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I just butchered my Coturnix quail and am trying to figure out the best way to prepare them. They have so little meat that they definitely need more to go with them. Even though they are small I only want to do one per person (trying to reduce meat intake). I was thinking about trying to...

So I know in an ideal situation you should remove feed anywhere from 12-48 hours before butchering them. However DH and I are currently living with relatives and they would like them gone. Like really want them gone, which is why I don't even want to wait until tomorrow. It's very kind of them...

Hey all! I currently have 2 male coturnix that are in need of a new home. They hatched on April 13th, so as of tomorrow (5/25/16) they will be 6 weeks old. I'm located in the Coatesville/Honey Brook area of Pennsylvania.

I think that I know the gender of my quail, but since this is my first time sexing quail, I wanted to also swing it by you guys. Ill put my guess of thr gender above each quail. #1 Male #2 Male #3 Female #4 Female #5 Male #6 Female #7 Male

I currently have some 1 1/2 week old coturnix quail in a rabbit hutch. The bottom is 1" by 1/2" hardware cloth. The quail's legs can definitely fit through if tugged, so, question, will a raccoon be able to reach in and pull off the legs? The hutch has a secure area in it (wood on the...

I hatched some coturnix quail egg a couple weeks ago and I made a mistake. I fell in love with the darlings. They give such good cuddles and are irresistible. I was planning on selling them all, but I've started toying with the idea of keeping three. This summer I'm going off to college and...

I hatched several quail on the 16th of April. One hatched and his legs stuck out backwards (the legs weren't backwards - they just stuck out behind him). They seemed to be getting better, as one leg went back to normal and he walked on his hock on his other leg. Several days later, it isn't...

I had some chicks hatch on the 16th of April. One egg hatched a day late and had trouble with his legs. They both stuck out the back and he had to push himself. One leg went normal, and the other he hobbled on his "knee." I thought he was improving, but he isn't better. His toes weren't...

I just hatched some pharaoh Coturnix chicks and I'm trying to decide how much to sell them for. I decided to look at craigslist to see what others are selling theirs for. Here are the different prices in my area: $4, $2 (for Texas A&M), $2.25. Would $3 be unreasonable? Or would it be...

All day today my Coturnix quail eggs have been hatching. So far I have 29, and maybe a couple more eggs will hatch. I noticed two of my chicks kept flopping on their back and couldn't stand or move their neck straight. I looked this up, and it seems like it is wry neck. From what I've read...

I'm freaking out a bit over here. I just took off my incubator lid to turn my quail eggs and the lid slipped and crushed two eggs. Do I just take them outside and leave them there? Since there are live, developing chicks in the egg I'm so unsure what to do. They have been incubating since the...

I just picked up a HovaBator incubator from a friend because I plan to set 100 coturnix quail eggs next week. I brought it home and discovered they have a turning tray for it too! There are 42 holes for eggs, but they look way to big for little quail eggs. I found trays online for quail eggs...

I am planning on getting coturnix hatching eggs next week. I remember hearing that the pharaoh/wild color tend to be more skittish and flighty. From people's experience, is this true? If so, what varieties are the friendliest?

I'm planning on hatching 100 coturnix eggs in a week or so. I hear a 80% hatch rate is normal for an incubator, so I'm going to prepare for 80-100 chicks (to be safe in case more hatch than expected). I plan to sell the chicks within a week, with the possibility of keeping 6-12 to adulthood...

This might be supposed to go in the quail section, but I thought it'd be better to ask here because building a quail cage would probably be similar to a coop. I want to get a pair of button quail, so I'm working on trying to figure out a home. I don't like the cages I see for sale very much...

Background information: I have 4 chickens in a 3' by 3' coop and a run 3' by probably about 10'. So it is on the smaller side, and there used to be a bigger run, but it was uncovered and I lost a hen to a hawk, so I haven't used it for a year or two. 3 of the hens have lived together since...

I *know* that in the past I've read success stories of people keeping indoor chickens using diapers. However, I just can't find whatever websites those were again. I've also tried to do some looking up on past threads on here, however everything I hear is either from someone not using chicken...

I'm hoping that maybe someone on here has some brilliant ideas... Because I really could use your brains right now. I have a tree house that I could see becoming a pretty good chicken coop, but the only problem is that it is up too high. I don't want to have to climb up a rope ladder several...

I've seen people make T.A.R.D.I.S. chicken coops, or just a T.A.R.D.I.S. I thought it would be fun to make one, and if it turns out, maybe even sell them. How much would you be willing to pay (or think others would) for a coop like that? It is difficult and would take some not-so-cheap...

I know it may be weird that I am asking it on here, but I love you guys with your opinions. But, anyway... So I really like how it looks and have used magnetic ones, but they easily fall out. I already have a single piercing on ear ear lobe. I think I will like it until I start getting into...