eddie_van_quailen
Songster
Hi there!
I have long been a lover of birds (since I was a little girl) and I've always had a special place in my heart for quail. What's not to love about those little teardrop-shaped characters?? I'd love to have chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, all the birds... but we're renters at the moment, so I'm starting with a small flock. We do have 2 acres to play with, so that's a plus!
I have (hopefully) 4 jumbo and 2 celadon coturnix hens coming my way from a local breeder in a little over a week, and I've been hungrily devouring every scrap of research I can find for the past couple of months in anticipation of their arrival. My fiancé and I are also in the process of building a 4x8' outdoor floor pen/aviary for them, which should hopefully be finished by the time they're 5-6 weeks old and ready to go live outside. I'll definitely post updates when we've finished the aviary, as I can see people love seeing others' setups, and seeing other folks' aviaries has definitely given me lots of ideas as we've been brainstorming & sketching!
I want to raise quail first and foremost as pets, because I just love them and think they're the cutest, but I was also very excited to learn that their eggs are edible! I'm starting with coturnix but would eventually like to raise California Valley quail. I know that coturnix are simpler to care for, so I thought it would be wise to start there before jumping into the New World quail pool. I'm very excited to be here, and I know I will learn a lot. I was a vet tech for about 8 years, with most of my career being spent at an avian hospital, so I think I'm pretty well prepared, but I am new to keeping poultry myself so I know I have plenty more to learn. We also have 2 cats and a dog, all of whom will be very interested in the new family members I'm sure
Anyway, nice to be here!
I have long been a lover of birds (since I was a little girl) and I've always had a special place in my heart for quail. What's not to love about those little teardrop-shaped characters?? I'd love to have chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, all the birds... but we're renters at the moment, so I'm starting with a small flock. We do have 2 acres to play with, so that's a plus!
I have (hopefully) 4 jumbo and 2 celadon coturnix hens coming my way from a local breeder in a little over a week, and I've been hungrily devouring every scrap of research I can find for the past couple of months in anticipation of their arrival. My fiancé and I are also in the process of building a 4x8' outdoor floor pen/aviary for them, which should hopefully be finished by the time they're 5-6 weeks old and ready to go live outside. I'll definitely post updates when we've finished the aviary, as I can see people love seeing others' setups, and seeing other folks' aviaries has definitely given me lots of ideas as we've been brainstorming & sketching!
I want to raise quail first and foremost as pets, because I just love them and think they're the cutest, but I was also very excited to learn that their eggs are edible! I'm starting with coturnix but would eventually like to raise California Valley quail. I know that coturnix are simpler to care for, so I thought it would be wise to start there before jumping into the New World quail pool. I'm very excited to be here, and I know I will learn a lot. I was a vet tech for about 8 years, with most of my career being spent at an avian hospital, so I think I'm pretty well prepared, but I am new to keeping poultry myself so I know I have plenty more to learn. We also have 2 cats and a dog, all of whom will be very interested in the new family members I'm sure
Anyway, nice to be here!
to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!
