- Jun 3, 2014
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Hi Y'all!
New chick here!
My family and I just got our first biddies... but we started small... literally! We have 4 adorable little button quails as of 2 weeks ago. They were smaller than ping-pong balls! Sooooo cute. 9-year daughter promptly named them "Tiny" (the smallest, but the most inquisitive), Speedy (very hard to catch), Sunny (yellow), and Cocoa (brown speckled.)
We are in the Silver Springs Shores area of Ocala, Florida. I had a few pet chickens when I was a kid, as has my hubby, but neither of us has experience with quail.
We will be building a small outdoor quail run and box for them soon. They aren't quite feathered out yet, so I was advised to keep them indoors for a bit longer until they all get all their feathers.
I have already fallen in love with them! I am looking forward to getting good advice from the folks here, as I have read lots and lots of conflicting information about pairing, tame vs. not tame, edible eggs vs. nevermind eating them (hubby is Asian, and we both grew up eating quail eggs in the noodle dishes and soups.), etc.
My personal background is this:
I am a biologist and professional naturalist/environmental educator, currently working as a science teacher in a science education center. I grew up in the Philippines, and went to Silliman University, graduating in 1993. My post-grad internship was with the Philippine Eagle Foundation in Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines.
So.... here I am!
New chick here!
My family and I just got our first biddies... but we started small... literally! We have 4 adorable little button quails as of 2 weeks ago. They were smaller than ping-pong balls! Sooooo cute. 9-year daughter promptly named them "Tiny" (the smallest, but the most inquisitive), Speedy (very hard to catch), Sunny (yellow), and Cocoa (brown speckled.)
We are in the Silver Springs Shores area of Ocala, Florida. I had a few pet chickens when I was a kid, as has my hubby, but neither of us has experience with quail.
We will be building a small outdoor quail run and box for them soon. They aren't quite feathered out yet, so I was advised to keep them indoors for a bit longer until they all get all their feathers.
I have already fallen in love with them! I am looking forward to getting good advice from the folks here, as I have read lots and lots of conflicting information about pairing, tame vs. not tame, edible eggs vs. nevermind eating them (hubby is Asian, and we both grew up eating quail eggs in the noodle dishes and soups.), etc.
My personal background is this:
I am a biologist and professional naturalist/environmental educator, currently working as a science teacher in a science education center. I grew up in the Philippines, and went to Silliman University, graduating in 1993. My post-grad internship was with the Philippine Eagle Foundation in Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines.
So.... here I am!
and Welcome To BYC!
