This video was just in time. With everything going on & the food shortages coming, we are going to raise Quail and Rabbits for our meat source. Thanks so much.
Wow guys, this is by far one of the best videos I have ever watched on raising Quail. I want to congratulate you on a job well done!! Thank you so much, I appreciate you!!
Such great information! Thank you both for taking the time and energy to produce such a great video. My wife and I just purchased our house/homestead in September. We have chicks that are almost ready to go outside. Our bees are coming in may.. and quail coming this week. Thanks again
Thank you for the clear and concise video! I'm going to raise some coturnix quail in my back yard this year after having a ton of fun with chickens. The city I live in limits chickens to 3 per household, but no restrictions on quail! I'm diving into your channel, this is awesome! I so appreciate the info. Cheers y'all!
I love you guys n I don't even know you, very smart starting off at the beginning, sourcing the quails everyone takes off directly into dry jokes n old quotes but never the bread n meat
Good video. Lots of good information for a starter like me. I bought a chicken plucker from my friend, sight unseen. He dropped it off today and while it’ll do a chicken at a time, it’s much better suited for quail and pheasant. I’ve started looked for hatcheries and pricing different quail out. Later today I’ll start clearing a space for cages and start building them. Keep up the good with y’all.
Thank you for sharing! As I am adapting to this changed world, I am seriously considering these quail as a major protein source. (As in feed my family). Your video has been very helpful. Here are some info needs that I need serious help with: How you built your cage system -as much detail as you can? What do you recommend for a low waste feeder? If you made it, how did you make it? How much time per day does it take to do quail-related chores? And then how much time on the weekends? So far I’m not finding people who consider quail as a cornerstone of their backyard food operation AND they have been doing it for a good while?(Which is evidence that the concept is proven and worth the time/effort/ROI.) Also, what part of the world do you live in so I can get an idea of the weather you are dealing with in winter and summer? Hope you can do some videos on these sorts of things. Either way, thanks for what you’ve done. Thanks again, Dave
Hi Dave, those are all good questions and are ones that we can address in future videos. As to where we live: we live in Virginia. These birds can also withstand sub 0 temps as long as they have shelter from the elements.
@@homesteadevolution I have the same questions and want some of the same information answered. I got the size of floor of cage 2 ft X 4 ft but I need the height of cage. I am building the cages now so please help. I live outside of Austin, TX. I already have the shelving unit that you have and would like to get started as soon as I can get the cages built. How does the outside feeders work and what are they made of? Is the hardware cloth 1/2 inch X 1/2 inch on the floor and walls and top all the same size? Thank you.
@@lynnhowdeshell2641 the height of the cage is 8". The floor wire is 14g ½x1 vinyl coated wire. The front, back, and top are 1x2 and the sides and divider are what never you want to use. We use what ever scrap we have leftover. The feeder is 2" PVC mounted to the front with a section cut out of it using a table saw
Just wonderful, I been tryin to find out about "quail backyard chickens" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (search on google ) ? It is a good one off guide for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail without the hard work. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my co-worker got great success with it.
Many thanks, I have been researching "quails and chickens" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (should be on google have a look ) ? It is a good one off guide for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail without the hard work. Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my mate got cool success with it.
could you go through or show the process to raising them? Like the different stages they go through and when to move them to another cage or for laying eggs or sexing?
Late to the party.. but thank you for the video.. i just got 5 dozen jumbos eggs put a dozen under my silkie and the remaining are going in 1st attempt at incubator
My plan is to raise my rabbits and my quail on my back porch. That way they are close to my house and i can enjoy their trilling little voices. Lol. I love nature and love growing my own food. Meats and vegetables. I have lots of fruit trees and bushes.
Thanks for the video! My wife and I decided to make the leap and put the money down on 50 chicks to start. We are building up our own battery cage grow out pen and then a battery breeder. Lots of great info for the starter homesteader! We live in an apartment above our business in a commercial building. We are planning on keeping them in our sun room that leads out to the balcony where we have set up some fabric raised beds and grow bags. Could you give me an estimate of the volume of manure that approximately 120 birds will put out per month? We are planning on using barrel composters to process the waste to reuse and sell locally. We have plenty of space to keep them but I want to make sure we have enough barrels to keep up. Thanks for any help you can give us. God Bless!
