➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[007Sean]

I have a few questions for everyone who raises quail...

What do I feed them?

What do you use for feeders and waterers?

How do you tell a male from a female?

Best male to female ratios?

Best way to butcher them? (Loopers or something else)

I know nothing about coloring so when I see all your pics I get so confused! I'll get it eventually... I hope

I like your approach @FortCluck , do your research before getting your birds, it will save you alot of heartache and headaches.

A complete and balanced feed ration of 24% protein is adequate. Most gamebird feeds have adequate calcium in their rations but if not, oyster grit 'free choice' can be added.

I use to use the galvanized waterers and feeders. They last longer than the plastic ones and don't deteriorate from UV rays, like plastic ones do.

The feather sexable birds are fairly easy to sex. Vent sexing is a little harder due to having to catch the birds to sex. Either that or wait until they crow or lay an egg!

A ratio of 1:3 or 1:5 seems to work best but there are always exceptions to this rule.

Cutting their heads off with a sharp pair of scissors works just fine.

 

[Kiki]

I guess it's good that we are raising the offspring for meat nothing else unless someone local wants to buy some. I'm not really into the whole selling just because people can be a pain in the butt. They don't take care of the animals then blame the breeder, it's just too much stress for me.

I am not a salesman.

 

[Kiki]

All is calm and quiet with the beast out of the cage.
She has been drinking ving everyone nuts for the whole few hours I've been out here doing stuff today.

 

[Kiki]

Did she split is nose open?
I'm really going to kill her now.

 

[BantyChooks]

Did she split is nose open?
I'm really going to kill her now.
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It's a tiny scrape. Stop freaking out.

 

[FortCluck]

I like your approach @FortCluck , do your research before getting your birds, it will save you alot of heartache and headaches.

A complete and balanced feed ration of 24% protein is adequate. Most gamebird feeds have adequate calcium in their rations but if not, oyster grit 'fr

5 years ago I jumped into chickens without much knowledge, it ended in catastrophe. I ended up rehoming all of my chickens to a farm down the road. I researched for 4 years after that and started chickens again. Then I researched ducks for a year and purchased them. I'll be doing the same with quail, I think it's best to learn everything and have everything prepared before you hatch. It's less stressful that way.

 

[FortCluck]

Did she split is nose open?
I'm really going to kill her now.
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This one is a troublemaker

 

[007Sean]

5 years ago I jumped into chickens without much knowledge, it ended in catastrophe. I ended up rehoming all of my chickens to a farm down the road. I researched for 4 years after that and started chickens again. Then I researched ducks for a year and purchased them. I'll be doing the same with quail, I think it's best to learn everything and have everything prepared before you hatch. It's less stressful that way.

For some stupid reason my post got posted before I finished it....I edited it, its finished now! I still applaud your approach...not many peeps do that and then you see them posting on here, "Help!!!"

 

[ShrekDawg]

5 years ago I jumped into chickens without much knowledge, it ended in catastrophe. I ended up rehoming all of my chickens to a farm down the road. I researched for 4 years after that and started chickens again. Then I researched ducks for a year and purchased them. I'll be doing the same with quail, I think it's best to learn everything and have everything prepared before you hatch. It's less stressful that way.

That is a good strategy!!! I should probably research quail more myself.

Kiki and everyone just kinda sucked me in and made me want them haha

But now I’m not so sure. Idk. They seem like a lot of work for tiny eggs and tiny meat

But they sure are cute

So idk.

 

[007Sean]

That is a good strategy!!! I should probably research quail more myself.

Kiki and everyone just kinda sucked me in and made me want them haha

But now I’m not so sure. Idk. They seem like a lot of work for tiny eggs and tiny meat

But they sure are cute

So idk.

I just raise mine to 'look at', eye candy!