New to quail, have questions!

[topochico225]

Well, my parents decided against quail. Makes sense, we already have chickens, so I'm setting 12 Mille Fleur D'Uccle eggs. Thank y'all for your help and advice anyway!

 

[FloorCandy]

I would say not more than 6 inches honestly unless you have a super high ceiling. I've had females kill themselves just going 9 inches up

If you go to six inches they might not mate as readily, my females hide in areas like boxes and cinder blocks with low roofs to keep the boys off them when they aren’t in the mood. Stuff happens and you get an odd accident here and there, but Ive never had anyone break their neck and my pens range from 2-3 feet tall. If you wanted to make a taller space for ease of egg collection you can add a net several inches below the roof to deflect them before they hit the top.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

If you go to six inches they might not mate as readily, my females hide in areas like boxes and cinder blocks with low roofs to keep the boys off them when they aren’t in the mood. Stuff happens and you get an odd accident here and there, but Ive never had anyone break their neck and my pens range from 2-3 feet tall. If you wanted to make a taller space for ease of egg collection you can add a net several inches below the roof to deflect them before they hit the top.

I always forget about the mating

 

[Chickpalooza]

Hey y'all!

I am waiting for approval from my family so I can hatch quail eggs. I have a Brinsea Mini II incubator (holds 12 quail eggs) and I want to set up to 12 eggs for a science project and keep some after they hatch. I do not expect a 100% hatch rate (simply being realistic) but I want to keep a male and however many females I need to keep him happy and prevent overmating. I am not trying to hatch, but if they do end up hatching chicks I'm cool with it.

So, my questions are:
-what's the male:female ratio?
-space requirements?
-tips on hatching
-tips on sexing quail
-tips on raising quail

TIA, y'all! I need to find a good source in Louisiana for fertile quail eggs.

Depends what type of quail. Are you talking coturnix or button? I can help if it’s button quail but not if it’s coturnix quail because they are very different.