Homestead Evolution I was planning on using something like dry peat moss. It’s locally available and i like the consistency of the compost it creates. When/if I need to use an alternative, I’ll be using shredded paper. We live above our business and Lord knows we have plenty of scrap paper. I’m also planning on starting a worm farm or two to handle our food wastes. Thanks for the response!
I am so glad to find this video. (I found it via a homestead channel I follow each day, who did a Grow Your Own Food/HOA video, and now I'm here). I hope to be able to building my home on my land and move in 2020/2021. It is meant to be my retirement home. The one thing I'm worried about is being able to handle livestock and be able to butcher. Thank you for showing how easy "skinning" a quail is. I hadn't considered having quail before now. Thank you for this video!
I found my quail eggs on Amazon. They should be here Fri. Looking so forward to having my peepers here. And i have an incubator with quail rails so here i go!! Yeah. I'll be composting my quail poo with my grass clippings and vegetable scraps. My rabbit poo goes straight to my garden. Looking forward to having pickled quail eggs.
Great info new sub. Would you consider providing a video of your hatching and brooding process in more detail? Including the pros / cons of the different types & brands of incubators? Including your 2 or 3 best picks and why. 👍🏻
What do you do to manage processing hundreds of eggs a day? What kind of workflow makes it easier for you and how long does it usually take? Thank you!
Thanks for the inspiration. I'm incubating some button quail now but I would really like some of those japanese coturnix "jumbo meat" variety hatching eggs. I'll be ordering some off your website soon!
Thinking of raising these in a garage. What about heat in the summer time? What kind of cooling/ventilation is required? Heat and humidity limitations?
They will need ventilation. They handle cold better than heat. Anything over 80⁰ inside their area and we use a swamp cooler. We have intake and exhaust fans running 24-7. The only time we had a humidity problem is when it went to 100% as the electric went out and the fans went down.
last night we had 7 Coturnix quail show up in our driveway. We live in the country in a secluded area. I have the feeling somebody just dropped them off to get rid of them. 30 minutes ago my cat just brought one in the house. I took it and put it in a large dog crate. Not sure what to do with them now.
We have chickens, ducks and now quail. My question for you is how do you build the wire cages so straight? I have worked with many types of wire fencing and it’s like wrestling an animal trying to lay it out and feels impossible to flatten it. Do you have a tutorial?
That is always the hard spot however if you treat the birds good while raising them knowing that they are being raised to feed you and your family it is still hard but something that needs to be done or you will be feeding g a lot of roos that are only going to be costing you money in feed. You could donate them to a wildlife rehabilitator or sell them to someone else that wants them for their freezer. We raise them knowing that they will only have 1 bad day
@@homesteadevolution that’s a great way to look at it. I was thinking about it and it does seem much more respectful to eat meat from animals that you know had a good life and to feel the loss of that life that is now sustaining you rather than eat faceless meat from the store that we take for granted.
I have 18 full grown quails and they are laying so many eggs that we don’t know what to do with , do you have any ideas of what else we can do with the eggs? besides boiled and scrambled for breakfast , thank you!
Pickled quail eggs are awesome. Use them in baking cakes etc. Use 4 quail eggs per 1 chicken egg in a recipe.. Check the shell egg laws in your area and sell surplus
'This is good info. I did wonder about those racks behind. Won't they rust pretty quick. I've seen people use them. Could I paint it with a sealer of some kind and rubber coat the bottom?
@@homesteadevolution i live in the suburbs...1/4 acre... So no chickens or roosters not sure if it specifically says no poultry... I think it states no livestock... But rabbits arent considered livestock so we get away with it keeping it on the down low.
How you get your cages? Did you build them or buy them. I love how they fit on that shelving rack. Can you send me the measurements and or do you sell them? Or were can I get me some.
Still doing the free info mail out? Ill send a stamped envelope! Just got 6 young quail donated to our farm. Would quail pens be a problem set up in a large hen house? I have some brooders i built in to the henhouse for chicks but they sound like they might work for housing quail.
