Quail Question

[Tonyroo]

Can someone tell the reason why some people keep Quails? Is it a pet?

 

[Sammi_0411]

As pets some as meat ...and the eggs xx

 

[Xouie]

Not generally my favorite birds to have as pets, but great for meat and eggs. The appeal for me is the egg-to-egg or egg-to-table time (about 2 months). So from the time the egg goes into the incubator to the time that the hatched bird is laying on its own is about 2 months. And they're ready for us to eat about the same time. Both the eggs and the meat are super tasty!

You definitely can keep as pets too and there are some gorgeous colors out there.

Sooo... ready to start doing quail math?

 

[BleuSaphir]

I thought about having quails for eggs. Play they look so cute! And don’t require a lot of space.

 

[007Sean]

Some peeps raise them for meat or eggs. Some raise them to sell, some raise them to just look at, some go all the way and do commercial quail farming.
Just depends on what they want to do in the hobby!
As a breeder, I raise them to sell to other peeps that would like to start their own breeding program. Many years ago, I raised them commercially for resale (Bobwhites) to restaurants, shooting preserves.
As pets, I never tried...there are peeps that do!

 

[Tonyroo]

Is breeding California quails illegal?

 

[007Sean]

Is breeding California quails illegal?

Depends on where your located! If your in California? You will need to obtain a permit from the State, because they are native to California. Most states do require permits to raise gamebirds, some require permits to raise birds that are not considered 'gamebirds', ie; Coturnix
Check with your state's Wildlife or Conservation Department for the exact permits required and details that the permit holder has to follow, in order to raise native species.
The fines can be considerable if a game warden finds out your raising them without a permit, or even have parts of a bird; wings, feet, feathers, etc. They can also confiscate your birds and related equipment to raising the birds.

 

[Tonyroo]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Alaskan]

quail tend to be way more flighty than chickens, so much less pet like.

And with my quail I never did figure out how to get them to come when I called... so if they get loose is it a WAY bigger deal than with chickens.