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Coturnix Quail
Machias:
I looked through the older posts and read a few of the threads on Quail. Anyone still raising quail? I've got 13 in the brooder right now and another 50 eggs being shipped on the 11th. I'm picking up a three tier breeder cage set up this Friday and building some new cages over the next couple of weeks. Amazing how young they start laying and how quickly they mature to freezer size.
Timberstalker:
I've just started researching them. How do they do with temperatures - both hot and cold?
Machias:
So I'm a complete newbie myself, so I don't want to give out any bad information or "advice", but everything I've read they will handle our heat up here pretty easily with shade. It sounds like they will have no problem at all with our winter temps, but I'll be keeping mine in a insulated shed with a small electric heater that will keep the temps around 50 degrees. I don't want to have to deal with frozen waterers. They will need extra light in the winter if you want them to keep laying. Also reading a lot of information on a Coturnix Quail Facebook pages (seems like a lot of knowledgeable people at "Coturnix Corner"), a lot of folks swap out hens and roos once or twice a year. They generally lay an egg a day starting around 6 to 8 weeks and they are ready for the freezer around 7 to 10 weeks. Takes three eggs to equal a chicken egg, but they will have laid about 100 eggs before a chicken chick lays its first egg. Lots of people make pickled quail eggs, which I am really looking forward to. Sounds like they are messy birds, can sometimes be aggressive if you don't watch for it and cull the bullies. Not too expensive to get into really, particularly if you build your own cages. Youtube has a good channel also called Coturnix Corner, by a guy named Terry with a lot of helpful information.
Timberstalker:
Nice. Thank you for the information. And pickled quail eggs are ridiculously good!
Hope to follow along on your journey, Fred.
Thanks again.
Machias:
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