We keep our quail in a 12 x 24 outbuilding. We installed an attic fan on a thermostat at one end in the eves and have a window fan at each end. One blowing in and the other drawing out. Make sure the one drawing out is on the same end as the attic fan. They need airflow
I got my very first chicken last year for my birthday and she is a Silkie. She is an OBSESSED brooder and now that I don’t have a rooster anymore she is going crazy with wanting babies. I decided to get into quails and was wondering if I get eggs for her to hatch and raise the babies will it be safe for her to eat their type of feed?
I was offered 6 free birds the other day and I have now where to keep them so I had to turn them down unfortunately. Im looking to building to keep some but I know that offer will be gone if I build something to house them
How many females to males do you recommend to start a breeding program? I’m thinking of raising some in my basement. I’d like to have enough females to provide enough eggs I can run them through the incubator and butcher the hatchlings once ready
The birds that we keep are dual purpose for meat and eggs. We selectively breed and once the new breeders are picked any birds that are left are slotted to meat. The breeders and cull birds are the separated into different pens
May I ask, if you have layers for a while, will they get tough? Can you keep layers for a while then butcher? How do you manage having some quail for eggs, and some for meat? Would you have to just use the old ones for soup? Just for our family, not to sell. Thanks 🌷
We rotate all of our birds out at 12 months. We have had kept layers for 5 years before we started keeping Quail on a larger scale and they laid great for the first 3 years then slowed down. We have not noticed any difference in the meat as we brine for 48 hrs before cooking or freezing. We use our layers that are rotated out for meat and we also use all the extra males for meat. We suggest keeping 1 male to 5-6 hens so when you hatch you will always have extra males. I hope this helps
So just curious what if we use this for a staff meat source for our family on a small scale? Is inbreeding a thing with quail? if so How do I make sure parents aren't mating with their young? Does this make sense
We use them as a food source. You can breed within a line for many generations without issues. You can also Spiral breed meaning you keep 3 different copies and when you hatch you pit the roos from one bunch Ober the hens of another. There is a great explanation of spiral breeding on Coturnix Corner UA-cam channel
greetings and blessings excellent very instructive channel asked me if you sell quail eggs and send through the mail and how much would it cost for dozens
I was very impressed with this video because you covered all areas from start to finish. In addition you could have done very well with this video if you had added some live videos of your birds in the cages just a bit of a demonstration. Lastly l will be sending my own self addressed envelop for you to send me those leaflets in the UK. Thank you
Very interesting...do you think they would make good dog food. I am looking for a sustainable protein source. I would not want to butcher then, just do the cervical dislocation and give them to the dogs?! Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks ♥️🙏👍🇺🇸🤓
@@homesteadevolution thanks for responding so quickly... I was just talking to my husband about my quail ideas. Am I right in thinking that because they start laying so young that they stop laying earlier than chickens? I am thinking we can use the eggs or feed them (the eggs) when they’re laying becomes sporadic is when we feed the birds to them. ♥️🙏👍🇺🇸🤓
These quail will lay up to 300 eggs per year like a chicken. We rotate ours out every 12 months during to the heavy breeding that we do to obtain quality hatching eggs. We have had the produce eggs up to 3 years before production drops when not in a heavy breeding program. The eggs are also higher in protein than a chicken egg
I nee help with the feeders like you have to feed the quail with. I want to build them and I need to do it now. Will you have a video of it soon, I hope. Thank you
We have a weight requirement for our breeder stock. We also look at legs, feet and toes for deformity, and the clearness of the eyes. We also check for breast firmness in both males and females. The rest go to meat.
@@homesteadevolution yes and yes. If possible, I'd rather keep them where their care is the most convenient. They might handle freezing Chicago winters, but I don't want to traipse through x feet of snow to check feed, water, etc.
The smell can be horrible. It is dependant on the feed given and the cleaning done. We have eliminated the smell factor by using an all grain certified Non-GMO feed. If you feed commercial feed there will be a bad ammonia smell. As to the weather. They can tolerate sub 0 as long as they can get completely out of the elements an enclosed area with a small opening would suffice. I personally would not keep quail inside the house long term as the dander gets thick quick.
That is a broad ranged question. It is completely dependent on several factors. The first is the cost of feed in your area. Another factor is the market. You could have a very low cost feed and no market so you would have to sell low. If you had a high cost feed and a large market you still may not sell due to high costs. Here we are lucky to have a reasonable feed cost as we buy ½ ton at a time and a very good market. We sell day old chicks for $2.00 each and they go up each week from there. A mature laying hen is $10.00. We do most of our sales in egg production. As to Meat regulations, it is different in every state and sometimes different within the state by locality. Check with your local Office of Meat and Poultry.
