Concerning quail aggression and ratio, she’s spot on. My first hatch resulted in 7 quail, 2 male and 5 female. At 6 weeks old, a day after the first egg appeared, one male killed the other. Lesson learned. I had always planned to separate at maturity, but just wasn’t quick enough. Next batch are in the incubator.
@@homesteadingforbeginners 😆 I knew what you meant. Thanks though. My second batch hatched out 15 that are still going strong at weeks old. I gotta start building new cages lol
That’s awesome! I still need to get mine. We ended up getting chicken chicks instead this year. Maybe next year we will get the quail. Thanks for sharing!
I like how your video is presented in a friendly informal manner yet still very informative. Although I'm experienced raising chickens and other livestock, I appreciate the laymens approach. This is also a special topic for me because my grandmother (who's farm I inherited) raised wild California quail in her day. 😻 Your video is inspiration to raise them again. 🕊
This was really fun, exceptional information/descriptive ...this introduction to raising quail is very beautiful. Thank you, both! Also, I went over to 'Partically Redneck' and yeah, I see why he's very helpful about making the huthes. Happy Living!
Quail are great but as a rule you won't get rich, make a living or anything else with them. This has been my experience as EVERYONE is now raising quail and trying to make a buck which drives down the market. ALSO....quail are not self sustainable like chickens. They don't really free range well. There will definitely be a feed bill! Tractor supply has been the cheapest in my area and a 50# bag was $19 each and depending on the number of birds you could easily use 2 bags per month as a hobby. As a rule you CAN NOT sell enough eggs to break even and make up for the feed cost. Quail are awesome as a food source for the homestead! 2 birds per adult and 1 per child per meal is a good dinner. They have a sweet taste to me and I love the taste. You can freeze them, dehydrate the meat for jerky, use them for animal food...there are so many options! One last suggestion: STAY AWAY FROM HATCHING TIME CAGES! Great for a hobby, terrible for production.
Thanks for the tips. Glad to hear you enjoy raising them. I don’t do it now but I used to buy feed in bulk from our local grain mill. A group of us would do it together to reduce costs. I know how much feed can be and I can definitely see the quail being feed hogs. Thanks for commenting! I do appreciate the input.
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Concerning quail aggression and ratio, she’s spot on. My first hatch resulted in 7 quail, 2 male and 5 female. At 6 weeks old, a day after the first egg appeared, one male killed the other. Lesson learned. I had always planned to separate at maturity, but just wasn’t quick enough. Next batch are in the incubator.
That’s awesome!
I mean not that part about the quail aggression but that you have new ones in the incubator. 😊
@@homesteadingforbeginners 😆 I knew what you meant. Thanks though. My second batch hatched out 15 that are still going strong at weeks old. I gotta start building new cages lol
Is the lesson to separate the roos as soon as you can tell the difference?
@@christinatucker6153 Live & learn; thanks for sharing your experience, nothing like learning the ez way.
We have been doing quail for about a year now and LOVE it and they are so easy way easier than chickens
That’s awesome! I still need to get mine. We ended up getting chicken chicks instead this year. Maybe next year we will get the quail. Thanks for sharing!
I like how your video is presented in a friendly informal manner yet still very informative. Although I'm experienced raising chickens and other livestock, I appreciate the laymens approach. This is also a special topic for me because my grandmother (who's farm I inherited) raised wild California quail in her day. 😻
Your video is inspiration to raise them again. 🕊
Thank you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing.
This was really fun, exceptional information/descriptive ...this introduction to raising quail is very beautiful. Thank you, both! Also, I went over to 'Partically Redneck' and yeah, I see why he's very helpful about making the huthes. Happy Living!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for commenting. 😊
Quail are great but as a rule you won't get rich, make a living or anything else with them. This has been my experience as EVERYONE is now raising quail and trying to make a buck which drives down the market. ALSO....quail are not self sustainable like chickens. They don't really free range well. There will definitely be a feed bill! Tractor supply has been the cheapest in my area and a 50# bag was $19 each and depending on the number of birds you could easily use 2 bags per month as a hobby. As a rule you CAN NOT sell enough eggs to break even and make up for the feed cost. Quail are awesome as a food source for the homestead! 2 birds per adult and 1 per child per meal is a good dinner. They have a sweet taste to me and I love the taste. You can freeze them, dehydrate the meat for jerky, use them for animal food...there are so many options! One last suggestion: STAY AWAY FROM HATCHING TIME CAGES! Great for a hobby, terrible for production.
Thanks for the tips. Glad to hear you enjoy raising them. I don’t do it now but I used to buy feed in bulk from our local grain mill. A group of us would do it together to reduce costs. I know how much feed can be and I can definitely see the quail being feed hogs.
Thanks for commenting! I do appreciate the input.
Great video, I so need to get a quail starter set!
Thank you! Lol that would nice to have. 😁
Thanks for the supp food advice. I raise bsf in the summer and sweet potato slips so score.
im homesteading in south west missouri also
That’s awesome. I know Jasmine loves it there.
Thanks! Great tips
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the info 🙏
Thank you for watching!
Hello Jasmine. Nice seeing you. Thanks for the information.
Jasmine will be happy to see this comment. 😊
Have 30 birds per cage. Big cage with 5 males .theres no fighting at all. Your cage is to small.causing.fighting