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    can you make money on quail?

    How to make a million dollars raising quail? Start with two million dollars. [old joke, I know - couldn't resist]
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    Slow Night Here In Quailville

    Quote: Amazon has a pretty good deal on hardware cloth compared to Home Depot out here in N. California. I have Amazon Prime, so free 2-day shipping. http://www.amazon.com/308199B-24-Inch-50-Foot-2-Inch-Galvanized/dp/B000RZFO2W/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1306510392
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    I'm in it for the eggs

    Thanks Bill. I'm an old hand at canning / pickling. I don't want to make more than a quart jar worth of pickled eggs at a time. Your recipe has 7+ cups of pickling liquid and I hate to waste, even if it is just some vinegar & spices. So, if you normally get 3 quart jars out of this, I know...
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    I'm in it for the eggs

    Quote: How many eggs do you use in this recipe?
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    Your input and criticism is WELCOME. Tell me what you think.

    Quote: Yup. Put some females in there, let 'em get accustomed to things and start harvesting eggs.
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    Your input and criticism is WELCOME. Tell me what you think.

    Wow, that's some pen! When I look at that, I feel embarrassed about the ghetto pen I'm rehabbing out of an old, free rabbit cage.
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    What is the angle and how big is the gap for an "egg catcher" crate?

    Thank you everyone for elaborating. The predator-proofing of the gap is the part that puzzles me. Fruit/roof rats are very common here in Silicon Valley (this was all orchard here until 50 years ago) and they worry me the most as they are smaller than the norwegian rat. I not only want to keep...
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    What is the angle and how big is the gap for an "egg catcher" crate?

    For coturnix quail, I love the concept of a slanted bottom where the eggs all roll forward to be collected. Assuming 1/2" hardware cloth on the bottom of the pen, how much of an angle do I need to get the eggs to roll forward and how big of a gap in front of the cage to allow the eggs to roll...
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    Question about space of cage and male/female ratio

    Hi there from a fellow newbie, There's a ton of stuff written about coturnix - rearing, space requirements, etc... Between the sticky at the top of the thread and a session with the search features here, you should get answers to most of your questions.
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    How fast is your internet connection?

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    Meat and Eggs - Progress of 8 week olds.

    Quote: Those look delicious!
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    just some pics of some of my birds

    Quote: Nice setup. How big are those Sterilite totes?
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    Birds per pen

    Quote: IMHO..6inches X 6 inches per bird is too crowded they have no room to move around and get away from anyone who is picking on them and they seem to be just plain unhappy ....... IIRC, 0.5 square feet = 72 square inches, not 36. It's more like 8.5" x 8.5".
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    Hello from a future quail farmer

    Hi, My family and I are in the final stages of preparations for raising coturnix quail here in the heart of Silicon Valley, CA. There's so much information here on this site. Lurking and leraning right now.
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