This is just superb, I've been looking for "quail pens" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (should be on google have a look ) ? It is a great one off product for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail minus the normal expense. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my partner got cool results with it.
Our quail building is not metal. It is a wood construction out building. We have ventilation and fans running 24-7. We also use a swamp cooler when temps hit 80° we do have a video on making a swamp cooler
When you guys were saying you could do it anywhere like a balcony I almost thought about doing it at my apartment lol. Great video with great content.
You could if you have them on a good feed. We suggest www.hhfeeds.com. the smell is nearly eliminated when using it.
Omg I know a friend that has them in lizard tank in his living room in 650sq apartment. 3-4 laying hens is perfect if u just wanted eggs
This video was just in time. With everything going on & the food shortages coming, we are going to raise Quail and Rabbits for our meat source. Thanks so much.
Your welcome. So glad we could help
Wow guys, this is by far one of the best videos I have ever watched on raising Quail. I want to congratulate you on a job well done!! Thank you so much, I appreciate you!!
Thank you
I bought these quail eggs and had a great hatch rate.
And now my birds are having eggs and WOW these egg's are huge . My wife and I are so happy.
That is awesome!
Such great information! Thank you both for taking the time and energy to produce such a great video. My wife and I just purchased our house/homestead in September. We have chicks that are almost ready to go outside. Our bees are coming in may.. and quail coming this week. Thanks again
With shelves the way they look it makes perfect sense to get quail.
Thank you for the clear and concise video! I'm going to raise some coturnix quail in my back yard this year after having a ton of fun with chickens. The city I live in limits chickens to 3 per household, but no restrictions on quail! I'm diving into your channel, this is awesome! I so appreciate the info. Cheers y'all!
Thank you for all the information, yall did a great job with this video. This is one of the better videos I have seen on coturnix quails .
4 more days until lockdown getting excited. Thank you guys for the eggs and all the great information. Will keep you informed how we did. God bless
Just stumbled across your channel, all I can say is brilliant advice many thanks from the UK
Thank you
Me too love it
@@michelechele2744 Yes I find it very rewarding Kim. Love watching the hatching out its the best
I love you guys n I don't even know you, very smart starting off at the beginning, sourcing the quails everyone takes off directly into dry jokes n old quotes but never the bread n meat
There is something to be said about a gray pocket tee. My favorite work shirt.
Good video. Lots of good information for a starter like me. I bought a chicken plucker from my friend, sight unseen. He dropped it off today and while it’ll do a chicken at a time, it’s much better suited for quail and pheasant. I’ve started looked for hatcheries and pricing different quail out. Later today I’ll start clearing a space for cages and start building them.
Keep up the good with y’all.
We have eggs available on Www.ajfarmsllc.com. that is our website
my goodness...thanks so much for sharing....one of these days we might have quail.
We would be glad to help you with that
Thank you for sharing! As I am adapting to this changed world, I am seriously considering these quail as a major protein source. (As in feed my family). Your video has been very helpful. Here are some info needs that I need serious help with:
How you built your cage system -as much detail as you can?
What do you recommend for a low waste feeder? If you made it, how did you make it?
How much time per day does it take to do quail-related chores? And then how much time on the weekends?
So far I’m not finding people who consider quail as a cornerstone of their backyard food operation AND they have been doing it for a good while?(Which is evidence that the concept is proven and worth the time/effort/ROI.)
Also, what part of the world do you live in so I can get an idea of the weather you are dealing with in winter and summer?
Hope you can do some videos on these sorts of things. Either way, thanks for what you’ve done.
Thanks again,
Dave
Hi Dave, those are all good questions and are ones that we can address in future videos. As to where we live: we live in Virginia. These birds can also withstand sub 0 temps as long as they have shelter from the elements.
@@homesteadevolution I have the same questions and want some of the same information answered. I got the size of floor of cage 2 ft X 4 ft but I need the height of cage. I am building the cages now so please help. I live outside of Austin, TX. I already have the shelving unit that you have and would like to get started as soon as I can get the cages built. How does the outside feeders work and what are they made of? Is the hardware cloth 1/2 inch X 1/2 inch on the floor and walls and top all the same size? Thank you.
