Chicken Vs Quail...Which One Should You Raise? 

How many breeders do you have for 3 meals a week please

@@shaza6547 , at the time I had about 500 quail because I was selling about 430 dozen eggs atleast every other week .

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Thank you for watching my videos. I hope that they are helpful and good luck with your quail when you get that all kicked off.

Hi, I'm thinking about getting some for the first time. What do you keep them in in the house?

@@joanncreekmore4067 I started with 8 jumbo coturnix quail, indoors. Ended up with 86 within a year, but I was doing some tricks with increasing fertilization. Was given a British battery hutch which I modified for quail & it was a great blessing. Tall, but with a smallish footprint. The ONLY time aroma was an issue indoors at all was during the time they were in the brooder pen when their waste is moist. That required twice daily cleaning of the pen. Once they were old enough to go to the grow-out portion of the hutch, (3 weeks or so), there was no smell at all. A restaurant opened next door & as we had a suspended ceiling & shared the attic space, the health department put a nix on the quail, which, I think, was understandable & prudent. I thoroughly enjoyed my flock & all that they taught me. I just moved to a new place where I can raise them again, this time outside. I wish you all the best on your endeavor & endorse without a single reservation you learning here from Mr . Chris @ Slightly Rednecked. Listen & learn from him & you won't go wrong. The other RU-vid guys are good, no question, but they're raising 300 to thousands of quail. Chris just does a couple dozen for meat & eggs and looks at the entire process in a more cordial, friendly, homespun, manageable kind of way that serves the small or hobby quail raiser. May God bless your journey with success. -John.

@@johndufford5561 thank you so very much for your kind response answering my question! I think I just want to raise for the eggs first until I'm comfortable. I've watched several of Chris's videos today and can tell his passion and am thankful his willing to share. God Bless!

@@joanncreekmore4067 My.pleasure. You don't need roosters if you are just gathering eggs. The hens will begin to lay one egg per day (provided they get 14-16 hours of light per day) at about 8-10 weeks of age, & will continue to do that for about 3 years, without ever having been with a rooster. A rooster is required only if you want to incubate eggs to increase your flock. Otherwise you don't need one. The hens will just do what they do without one.

@@johndufford5561 Great to know! Thank you sir!

I hope that is a good thing. :)

Darn, now I'm hungry for grilled quail! I just ordered quail eggs and am WAY past excited! Building cages now. I will be keeping them inside during the winter and outside come spring. Thank you for these videos!!!

Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.

Chris youade a comment on one video that if you can't get game bird feed you can mix chicken starter and cat food. I missed the ratio of cat to starter......could younjlet me know please. I am just getting Quail on Thursday and want to be set up, game bird feed is harder to find. I do have three Lavender Orpington chicks so already have starter. I am guessing you would use non medicated starter? Thank you I enjoy your videos....☺️

I've definitely lost more quail chicks than chickens. I just had to cull one adult because its wing was broken, lord know how. Fighting maybe? Nothing in their room but straw, feeders, and them.🤷‍♀️

Hi, I'm thinking of getting some quail for the first time. Do you just keep yours in a bird cage? Can't have chickens in my neighborhood. Kinda like the idea of keeping them in the house.

@@joanncreekmore4067 I have kept them in a rabbit cage indoors. Right now I have a 16 square foot weed tent in mydiningroom for my bird.

@@donteatthesoap8196 thank you for responding! You only have 1 bird and it gives you eggs? That would be ideal for me!

can you get ahold of purina laying, thats what I use for my birds.

Can you supplement with mealworms?

You could order it on line and have it delivered. But probably would be expensive.

Just use the chicken stuff and add bugs.

You can use lower protein food once your quail get to about 4 to 6 weeks old. After that around 18% protein is ok. Good luck.

Nice. Sounds like a nice set up.

Found it!

They pull on the feathers when mating. You need to separate them to let the female heal and prehaps get more females so that the ones you have get a break.

People have had some success incubating supermarket quail eggs. You might also be able to order eggs online.

Cats won't be able to get into a cage with proper wire.

If you are asking if they need help getting out of the egg, that is not true. You do have to incubate them yourself as quail don't usually go broody and incubate their eggs. But you shouldn't help them out of the egg when they are hatching.

I don't know a lot about chukar so I can't really speak to them. I need to look into them a little more.

Really? That is a loud rooster indeed.