What's the best non-chicken meat bird?

[Xtina]

Interesting. Maybe I'll do a small trial run of them then. It's going to take some thought.

So let me think about the costs of this project: Quail are not chickens and I can't use any of my existing chicken stuff with them (coop, feeder, feed, etc.). So I have to build cages and do I need an incubator for a fully operational meat project? How much does a good incubator for quail cost? What else do I need?

 

[la dee da]

A trial run is a great idea! You will need an incubator as quail do not hatch their own eggs. I don't have quail but the quail forum on BYC is great for learning!
Here's the sticky at the top of the forum:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=282488