@@lynnhowdeshell2641 the height of the cage is 8". The floor wire is 14g ½x1 vinyl coated wire. The front, back, and top are 1x2 and the sides and divider are what never you want to use. We use what ever scrap we have leftover. The feeder is 2" PVC mounted to the front with a section cut out of it using a table saw
Just wonderful, I been tryin to find out about "quail backyard chickens" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (search on google ) ? It is a good one off guide for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail without the hard work. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my co-worker got great success with it.
Many thanks, I have been researching "quails and chickens" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (should be on google have a look ) ? It is a good one off guide for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail without the hard work. Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my mate got cool success with it.
very encouraging
could you go through or show the process to raising them? Like the different stages they go through and when to move them to another cage or for laying eggs or sexing?
i can watch this video 300 time i dont get tired
It was nice chatting with you
Love this video! Good information presented in a relaxing and welcoming way. Thanks for not yelling at me the whole time trying to get my attention.😂
Glad you enjoyed it! I hope no one is yelling in any educational video. Glad we can help.
Late to the party.. but thank you for the video.. i just got 5 dozen jumbos eggs put a dozen under my silkie and the remaining are going in 1st attempt at incubator
Hi! I came across you while searching how to grow out large numbers of quail at a time. Great Video, Im glad I found your channel. Nice To Meet You!
Welcome. Glad to have you
My plan is to raise my rabbits and my quail on my back porch. That way they are close to my house and i can enjoy their trilling little voices. Lol. I love nature and love growing my own food. Meats and vegetables. I have lots of fruit trees and bushes.
Thanks for the video! My wife and I decided to make the leap and put the money down on 50 chicks to start. We are building up our own battery cage grow out pen and then a battery breeder. Lots of great info for the starter homesteader! We live in an apartment above our business in a commercial building. We are planning on keeping them in our sun room that leads out to the balcony where we have set up some fabric raised beds and grow bags. Could you give me an estimate of the volume of manure that approximately 120 birds will put out per month? We are planning on using barrel composters to process the waste to reuse and sell locally. We have plenty of space to keep them but I want to make sure we have enough barrels to keep up. Thanks for any help you can give us. God Bless!
I would say anywhere from 80# to 100# per month depending on what substrate you use in your dropping pans
Homestead Evolution I was planning on using something like dry peat moss. It’s locally available and i like the consistency of the compost it creates. When/if I need to use an alternative, I’ll be using shredded paper. We live above our business and Lord knows we have plenty of scrap paper. I’m also planning on starting a worm farm or two to handle our food wastes. Thanks for the response!
This is super informative! I've been thinking about raising quail for a bit.
Go for it! But be aware you can't just have one. It's addicting
Thinking of getting Quail next year. Thanks for sharing this, trying to learn of the winter.
Your welcome and yes please research. Quail are easy to raise but have different requirements than chickens
I love quails 😍
Thank you for this amazing video!
I love quails too😊 I actually have two females in my room. They are so lovely😊😍
I keep them in a quite big cage
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I got 30 quails ^^
@@moed6908 oh really? That's so amazing😁
@@moed6908 so do you keep them for breeding or just as pets?
thank you so much.I have been looking at this and am grateful for your help.
Thank you for your great advices.
You are so welcome!
I'm excited about this. These things are little meat factories!
I am so glad to find this video. (I found it via a homestead channel I follow each day, who did a Grow Your Own Food/HOA video, and now I'm here). I hope to be able to building my home on my land and move in 2020/2021. It is meant to be my retirement home. The one thing I'm worried about is being able to handle livestock and be able to butcher. Thank you for showing how easy "skinning" a quail is. I hadn't considered having quail before now. Thank you for this video!
Thank you. We are so glad we could help
Thanks for your info.
Great video!
Thank You
I am thinking of doing it in my apartment; small scale for myself
Great video. Very informative. Thank you.
I found my quail eggs on Amazon. They should be here Fri. Looking so forward to having my peepers here. And i have an incubator with quail rails so here i go!! Yeah. I'll be composting my quail poo with my grass clippings and vegetable scraps. My rabbit poo goes straight to my garden. Looking forward to having pickled quail eggs.
