July Hatch-a-Long (including 4th of July hatch-a-long)

[SnapdragonQ]

You won’t regret quail... well unless you don’t have the right space... then you might regret them because they start fighting like crazy especially males. I have yet to experience this with mine.

Are they really as easy to process as it looks like?
I watched a video that went from the head off and dipping into hot water stage, to fully cleaned, plucked (rubbed) and ready to cook or freeze in like 3 minutes flat!
Of course we'd need about 4 or 5 per meal, but wow...those looked easy!

 

[FortCluck]

Are they really as easy to process as it looks like?
I watched a video that went from the head off and dipping into hot water stage, to fully cleaned, plucked (rubbed) and ready to cook or freeze in like 3 minutes flat!
Of course we'd need about 4 or 5 per meal, but wow...those looked easy!

I haven’t butchered any yet, but I will be soon. I’m going to weed out my current quail to only the ones I want breeding for offspring. I don’t think I even have any males yet

 

[ShrekDawg]

I love my quail!!

But be warned....


They poop A LOT!!

 

[FortCluck]

I love my quail!!

But be warned....


They poop A LOT!!

Every bird does... they don’t poop more than any other bird. If they’re on the ground it’s so much better.

 

[chickiebaby1]

So the eggs I got from eBay left NY Saturday arrived in Indianapolis Saturday evening and are still there according to tracking! That’s kinda frustrating they didn’t move today. I didn’t expect them till Wednesday so it’s not that big of a deal maybe they just needed a rest.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Every bird does... they don’t poop more than any other bird. If they’re on the ground it’s so much better.

Idk, I think mine pooped way more than my chicken chicks ever did. I clean the brooder and two seconds later it’s filthy again

 

[FortCluck]

Idk, I think mine pooped way more than my chicken chicks ever did. I clean the brooder and two seconds later it’s filthy again

You’re also using paper towels... I use pine shavings and they’re fine

 

[ShrekDawg]

You’re also using paper towels... I use pine shavings and they’re fine

Yeah true ha but even with the grippy stuff they still went a lot or like I would take them out and then they would poop immediately as I was replacing them

 

[FortCluck]

Yeah true ha but even with the grippy stuff they still went a lot or like I would take them out and then they would poop immediately as I was replacing them

Paper towels aren’t my first choose for flooring for any chick

 

[ShrekDawg]

Paper towels aren’t my first choose for flooring for any chick

Yeah I think I’ll avoid using them next time haha