➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[Kiki]

I hope he's black.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I didn't think I could kill one either, and that was less than six months ago. Don't think they all look alike! Each one is as different as chickens are from each other.

Mine are not pets. I don't name them. I don't get attached to them. I don't spend too much time handling them, but when I do handle them, I treat them as gently and as kindly as I can. I try to give them comfortable, happy lives, if short ones.

Now that’s making me not want to off them at all if they’re that personable!

Maybe I just need to get a few hens for eggs and no males/not batch any so I won’t have to deal with this.

But that’s amazing and commendable.

I’m sure with the quail I wouldn’t make them pets but I have the chickens.

But I got those with the intention of them being pets anyway. Pets and egg layers. Though now I’m starting to be much more about production and I don’t even want anymore dual purpose breeds if I add more.

I’ve had them about 4 years but only came to this realization this past year when I realized how efficient my Leghorn is and what pigs the rest of them are.

 

[FortCluck]

Now that’s making me not want to off them at all if they’re that personable!

Maybe I just need to get a few hens for eggs and no males/not batch any so I won’t have to deal with this.

But that’s amazing and commendable.

I’m sure with the quail I wouldn’t make them pets but I have the chickens.

But I got those with the intention of them being pets anyway. Pets and egg layers. Though now I’m starting to be much more about production and I don’t even want anymore dual purpose breeds if I add more.

I’ve had them about 4 years but only came to this realization this past year when I realized how efficient my Leghorn is and what pigs the rest of them are.

You guys eat a lot of eggs?

 

[FortCluck]

I hope he's black.
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What's your incubator look like?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Yes to all of this!

I never thought I could raise chicks then sell them. I did it easily especially when the reward was greater... The happiness of the owners.

Now I'm raising more to butcher and I can't wait for it.

I honestly dont think I will have a problem selling them. I want to. I don’t have the room and I knew from the start that I would have to rehome the boys so that is not the issue or why I am waiting.

They’re taken care of! I just don’t cuddle or handle them or whatever haha

And I want to rehome them. But I want to be sure how many males I have and list them all at once. Don’t wanna accidentally rehome a girl haha

Also I kind of want to keep one. I have a plan. That has not changed. I’m not putting off rehoming them haha

 

[Pennys Mama]

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🗝

My family would... I may try one and see what I think.
I don't know how my body will react to quail. The only meat I can really tolerate is chicken.
Everyone wants me to start doing quail because they want some, but I haven't decided what I want. I want mystery eggs

I have you some mystery eggs!!!

I want to do meat birds but my parents think it’s gross and my mom especially is like “ I could never eat something I raised/hatched, could you!? “

Which.... I mean..... honestly... no. I don’t think I could. But I want to try eventually!!

But it will have to be just that.. eventually.

And yeah I think once they were dead I’d be okay but idk.

But all mine are pets right now which I know is kind of stupid considering most aren’t laying atm/are old but still.. they help turn the compost and garden and stuff and of course produce fertilizer so they do still help/have a purpose in a way haha

Or maybe that’s just what I tell myself so I don’t have to off them.






OMG! Glad one stayed hidden! Haha

And yeah, I’m sure eventually I could do meat birds and I actually kind of want to try quail and don’t think quail will be as difficult because so many look the same? And I want to try meat chickens eventually too or turkeys.

But I was actually meaning my current hens but I was not very clear on that in my post.

Should have specified, sorry.

I still think it will be difficult for me to kill anything at first and I don’t even know if I could do it at all... but I’m sure once I did it maybe it would be easier.

But my current birds are all pets and I at the idea of eating any of them.

Which I know is really stupid and I probably should off them especially since some of them eat a ton and aren’t producing atm but

Hatchet & Gallows......

 

[ShrekDawg]

You guys eat a lot of eggs?

Yeah or sort of. Idk. My dad and I do but for a while I wasn’t. I’ve been eating a lot lately though. And we also give eggs to my brother & SIL.

Plus I kind of want to possibly sell the quail eggs or something haha

They’re not common here.

 

[ShrekDawg]

🗝

I have you some mystery eggs!!!

Hatchet & Gallows......

I wish!

I don’t think I could do it ha

 

[FortCluck]

I honestly dont think I will have a problem selling them. I want to. I don’t have the room and I knew from the start that I would have to rehome the boys so that is not the issue or why I am waiting.






They’re taken care of! I just don’t cuddle or handle them or whatever haha

And I want to rehome them. But I want to be sure how many males I have and list them all at once. Don’t wanna accidentally rehome a girl haha

Also I kind of want to keep one. I have a plan. That has not changed. I’m not putting off rehoming them haha

They're old enough to know if there cockerels or not. I rehomed 19 pullets, you hlcan always make more. There's no chicken shortage in this world or fertile egg shortage

The reason I have roosters is because I like the fact that I can grab fertile eggs from my backyard whenever.

 

[FortCluck]

Yeah or sort of. Idk. My dad and I do but for a while I wasn’t. I’ve been eating a lot lately though. And we also give eggs to my brother & SIL.

Plus I kind of want to possibly sell the quail eggs or something haha

They’re not common here.

Now you're getting quail?