Thanks y'all! This is really great!
👍Very informative video. Thank you!😊✌
Great video
I might actually do this, I don't need much meat, and if quail's meat is healthy, hell yeah
Super nice setup
Thank you
Thanks. Very informative.
You're welcome!
Thank you very much!
I think wat you are doing are very good Job
Great info new sub. Would you consider providing a video of your hatching and brooding process in more detail?
Including the pros / cons of the different types & brands of incubators? Including your 2 or 3 best picks and why. 👍🏻
Absolutely. We can do that. Stay Tuned
Thx for information
I hatch some eggs and also bought some birds I now have 43 I have not yet eaten quail but cant wait to try
Really Appreciate the encouragement and info... again Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Best video ever!
Thank you
Great information, much appreciated!
Thank-you
Great information and very inspiring! Do you have information available for your roll-out cage design? Thank you!
We don't at this time but have plans to dona video
What do you do to manage processing hundreds of eggs a day? What kind of workflow makes it easier for you and how long does it usually take?
Thank you!
I need to get some quail eggs jumbo Wild Quail eggs I'm going to try them
Hey brother am starting to breed this video helped me alot thanks
Glad I could help
Thanks for the inspiration. I'm incubating some button quail now but I would really like some of those japanese coturnix "jumbo meat" variety hatching eggs. I'll be ordering some off your website soon!
Thank you
Just placed an order! I'm excited!
We have received your order. We ship on Mondays so your order will ship on June 14th. Thank you
Thinking of raising these in a garage. What about heat in the summer time? What kind of cooling/ventilation is required? Heat and humidity limitations?
They will need ventilation. They handle cold better than heat. Anything over 80⁰ inside their area and we use a swamp cooler. We have intake and exhaust fans running 24-7. The only time we had a humidity problem is when it went to 100% as the electric went out and the fans went down.
Thank you
Hi, this is a great video! We are homestead yotubers too, subscribing now 😀
Very interesting video... Thank you!
Also, I was wondering do you sale fertile eggs for incubation?
Thanks again..
Yes I do
@@homesteadevolution thanks, I was just curious.
last night we had 7 Coturnix quail show up in our driveway. We live in the country in a secluded area. I have the feeling somebody just dropped them off to get rid of them. 30 minutes ago my cat just brought one in the house. I took it and put it in a large dog crate. Not sure what to do with them now.
We have chickens, ducks and now quail. My question for you is how do you build the wire cages so straight? I have worked with many types of wire fencing and it’s like wrestling an animal trying to lay it out and feels impossible to flatten it. Do you have a tutorial?
Hi Angie, we do not have a tutorial but we can possibly work in one. Basically you need to bend in slightly in the opposite direction of the roll
Do they tolerate heat? I’m in extreme south TX…not worried about the cold 😅
They do stress a bit over 90° we keep constant airflow
when i grow up i want to be a Quail
Sir I am Kaviyarasan From INDIAN (Tamil Nadu)
Thanks for a great video!
Your welcome. Thanks for watching
I like your video good job guys.
Thank you
I’m mostly concerned about loving the birds and then not being able to kill them. And my kids loving the birds.
That is always the hard spot however if you treat the birds good while raising them knowing that they are being raised to feed you and your family it is still hard but something that needs to be done or you will be feeding g a lot of roos that are only going to be costing you money in feed. You could donate them to a wildlife rehabilitator or sell them to someone else that wants them for their freezer. We raise them knowing that they will only have 1 bad day
@@homesteadevolution that’s a great way to look at it. I was thinking about it and it does seem much more respectful to eat meat from animals that you know had a good life and to feel the loss of that life that is now sustaining you rather than eat faceless meat from the store that we take for granted.
I have 18 full grown quails and they are laying so many eggs that we don’t know what to do with , do you have any ideas of what else we can do with the eggs? besides boiled and scrambled for breakfast , thank you!
Pickled quail eggs are awesome. Use them in baking cakes etc. Use 4 quail eggs per 1 chicken egg in a recipe.. Check the shell egg laws in your area and sell surplus
'This is good info. I did wonder about those racks behind. Won't they rust pretty quick. I've seen people use them. Could I paint it with a sealer of some kind and rubber coat the bottom?
