Are these for eating/selling eggs? I'm naive about it but my neighbor has 6 quail just for eating their eggs. She has them in a cage in her old barn. We just have Silkies, but I itch to try pheasants or quail for release.
Release to fend for themselves after you hatch them?
Well I'm sure there's a way to adjust them to the wild before just throwing chicks out into the woods. I'll look into it further. We're surrounded by farmers' fields on three sides and a forest on the back side, but my understanding is the DNR for our state is looking for people to raise them, without telling any of us how to.
If you're going to release them, make sure you have your licenses and have done your research. Do NOT release coturnix quail. They are domestic and will not survive. They are also not native to the Americas and it would be illegal to release them.
Yes, thanks. My farmer neighbor explained that to me. She said her quail wouldn't live 5 minutes in the forest, and they know they are predator bait, so happy to be where she has them. It's bobtail, she told me can be grown for releasing, but I don't know what any of them look like as "chicks" so is why I asked.
Well, I hear you as I'm not getting much positive help from a couple of commenters when I ask a mere question but I won't ignore anybody as they have their opinion and I believe they mean well. I guess I shouldn't have asked on your post.
