quail just for eggs not meat

[lagpmgdsls]

does anyone raise quail just for eggs? I just can't bring myself to doing what needs to be done to have meat.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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[lagpmgdsls]

what is their life span?

is it recommended to eat when young or can they live awhile and they be eaten?

 

[Buff Hooligans]

What would you do with the eggs? How many would it take to make an omelet?

 

[enola]

Their short lifespan is no problem when they start laying at 8-9 weeks of age.

 

[MichiganWoods]

I read somewhere on here that if you substitute quail eggs for chicken eggs in a recipe, the ratio is 3 quail eggs per 1 chicken egg. Hope that helps ya, Buff Hooligans.

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

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[NancyDz]

I'm not sure I'll be able to eat mine either... but I would like to try quail.. I was wondering the same thing, can you keep them til they stop laying and then eat them? Are they too tough then or does it matter?


Nancy

 

[monarc23]

I dont think it would matter too much (eating them after they stop laying but it may be tough...

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They slack off after 2 years from what I've read. They can live a long time after that as long as they werent burnt out laying.

I raise mostly for eggs, used to eat the culls but I've been selling them so well no point in culling them if you can sell them <---In my oppinon lol