The bottom wire is vinyl coated and the racks themselves are holding up fine
We raise rabbits currently. But want to add some poultry. Covertly... We arent zoned for birds.
Does it say no poultry or specify a type. Where are you located?
@@homesteadevolution i live in the suburbs...1/4 acre... So no chickens or roosters not sure if it specifically says no poultry... I think it states no livestock... But rabbits arent considered livestock so we get away with it keeping it on the down low.
Do you teach classes? Making a coup? Raising/ butchering etc?
Not at this time but have been thinking about it
How you get your cages? Did you build them or buy them. I love how they fit on that shelving rack. Can you send me the measurements and or do you sell them? Or were can I get me some.
We do make them ourselves. however we do not have the plans available for them at this time. It is a work in progress
Still doing the free info mail out? Ill send a stamped envelope! Just got 6 young quail donated to our farm. Would quail pens be a problem set up in a large hen house? I have some brooders i built in to the henhouse for chicks but they sound like they might work for housing quail.
Yes we are.
This was very helpful and you guys offer some great info
Thank you
Very helpful. Thank you
You are very welcome
Amazing Thank you
Thank you for watching
Have you ever raised Mexican quail or bobwhites
No we have not
How about the heat of summer in an out building?
We keep our quail in a 12 x 24 outbuilding. We installed an attic fan on a thermostat at one end in the eves and have a window fan at each end. One blowing in and the other drawing out. Make sure the one drawing out is on the same end as the attic fan. They need airflow
Didn't mention how long they lay. Can they lay thru the winter?
Especially they can. They need supplemental light to daylight hours up to minimum of 14 hrs.
I got my very first chicken last year for my birthday and she is a Silkie. She is an OBSESSED brooder and now that I don’t have a rooster anymore she is going crazy with wanting babies. I decided to get into quails and was wondering if I get eggs for her to hatch and raise the babies will it be safe for her to eat their type of feed?
She definately can hatch and raise quail chicks however the feed necessary for quail will have to much protein for your silkie
Homestead Evolution ok thank you..
I was offered 6 free birds the other day and I have now where to keep them so I had to turn them down unfortunately. Im looking to building to keep some but I know that offer will be gone if I build something to house them
you never know. Build it and they may come
How many females to males do you recommend to start a breeding program? I’m thinking of raising some in my basement.
I’d like to have enough females to provide enough eggs I can run them through the incubator and butcher the hatchlings once ready
12 hens 2 roos should work fine
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My goodness thanks for the advice. South Africa wat do I do to get some of those cards
Can you send a self addressed stamped envelope to us.
Great information thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for all the information!! Do you have to separate the layers from the meat birds or can you keep them all in the same cage??
The birds that we keep are dual purpose for meat and eggs. We selectively breed and once the new breeders are picked any birds that are left are slotted to meat. The breeders and cull birds are the separated into different pens
where i can buy a metal cage like the one you have?Thank you for amazing video information!
You can buy much nicer ones at local pet stores rather than big companies like petsmart or Petco (at least in mine I find stuff a bit cheaper)
May I ask, if you have layers for a while, will they get tough? Can you keep layers for a while then butcher? How do you manage having some quail for eggs, and some for meat? Would you have to just use the old ones for soup? Just for our family, not to sell. Thanks 🌷
We rotate all of our birds out at 12 months. We have had kept layers for 5 years before we started keeping Quail on a larger scale and they laid great for the first 3 years then slowed down. We have not noticed any difference in the meat as we brine for 48 hrs before cooking or freezing. We use our layers that are rotated out for meat and we also use all the extra males for meat. We suggest keeping 1 male to 5-6 hens so when you hatch you will always have extra males. I hope this helps
So just curious what if we use this for a staff meat source for our family on a small scale? Is inbreeding a thing with quail? if so How do I make sure parents aren't mating with their young? Does this make sense
We use them as a food source. You can breed within a line for many generations without issues. You can also Spiral breed meaning you keep 3 different copies and when you hatch you pit the roos from one bunch Ober the hens of another. There is a great explanation of spiral breeding on Coturnix Corner UA-cam channel
I am going to start raising chickens, but am limited by regulations to 6 hens. Can I keep quail and chickens together in the same tractor/coop? Thanks
No it is not recommended as chickens carry diseases that don't emaffect them but will kill quail
@@homesteadevolution thanks for the help!
