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These quail are a few days old. They are really cute at this age.

Oh my goodnes...that is quite the bunch of cute little babies! Are these all yours JohnBoy?

So cute and snuggly soft.

FeatherHarp wrote:Oh my goodnes...that is quite the bunch of cute little babies! Are these all yours JohnBoy?

Yes, I get about 40 eggs a day from my females. I scramble them and put them in the microwave and feed them back to the quail. I only incubate when I need some to sell at the Kentwood Community Market.

Quite the handful! Very cute.

OK, if you plan to put them outside.... MAKE SURE YOUR CAGE IS SECURE!
I had 14 1 time, all died from a HUGE tx rat snake. They were full grown aswell. I'm just warning you because seeing that you live in Louisiana, which is real close to texas, i would guess that it is prime snake country. Don't underestimate those fatties, they are agile,can scale a brick wall, and can fit through the most bullet proof of cages. Just a warning, because i promise we had that cage bullet proofed, but no, mean ol' snake got em'! Thats just a warning to think twice b4 u put them outside.


They are so precious, eh? Like mini chicken chicks. God I loved mine. Goodluck.

Been outside for over a year. No problem here.
Anyway so sorry to hear about your babies. I find that button quail are button quails worst enemy. They can really be vicious and cannibalistic at breeding time especially. There must be more females than males. At least 3 females per male. That is my experience.