Less than 50?

[plantoneonme]

I would like to get a few coturnix quail but the smallest quantity I can find is 50 or 100. Is there a good place to purchase maybe 10 or so? I really don't want to start hatching eggs just yet as the whole bird thing is new to me. Kim

 

[thekid]

try whitehouseconnections i think that is how you spell it

 

[Fat Daddy]

Check your local Craigslist, always birds there around here. Welcome BTW, Bill

 

[thekid]

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i wish there were quail on my craigslist....

 

[Hooligan Farm]

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i wish there were quail on my craigslist....

Keep checking they pop up here and there

 

[shelleyd2008]

If you are looking for day-olds you can only get them in quantities of 50. This is so there are enough babies in the box for them to keep warm. You can always buy a starter flock (a male and a few females) from breeders then hatch eggs from them.

 

[Stellar]

I agree, but still it's not recommended to even ship day old quail. 5 weeks tops is great age to ship in 10

 

[JJMR794]

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[joe125]

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This is why I say..."If you are really serious about raising game birds, you need a bator and a brooder".

Not sure why (SOME) people poo poo me on that one?

They are a dish best served....Eggs set, incubated, brooded out and put in adequate pen setups based on species.

I'm just pot shooting it here, but last time I checked...They are totally different species from chickens.

 

[mhwc56]

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i wish there were quail on my craigslist....

i don't know where in Pa. you live but i've seen Coturnix on CL in W.V. Also, i hear you can go to the local animal auctions and get them too.