Does the same go for Bobwhite Quail?
greetings and blessings excellent very instructive channel asked me if you sell quail eggs and send through the mail and how much would it cost for dozens
you can find that information on our website. www.ajfarmsllc.com
I was very impressed with this video because you covered all areas from start to finish. In addition you could have done very well with this video if you had added some live videos of your birds in the cages just a bit of a demonstration.
Lastly l will be sending my own self addressed envelop for you to send me those leaflets in the UK. Thank you
Thanks for the tips! We are awaiting that envelope.
Are Quail Birds cold-hardy!?
You answered my question... near the end of the video! 👍
Very interesting...do you think they would make good dog food. I am looking for a sustainable protein source. I would not want to butcher then, just do the cervical dislocation and give them to the dogs?! Your thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks ♥️🙏👍🇺🇸🤓
Hi Debra.
Yes we have several customers that purchase quail for raw feed.
@@homesteadevolution thanks for responding so quickly... I was just talking to my husband about my quail ideas. Am I right in thinking that because they start laying so young that they stop laying earlier than chickens? I am thinking we can use the eggs or feed them (the eggs) when they’re laying becomes sporadic is when we feed the birds to them. ♥️🙏👍🇺🇸🤓
These quail will lay up to 300 eggs per year like a chicken. We rotate ours out every 12 months during to the heavy breeding that we do to obtain quality hatching eggs. We have had the produce eggs up to 3 years before production drops when not in a heavy breeding program. The eggs are also higher in protein than a chicken egg
@@homesteadevolution Thank you... now to find some quail...♥️👍🙏🇺🇸🤓
I nee help with the feeders like you have to feed the quail with. I want to build them and I need to do it now. Will you have a video of it soon, I hope. Thank you
I have not done a video but you just take a 2 or 3 inch pvc pipe (your preference) and rip them down on a table saw.
How do you choose which ones to use for meat and the ones to use for eggs?
We have a weight requirement for our breeder stock. We also look at legs, feet and toes for deformity, and the clearness of the eyes. We also check for breast firmness in both males and females. The rest go to meat.
what's the smell like. Which areas of the house would you be fine with? Which would you avoid?
Are you asking about the droppings? Are you planning on keeping the quail in the house?
@@homesteadevolution yes and yes. If possible, I'd rather keep them where their care is the most convenient. They might handle freezing Chicago winters, but I don't want to traipse through x feet of snow to check feed, water, etc.
The smell can be horrible. It is dependant on the feed given and the cleaning done. We have eliminated the smell factor by using an all grain certified Non-GMO feed. If you feed commercial feed there will be a bad ammonia smell. As to the weather. They can tolerate sub 0 as long as they can get completely out of the elements an enclosed area with a small opening would suffice. I personally would not keep quail inside the house long term as the dander gets thick quick.
How much do you have to sell a quail for to cover your cost and make a profit? Are there restrictions for selling butchered birds?
That is a broad ranged question. It is completely dependent on several factors. The first is the cost of feed in your area. Another factor is the market. You could have a very low cost feed and no market so you would have to sell low. If you had a high cost feed and a large market you still may not sell due to high costs. Here we are lucky to have a reasonable feed cost as we buy ½ ton at a time and a very good market. We sell day old chicks for $2.00 each and they go up each week from there. A mature laying hen is $10.00. We do most of our sales in egg production. As to Meat regulations, it is different in every state and sometimes different within the state by locality. Check with your local Office of Meat and Poultry.
I'm gonna do a video on cleaning cages and maintenance of the birds. They do have a pungency to em.
This is just superb, I've been looking for "quail pens" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Have you heard people talk about - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (should be on google have a look ) ? It is a great one off product for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail minus the normal expense. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my partner got cool results with it.
What is the max temp for them to be comfortable in your metal building?
Our quail building is not metal. It is a wood construction out building. We have ventilation and fans running 24-7. We also use a swamp cooler when temps hit 80° we do have a video on making a swamp cooler
My quail is poping red can you suggest me what can i do, I can't find and vet in my village
What are you feeding it? Are they cage raised or ground. I need a lot more Info and then at best it would be a guess