Greetings from a Quail enthusiast!

[Deputy Dawg8jk]

I am new to the bird raising community. Always on the hunt for helpful information which is what landed me here. I currently have 23 birds.(9 Bobwhites and 14 coturnix quail ) I bought them at 3 weeks of age and have been getting eggs from the coturnix for a couple of months now. No eggs yet from the bobwhites. The FedEx truck just dropped off my new incubator so now I am in for a new experience. Wish me luck!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Congrats on all those quail!! I keep Bobwhites myself as well as chickens. Your Bobs will not be mature until they are well over 6 months of age. Generally they start to breed and lay the spring after they have hatched. So next spring they will be ready for breeding. You might get an egg or two in the late fall, but count on next year. Quail are seasonal layers as well.

Stop by our Quail section to chat with other quail owners...https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/48/quail

Enjoy your new birds and welcome to our flock!

 

[Wyandottes7]

Welcome to BYC!

I'm glad you joined us.

I've never kept quail, but have always thought that they seemed like cute little birds! Good luck with yours.

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm glad you joined our community!

Good luck with all of your quail! I've never raised any, but they seem like they'd be interesting little birds to keep.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Good luck with the hatches!

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Welcome to BYC! Please make yourself at home and we are here to help.

Keep us posted on that hatch!

 

[drumstick diva]

The first year we moved here - we saw and heard Bobwhites in our yard, what a thrill that was for a former big city family.

 

[Chicken Girl1]

Hello

and Welcome to BYC!

Glad to have you join! Feel free to make yourself at home!