Quail plan - am I overthinking this one?

[saddina]

Disclaimer: I have on occasion been known to overthink and overplan.

I have room for 2 more hens in my city appointed "crowing fowl" quota. I'm pondering getting banty hens, with a plan of broodiness to incubate my quail eggs. Sort of an "overflow" for the brinsea, if you will. About how many quail eggs would fit under a banty (I know, results may vary, just a guesstimate will do)

I have an area of 2 ft x 60 ft that I can use for a banty mini coop and quail pens.

I'm thinking of a set of breeding pens (4 ish), and 2-3 grow out pens for butchering. Bringing in fresh DNA every 3 or so years (unless a flock decline shows up, I'm good with recordkeeping).

I am thinking that any recipie that calls for a cornish game hen can be used for quail as well (in terms of marinading and stuffing). Has any one ever made fried quail like you would fried chicken?

Anything I'm missing, overlooking, or just entirely wrong about? Trying to get the plan and pens built before getting the flock.

Note: quail are not in said "crowing fowl" list, so I can have as many as I wanna clean up after.

 

[monarc23]

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that's awesome!

 

[Cason]

We have fried quail like chicken my whole life- BUT BEWARE! Cortunix are dark colored meat.. (I would never have thought there to be such a difference between quail varieties) If you want the light chicken like meat- use only Northern Bobwhite or Georgia Giant Bobwhite- or at least SOME Bobwhite variety. I was SO disappointed when I dressed my first 'flock' of Cortunix. Puke (but that of course is according to YOUR taste)

 

[Boyd]

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Don't Texas A & M's have all white meat also? I can't wait to see if I get some hatching here 1st week in June

 

[Cason]

I think they are 'supposed' to be.. but I'm sure mine (what few A/M's I had) were crossed. Their meat was dark.

 

[saddina]

Dark meat wouldn't be a crisis, it would be quail tamalies and quail au vin, quail enchladas would work too. I was thinking about a mix of the A&M and the jumbo browns for both white and dark meat.

Can you tell I like to cook? Good thing the Hubby likes to eat.