Bobwhite Quail

[lowcountrypoultry]

Ugh...

Looks like I've been bitten by the Bobwhite Quail fever again.

I have had Bobwhite quail many times in the past, but everytime I get them I end up letting them go, etc...

Well I am thinking about getting them again, and was wondering.. If I bought Bobwhite quail now... would they be laying eggs by spring?

And if I do have Bobwhite I am thinking about keeping them in a breeding battery, like this one...

https://www.gqfmfg.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=25

Main question is, anything I need to know? And should I keep them in a cage like above?

Thanks

-Austin

 

[monarc23]

yep they will be laying in the spring for you!

as for those pens, not sure as I haven't raised them or done much research on their housing...but i know for certain they'll lay for you in the spring. As they mature at 16-20 weeks old.

I assume you'll be getting adults or young adults if you get them now...as I assume since their laying season is over you wont be hatching any. Even if you were to get eggs, they'd be mature by march if i figured it out right.

So yep...spring eggies!

Niki

 

[lowcountrypoultry]

I think I will be getting eggs, I know a place that sells year-round.

Anyone else got any advice?

 

[BaJa]

I do. keep them in a natural cage on the ground, with lots of natural things like grasses, logs, rocks, and sand. Bobwhites really need that to be happy.