Today, I watched 10 quail chicks as they left for their new home with a fellow quail breeder. That started me thinking about what a wonderful experience it has been meeting new…
Category: Coturnix Quail
New Coturnix Hatch
They’re here! They were born on May 19, 2023 the same day and time as the Kaiser graduation. I kept them in the incubator for about 12 hours before putting them in…
Incubating Japanese (Coturnix) Quail
I’m starting a new hatch. This one will be my biggest ever — I’m planning to sell the extras, so if you’re interested, email me at auntie@eastoahu96825.com. Here are the steps to…
Nothing but feathers and a foot
I lost two quail over the past two days. I think it was a cat. Not our cat, a feral one that’s been boldly hanging around the coops. Lost two hens, but…
Am I still raising Japanese quail (coturnix) in Hawaii? YES
For overall practicality, quail make excellent additions to your garden routine. Added bonus: hens lay an egg daily too.
You Can Collect Eggs, but Can You Harvest Meat? Culling Your Flock Isn’t Easy
It never gets easier, but it puts the value of life and food into perspective as an almost religious experience.
Celadon Quail Hatch Nearly Thwarted by Fish
Since last month’s quail hatch yielded only eight chicks and because all that hatched were spoken for beforehand, I started another incubation on July 1. The new chicks are set to hatch…
Eight quail chicks find a new home
I’m going to miss these guys. They hatched a day and a half early, strong and ready to face the world. I had the privilege of keeping them for five days before…
Early Quail Hatches for a One Year Anniversary
Five of a new quail hatch hatched two days early, on Day 15, exactly one year since my first hatch. Yes, that’s a bottle cap. Coturnix quail are amazingly small but they’ll…