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I have about 40 quail left over from gun dog season - 30 hens/10 males and noticed eggs out there this week. Then heard several local restaurants crave quail eggs. Hmmm. So, I want to produce quail eggs for the restaurants. What sort of carton do you store them in? I found at Walmart a package of 6 icetrays for small cubes for $1 that looks to be the right size. I think it holds 20. I read to use Game Bird Starter and mix in some of my chickens laying mash. Also to hang a light so they get 14 -16 hrs of daylight.
We are putting in straw and they are pairing and sitting together in the nesting boxes (this used to have pigeons in it), seem very healthy, get good food, oyster shell, diatomaceous earth bath, fresh water.
The state of SC doesn't list quail as requiring a "license to distribute eggs"
Should I sell them by the dozen or by 20s? How much should I ask for them.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Love Backyard Chicken. We are starting chicken eggs too.
Elena Lamberson
We are putting in straw and they are pairing and sitting together in the nesting boxes (this used to have pigeons in it), seem very healthy, get good food, oyster shell, diatomaceous earth bath, fresh water.
The state of SC doesn't list quail as requiring a "license to distribute eggs"
Should I sell them by the dozen or by 20s? How much should I ask for them.
Any advice would be very much appreciated.
Love Backyard Chicken. We are starting chicken eggs too.
Elena Lamberson