know there are many other costs involved in raising quail, so I'm probably not actually saving any money... But it's still fun.
-Zay
I have a very small space to keep livestock, I can fit five times as many quail as I could bantams.
Coturnix quail mature quickly. I like instant gratification.
Quail are quieter and easier to clean up after than chickens.
I was laying in bed this morning, awakened by the garbage truck, and I began to do some quail math in my head. It went like this.
quail eat 1/2oz food per day
8 quail would eat 25lbs of food in 100 days (8 is how many I want)
25 lbs of game bird starter costs $9 locally
4 bags of food / year costs $36
quail hens lay about 200 eggs per year (conservative estimate, with supplemental light)
8 hens x 200 eggs = 1600 eggs / year
a chicken egg is equivalent to 3 to 5 quail eggs.
1600 eggs / 4 = 400 chicken egg equivalents per year
400 / 12 = 33.3 dozen egg equivalents
a dozen eggs at the store costs about $3
33.3 x 3 = $99.9
For a savings of $64 annually, I can have the excitement and pleasure of raising quiet birds in my own backyard!
Of course I know there are many other costs involved in raising quail, so I'm probably not actually saving any money... But it's still fun.
-Zay
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