I drank the coturnix kool-aid

[in2camo]

I wasn't really planning on another spring project. The kids got two new bunnies and we are brooding eight new hens for the chicken coop, but I was at IFA and they had the cutest mix of two week old coturnix sitting in in their pens and I couldn't resist. I turned the starter bunny cage into a new quail pen and voila, we're quail babysitters! We got a pretty good mix.... 10 in all. A nice brown one, a couple of English whites, three blues (I hear they're pretty rare), a couple of goldens, and even a tuxedo one.

They're already funny little creatures to watch. It should be entertaining to see them grow up. My wife couldn't believe I came home with two boxes of birds. I told her that IFA gets more in on Friday...she just rolled her eyes!

 

[JaeG]

Congratulations on your newest additions to the family! Our kids love our quail as they are so easy to handle. And the chicks are adorable.

 

[Diesel81]

I don't blame you a bit, I love chickens, ducks, and all animals really, but there is just something about quail, that got me hooked. I only have Tibetan's right now, but it wasn't long before I was making plans to add 4-5 more quail hutches, to add different breeds/varieties. The Coturnix have one of the coolest roo calls,IMO, something between a frog and turkey call. lol They are enjoyable to raise, for whatever reason, low maintenance too.