Do people raise quail to sell eggs for consumption?

[joebryant]

Thanks for the URL, ideas, and photos, NancyDz, Boyd, and macnugget. I think I just might try adding a high cage and raising a couple of quail in my south coop for eggs this summer.

 

[Boyd]

And I'm pretty sure I know of a gal who has chicks for sale

If you don't want to incubate that is

 

[miss_thenorth]

Someone else coming over to the dark side! Having just got into it, (and for meat--not eggs) I haven't had enough eggs to try eating, since all mine have gone in the bator. But, I'm sure there will come a day. so, how long do you boil a quail egg?

 

[CoyoteMagic]

I stated raising my Bobwhite to eat. My husband thought I was crazy. However,after heard the wonderful sounds that they make, he won't let me!! He will just set out by their coop and listen to them.

 

[shelleyd2008]

Pickled eggs is the plan here! I'm getting up to 10 eggs a day now, so it shouldn't be hard to do! Of course, I sell eggs for hatching and sell birds as well, but the main reason I wanted these was for the eggs

 

[shelleyd2008]

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About 3-4 minutes, unless you want it REALLY hard!

 

[millerwb]

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I have boiled my by just letting the pan start to boil and then turning off the flame. Let the pan cool down and then peal and enjoy.

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

My pens look just like Boyd's but I built them to fit 3 of the catering-sized lasagna pans. Easy to clean; just dump in the garden. It's a win/win. Quail are easy to raise and easy to keep. I sell most of my eggs but try to hang on to some to pickle. I have a great hot/spicy pickled egg recipe. They keep for a very long time if you can them in the water bath. DD and I just enjoyed a quail casserole dinner too. Also I agree - the jumbo eggs are speckled; I've never had a white one so those must be bob whites. I usually sell fresh quail eggs for eating here for $5/dozen. Hatching eggs are about the same.

 

[Boyd]

Cindy, how many do you keep in your cages? with basically a 2x8 cage setup, 16 should max it out, but they have Soooooooooooooooooooooo much room in there. I'm thinking of building another one

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

I have anywhere from 13-16 per cage and they have plenty of room.