What to look for when choosing a feed for your coturnix quail!!! 

Great info as always. I know that I may be controversial but I feed 30% protein 1.5% to 2% game bird starter to all of my birds. I don't bother switching them to a breeder feed. It works well for me but, like you said, I am not producing birds for sale or egg sales, just meat and eggs.

Fun fact, I grew up with the Kalbach's. They are a really awesome family!

Starter First 8 Weeks Crumble Preferred 25% - 28% Protein 2.5% - 3.5% Crude Fat Do not exceed 8% Fiber .75% - 2% Calcium .5% - 1% Phosphorus .25% - 1% NaCl Layer/Breeder Crumble Preferred 17% - 23% Protein 2.5% - 3.5% Crude Fat Do not exceed 8% Fiber 2% - 3.5% Calcium .4% - .7% Phosphorus .1% - 0.8% NaCl Great information. Great channel. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you so much!

Thank you for the information!

Love the info, only correction is sodium (salt) is NaCl (NA - sodium, CL - chloride, not Ci as said in the vid. Cl can easily look like CI

Great information.

Kalmbach is a great feed! The only issue I had was getting fresh product from my supplier. The feed bags were always old so I had to change. Glad they are making it fresh for you! I think that the freshness of the feed plays just as much a part in the feed as the percentages.

Great information. Now to check what I have been using to see how it works in the ranges, since I have a lot of stock. I know where I will turn when I run out. LOL. Thanks.

Thanksfor all the amazing info!

Thanks Zack. This helps.

Thanks, good information.

Thanks for sharing!

Thank you Verna

Thank you 🙏

Appreciate your videos always great information! I’m back into raising my little buddy’s ? I wish I had known about these quail when my mother was alive! Mom loved all kinds of birds

So close to ordering some eggs from you. Can’t believe it’s gonna finally happen. So enjoy your site and all the time you take !

Thank you

I use Kalmbach feed for my quail, rabbits, and chickens, excellent weight gain, health, and egg production. I stand with Kalmbach across the board. Can't wait to get to Quail Con so I can meet their representatives in person!!

Had a question on live chat tonight. Got my answer

Great job. Do you have a problem with grinding the empty egg shells and refeeding to the breeder layer quail?

Salt, by the way, is NaCl. Sodium chloride. The last letter is a lower case L.

I just ordered my eggs from y'all/waiting for delivery. Got the incubator and template yesterday and now looking for food locally. Very difficult so I'm hoping to find it online - only ordered 25, was going for 50 since it's 50% hatch rate but the incubator/template will only hold 45 eggs. Anyway this is what I heard you say: 1st 8 weeks of life Starter grower 0 to 8 weeks old. 25 to 32% proteinstarter crumble, ideal but pellet ok maybe big, do not blend, do not fine blend crude fat - 2.5 to 3.5%crude fiber - no min, max 8% do not go over Calcium 0.75% to 2.0% Phosphorus 0.5 to 1.% Salt - NaCl 0.25 and 1% Beginning of week 8 to the end of week 8 Feed twice a day: first with Starter crumble and 2nd time with layer/breeder feed Layer Breeder crumble Protein 17% to 23% 2.5 and 3.5% crude fatfiber not over 8% max calcium min 2 to 3.5 % Phosphate lower 0.4 and 0.7% NaCL Salt - 0.1 and 0.8% Does this mean that as of week 9 and the rest of their life - they just stay on the Layer/Breeder crumble?

Have y’all ever use those small grains like what’s used for parakeet or small finches mixes in with crumble feeds

I'm very interested in why the transition from starter to layer is done in two separate feedings as opposed to mixing.

I’d also like to know what differences are needed in different climates. I personally live in a very hot desert climate. I feel our animals need more salt and more water.

I’ve always heard the 25-30% protein the whole time? Do you know why the recommended dropping it? I don’t have very many quail at the moment, so I’m not sure it would be worth it to constantly try to switch.

Hi zak i ran out of layer pellets and didn't get it over the weekend so i cud only get chicken layer pellets so i grinded it up. Now that I have the quail layer pellets can i mix it with the chicken feed to get a similar nutrition level? Also noticed how much cheaper chicken feed 25kg was compared to quail feed 14kg.

I use a game bird starter and for 6 months my quail eggs are still leathery when I crack it open I have to rip the skin inside to get the egg yolk out the feed has plenty of calcium

All I can find in my area in australia is 22% protein for chicks and layers. It’s a turkey feed. Will it matter if I feed this to chick?

I have hatched some quail chicks and I give them pre-starter ( magic feed ) is the name how long can I feed them with it

Has there been any update if they are selling this feed yet my area has a ton for chickens but not much or anything good for coturnix quail or does anyone know of a place online that ships say 40-50lb bags of feed for both type best i could fine was amzon but most of its 10lbs and would like to support a small business or atleast not amz lol

What do they say about fermenting for the coturnix quail?

New to this! What does mean if you grow your own feed, and or mix your own?

What's the longest you keep your adult Quails?

Do they need medicated feed when young?

What should I feed male quail

H&H Feed: Non-GMO soy free, all day.

That would be cool if they mass produced for those of us who don’t live in Ohio. I do use their feed for everything else though.

For the guy making this video, it's NaCl - that's a little "L", (pronounced el) not an "I" (pronounced eye)!!!!!! It's the chemical compound for Sodium Chloride - table salt!

NaCL not i

I have added quail to my family food plan about a year ago and haven’t been able to find feed with enough calcium. Have problem with soft shells and egg binding that I have read can be caused by low calcium. They alway have free choice oyster shell grit. What else do you suggest to supplement calcium.