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| 2steps |
Success!My quail eggs are due to hatch today and so far I have 8 out of 12 eggs
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| judith |
Pictures.
We demand pictures! |
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| Fee |
Yep, definite need of pictures
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| Truffle |
a third for pictures!
Ours have just gone into the incubator, cant wait
What variety? |
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| Cathryn |
uh oh, quail are small and take up so little room and...
No photos please. 
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| 2steps |
I can't believe who tiny they are. they are Japanese quail but I seem to have a blonde one  I think the breeder had several types.
Ruby, the reason I decided to have quail was because I missed having chickens but cannot really secure an area for them and after losing all my hens and ducks in one day (wasn't even night) I decided not to have anymore for now. As quail can live in rabbit runs/hutches it'll be easier for them to be safe and they can be kept inside or in sheds too. The breeder I went to had his in a conservatory that was like a huge aviary. |
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| Mary-Jane |
Awwwwww...sweet.
I wonder whether Gervase would let me have some? |
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| Northern_Lad |
Quails migrate to new teratories don't they...? |
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| Fee |
I wonder if Paul would let me have some...rabbit runs/hutches, you say... | ||||
| Mary-Jane |
So will Gervase if I carry on suggesting new livestock... 
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| sean |
You could make flippers for them and pretend that they were tiny ducks. | ||||
| 2steps |
yep or those small indoor aviaries. If they were indoors you could probably keep them in any cage. I saw some pics online of some in those indoor rabbit cages you buy |
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| Mary-Jane |
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| Fee |
I'd probably go for outdoor, there's a little spot I'm thinking...about 6ft x 4ft, if that'll be adequate? Might have to do some lunch time surfing, can you recommend any good sites for perusal? |
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| 2steps |
Sounds good. I'm going to buy one of the hutches that has a run area underneath. Saw some covers you get for rabbit hutches too on ebay for the winter. I've been posting/reading on a quail forum and read some of the members sites. I was going to buy eggs on ebay but found a breeder just down the road from me and he was really helpful
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| marigold |
My cat would like them . Gorgeous pics.
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| judith |
They are soooo sweet.
I want some too. |
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| Cathryn |
I wonder if I should have some.
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| Azura Skye |
I want some too - I always liked quail.
Do they dig? I guess they must scratch about - could they disrupt young plants? |
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| Cathryn |
They are too small to do any real damage. But they need to be caged otherwise you'd never see them again. Someone I knew used on of those bakers trays upturned and moved to different patches of grass every day. | ||||
| Azura Skye |
hehe : )
I was thinking that it could be possible to keep them in the garden room outside, where we have a few pot plants and I plant veg in there too. |
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| Cathryn |
Perfect probably.
(That was the right answer wasn't it? )
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| Azura Skye |
perfect : ) |
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| Chez |
Do we need a separate forum area for quail-drooling?
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| Penny |
We may do ... want want want!!!! | ||||
| Azura Skye |
are they good little egg layers then? I had quails eggs a long time ago, and I remember really liking them as I thought they did taste creamier than chickens'. | ||||
| Chez |
Yes, they lay like mad. I used to keep them in my teens and pickle the eggs and sell them. | ||||
| jocorless |
Are you intending eating the boys then ? or will you just keep them all ? | ||||
| 2steps |
Do we need quail lovers anonymous?
I am going to breed some more of my own but do intend to eat them... but I've never killed anything before and don't know if I will be able too 
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| Chez |
I should think you'd be able to get those pliers things to work quite well with them if you can't bring yourself to wring their necks - kind of removes you from it one step. | ||||
| 2steps |
One thing that put me off with chickens was that I might not get it right first time and just hurt them  Can't see that happening with quail but I bet I end up thinking how sweet they are and how can I eat them? 
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