Great info thanks for much for the response.
So if the backyard was fenced in and I clipped their wings they are still prone to escape? Predation ofc is a concern (neighborhood cats) however cats usually come out/hunt at night, if I had a secure place for the quails to go at night, I figure...
Out of all the Coturnix varieties, which of them would retain any semblance of their long past "wild" genetics? I am looking for quails that will eat insects in my backyard garden, I will also supplement them with feed/water ofc.
From what I have read, the Pharaoh seem to be the most "wild"...