sara | May 11, 2011
I have been asked how to tell if incubated quail egg will hatch.
Deana is looking for signs that her incubated quail eggs will hatch.
Hello, I was looking at your website and didnt find the answer to my question. I’m currently trying to hatch out 48 quail eggs its the 21st day of incubation and my [...]
sara | January 18, 2011
The age of maturity of male birds will differ between species of birds. The maturity refers to the age at which the males reach sexual maturity and will start breeding with their female partners.
Quail = about 60 days old.
Hen = about 6-8 months old.
Partridges = male grey partridges mature from about 10-12 months old.
Pheasants [...]
sara | January 13, 2011
The age of maturity of female birds will differ between species of birds. The maturity refers to the age at which the females reach sexual maturity and will start laying eggs and breeding with their male partners.
Quail = about 50 days old (I have observed that female Japanese quail will start to lay eggs from [...]
sara | January 11, 2011
Here is a rough guide to the male to female ratio for keeping different varieties of poultry together.
Quail = 1 male to every 3-4 females.
Hen = 1 males to every 6-10 females. (The Domestic Fowl Trust normally recommend 1 male to 6 females for breeding chickens.)
Partridges = 1 male to 1 female.
Pheasants = 1 male [...]
sara | January 6, 2011
Quail keepers sometimes find that their quail will fly upwards and injure themselves or can fly out of a pen if the pen doesn’t have adequate roofing or even escape via the door of a hut.
Quail will demonstrate a vertical flight movement. This vertical flight can occur when quail are:
frightened or
startled by a noise, predator, [...]
sara | August 31, 2010
Here at farmingfriends we are a fan of Katie Thear’s books on keeping poultry and home incubation.
Katie Thear, who sadly died earlier this year, wrote 22 non fiction books about smallholding and keeping poultry and livestock. Katie wrote from first hand experience and her books are packed with tips and advice for the smallholder and [...]
sara | May 17, 2010
My friend “Mama” has sent me a recipe for roast quail stuffed with prunes that she says tastes delicious and is very simple to make.
Ingredients
6 Quail
12 half dried prunes soaked in a little armagnac.
Method
Baste quail with a little olive oil.
Put prunes that have been soaked in almanac into the body cavity.
Roast in a [...]
sara | February 20, 2010
Blue scale quail eggs have light or dark brown spots on them.
Incubating Blue Scaled Quail Eggs
Incubation period = 22-23 days
Temperature = approximately 99.75 degrees F
Humidity = Humidity: 82 to 84 degrees F wet bulb.
If you keep quail and want to ask a question to get some advice or just to chat about your quail then [...]
sara | February 6, 2010
The Mountain Quail is one of the largest birds of the quail family. The eggs are a plain light beige colour, without any spots or patches.
Incubating Mountain Quail Eggs
Incubation period = 24-28 days – I have read that the eggs can hatch over three days.
Temperature = approximately 99.75 degrees F or 37.5ºC.
Humidity = Wet Bulb [...]
sara | February 5, 2010
California Valley Quail are also known as Valley Quail and they are the state bird of California.
Incubating California Valley Quail Eggs
Incubation period = 22-23 days
Temperature = approximately 99.75 degrees F
Humidity = 84 to 86 degrees F wet bulb
If you keep quail and want to ask a question to get some advice or just to chat [...]
