Why do people raise quail??

[TxChiknRanchers]

Here in the gulf coast and in southern Texas a big problem for Quail is the Fireants. Quail nest on the ground and small chicks cannot survive a fireant attack, nothing can. Fireants have been known to kill small beef calves. And guess what.......... the ants............they are moving north and east.

 

[danny40]

I'm surprised few people mentioned the benefits of quail over other fowls. They take up a lot less space than chicken, the males don't crow anywhere was loud, they are great converters of feed at 3:1 ratio, produce 250+ eggs a year, reach slaughter age at 5-6 weeks for normal varieties and their meat taste great. That is why I raise my quails, purely for the benefits over chooks.