Who Keeps Quail??

[max_wood 161]

I kept them years ago,just filled my incubators up with them again.just for a bit of fun but for a bit of a project for my kids to earn a bit of pocket money selling eggs. Anyone keep them and what's the going rate for a dozen eggs?

[forest of dean redneck 11,548]

I'm sure it was £2-2.50 a dozen,I swore never to keep them again,bloody things.

[max_wood 161]

Thanks.for what reason ?i loved mine

[forest of dean redneck 11,548]

Bunch of blood thirsty psychos,makes would fight each other,rape the females the females would fight each other ,had a few fly off when cleaning, never again,lol

These were jap quail.

[max_wood 161]

Would you say they had enough space and enough female to males ?

[forest of dean redneck 11,548]

I thought so ,and the amount of food I was putting in there , and storing all the different food ,I couldn't be arsed In end.

I was feeding millet ,Canary seed,crushed up layers ,fresh food,grit . Eggs were lovely though.

[Rabid 1,936]

Same as, I just got shot of my last lot, bloody things, attacking each other for the slightest reason, then attacking each other if they didn't have a reason, got fed up with it, I sold a few eggs, didn't find a great deal of interest in them round here, had one woman who loved them, used to struggle to get £2 a dozen,

[reddog70 236]

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Edited December 6, 2016 by reddog70

[forest of dean redneck 11,548]

I used to eat the eggs lightly boiled with salt n pepper ,they supposed to be nice pickled.

[forest of dean redneck 11,548]

I know they taste nice,lol but so do bantams eggs and they are easier to keep.

[max_wood 161]

I had 50 in a stable and they where no bother at all.easiest things I've ever looked after.which is why I've got them for the kids to do.and the other reason is they're up and laying in 2 months so its not so long for kids to wait compared to bantams ect. So will have to see what happens. They will soon be laying on a plate if they're a nightmare...

[reddog70 236]

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Edited December 6, 2016 by reddog70

[forest of dean redneck 11,548]

I had mine on shavings in a 5 ft double hutch.

[reddog70 236]

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Edited December 6, 2016 by reddog70

[max_wood 161]

I think mine liked the fact they where just left alone.and that they couldn't see outside people going past dogs ect.there's windows and plenty of light but high walls.i have shavings floor,few small bales of straw to sit on ,few branches and i cut blue barrels in half long ways then cut the top and bottom out so it makes a little tunnel.they loved them and normally laid in there