| Have you ever given any thought to raising | | | | eggs, these birds are wild by nature. They |
| birds? It can be a fun hobby or you could do | | | | never become a domestic type animal. The |
| it for profit. If you have considered raise | | | | environment you put them in will always be |
| some specie of game bird, I would suggest | | | | unnatural to them due to their nature. You |
| raising quail. Because of their size, not | | | | will have to make sure they have enough room |
| much room is required. You could raise quail | | | | to live, grow and reproduce. |
| in your backyard, on your outdoor deck or in | | | | |
| the basement. | | | | To keep your quail raising venture fun and |
| | | | productive I would suggest you set up a |
| Quail being considered game birds, you will | | | | routine management schedule. It is an |
| be required to obtain a permit. You would | | | | absolute must to keep their environment |
| have to check with your city and state | | | | clean, make sure they have the right types of |
| officials. I would suggest starting with your | | | | food and always have clean water. Although |
| local game warden first. | | | | there are other things involved, these |
| | | | procedures are an absolute must on your part |
| If you would want to raise quail for profit, | | | | to help prevent disease. You may not be able |
| meaning you plan on selling your birds for | | | | to prevent all diseases from affecting your |
| meat or your eggs to be consumed or hatched. | | | | quail but following good management |
| They will have to be vet checked. Quail and | | | | procedures will go a long way in prevention. |
| there eggs are considered a delicacy and you | | | | |
| can probably find a market for them. | | | | If you plan on starting you quail farm in the |
| | | | city. I highly recommend putting some time |
| If you are starting out as a beginner, you | | | | and effort into building your cages. Make |
| will have to have everything you need in | | | | them something easy to look at and not an eye |
| place before you make a purchase of eggs or | | | | sore for your neighbors. The little bit of |
| chicks. You will need an incubator to hatch | | | | extra effort you put into building your coops |
| your eggs, a brooder to provide warmth for | | | | will payoff in the long run. |
| your chicks until they mature. Grow out coops | | | | |
| will need to be constructed, you will also | | | | You certainly don't want to purchase eggs or |
| need pairing pens. The pairing pens are to | | | | chicks, have them ready to move to their grow |
| house your breeders for producing fertile | | | | out pens, then start getting complaints filed |
| eggs. If you plan on raising for hunting | | | | against you. Even if you have nice neighbors, |
| preserves or release. You will also need to | | | | you may be surprised how ugly things can get |
| construct flight conditioning pens. These | | | | if they think you are taking away from the |
| type of pens will allow the quail to become | | | | value of their property. It doesn't cost that |
| flight ready before being turned out on their | | | | much more or take that much more effort to |
| own. | | | | make your quail coops like nice. It will help |
| | | | to satisfy your neighbors and it will also go |
| Raising quail does require some time and | | | | along way in helping you market your quail, |
| effort. Even if you start raising them from | | | | if that is what you decide to do. |