California valley quail eggs?

[savannahRoos22]

Hello! Is there any possible way to get California valley quail to lay eggs all year long?
Thank you.

 

[BaJa]

Yes, giving them at least 15 hours of light I believe. Its not really good for them, though. The light on too long stresses them out, so don't do that. For the precise hours of light, you can just Google it, I believe it is around 13-15.

 

[Williams Quail]

If you limit the light they receive to five hours for one week and then work your way up to 15 hours a day and if they should lay year round

 

[QuailCo Eggs]

Hello! Is there any possible way to get California valley quail to lay eggs all year long?
Thank you.

May I ask why you would want to have Valleys lay all year long?

Chad
QuailCo Eggs

 

[savannahRoos22]

May I ask why you would want to have Valleys lay all year long?

Chad
QuailCo Eggs

So I can have a lot of birds to put in my large flight pen and my grandpa could have some at his farm too.

I've been building my pen at a very low budget and been using all the scraps I can find, and I can only afford a couple pairs of birds, but would like more. I don't want to cause health issues to the hens, but want more chicks.

 

[007Sean]

So I can have a lot of birds to put in my large flight pen and my grandpa could have some at his farm too.

I've been building my pen at a very low budget and been using all the scraps I can find, and I can only afford a couple pairs of birds, but would like more. I don't want to cause health issues to the hens, but want more chicks.

Well, when they start to lay in the spring, you'll have more than enough eggs to hatch. Although not as prolific layers as bobwhites, you will be over run in short order, without having to artifically stimulate their production.

 

[QuailCo Eggs]

So I can have a lot of birds to put in my large flight pen and my grandpa could have some at his farm too.

I've been building my pen at a very low budget and been using all the scraps I can find, and I can only afford a couple pairs of birds, but would like more. I don't want to cause health issues to the hens, but want more chicks.

I hate to say it but you will cause health issues to your hens if you try to stimulate the hens to lay year round. I raise and sell a lot of California Valley Eggs and birds and realized it’s all about patience when it comes to building your covey. I don’t know what kind of incubator equipment you have nor your experience but if it were me, I would save your pennies and invest your
money in buying 50+ eggs next spring and not adult pairs. Hopping you have the skills to hatch quail eggs, wait until the following year (after your birds are a year old) to gather all of your eggs to hatch. Hope this helps.

Chad
QuailCo Eggs

 

[DavidFromGlenEden]

Can California quails hatch in two seasons a year without causing any health deficit? if so which season would you recommend? Spring and autumn?

Cheers

 

[QuailCo Eggs]

Can California quails hatch in two seasons a year without causing any health deficit? if so which season would you recommend? Spring and autumn?

Cheers

“If” you could get this breed to do it, I would recommend back-to-back seasons: Spring and Summer. However, I would not recommend two seasons a year for egg production.

Chad
QuailCo Eggs

 

[Ntsees]

Can California quails hatch in two seasons a year without causing any health deficit? if so which season would you recommend? Spring and autumn?

Cheers

Although not every year, hens are known to lay and hatch two clutches in the wild if conditions are good. A few years ago, I've had a hen that did that (spring and early summer). But, if you keep pulling out eggs, then the hen may lay more than two clutches worth of eggs. As mentioned before, too many eggs will be taxing the hens health so make sure your hens have the proper diet.