Keeping Coturnix / Japanese Quail

An introduction to my Organic Jumbo Coturnix Quail which I keep in my garden for fresh eggs.

[@mikecb39]

What a lovely soothing voice you have

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

Mike Brookes thank you.

[@37Sith]

Quail ASMR

[@misfitsa2826]

They're adorable.

[@markbori4245]

you are the mother of quail and they also loving you and you are so good mam I thing. your vice quality is so polite like sweet

[@brokenSnake]

You should be a voice option for Google Assistant

[@bea6564]

saifMSK ikr

[@virtualcoins5617]

This was great, I've been looking for "quail babies running" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (search on google ) ? It is a smashing one of a kind guide for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail without the normal expense. Ive heard some great things about it and my buddy got excellent success with it.

[@amirakennedy4591]

Cheers for this, I've been looking for "keeping coturnix quail for eggs" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (do a search on google ) ? It is a great one off guide for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail minus the headache. Ive heard some incredible things about it and my neighbour got great results with it.

[@goaway9141]

Lmao

[@benjhamincasadiego5383]

Winner of a video, been searching for "raising quail uk" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Eeyila Rudimentary Expediency - (should be on google have a look ) ? It is a good exclusive product for discovering how to raise healthy and fertile quail without the headache. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my buddy got excellent results with it.

[@danielhau4954]

Very informative video about keeping quails. Thanks for sharing!

[@Pavlovafowl]

Lovely to see someone keeping quail well instead of in a tiny cage. I started raising them organically in 2000 and for a very important reason, in that their eggs have therapeutic qualities and can cure a whole raft of medical conditions and in particular respiratory ones and those centred on allergies. This was known for centuries but only recently identified as the quality of the human trypsin inhibitor in the egg white. If you are having problems with them jumping and being startled then it is possible you need to up their methionine levels by sourcing their protein more from invertebrates and making their diet less grain/legume based. However, in the films I have seen on your quail chicks, they look pretty laid back! In the wild though, when they are young, they are then fed almost exclusively on an insectivorous diet. It's true it is hard going providing it all and particularly later in getting them to lay eggs if you want them to lay on a daily basis but you will get quail that show less nervous behaviour and you will start to see their personalities developing. It took me several years to get coturnix to raise their own chicks but starting with a bantam works wonders. The chicks are quick to learn and even though precocial will attach themselves to the hen and learn to forage and how to be a parent! It's 'paleo' nutrition and a planted largish environment that brings out their latent natural behaviour. I've even been able to free-range them on occasions. Predators are a real pain, rats and cats I found were the worse here. Anyway hope this is of use and really good luck! Subbed, liked, followed on Twitter, oh and Happy New Year, Sue

[@MAgaSUXX]

Wow, I didn't know rats were killers? yikes!! And the info on medical conditions...is that for real??

[@grayfrank9642]

Some people have a soothing relaxing voice you are one such person 👍✌️

[@mygardenanddinosaurs]

Great video. Really informative. I'm thinking about getting some quail and you have helped me immensely. Mags

[@stuartbennion]

Absolutely great video So nice to see quail being looked after properly Subbed. Thanks for sharing this information

[@ethansexotics616]

Better than a wire floor

[@p.c.6706]

i don't know why i haven't see this video but am glad i get to watch it. thank you for sharing your information about these beauties!👍

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

I'm going to be incubating some eggs soon so I will have some little chicks to video and they are so small when they hatch.

[@joshconway7587]

My dad works at a hatchery and with quail he sprays them with mouth wash and water 50/50 this kills all bacteria and improves your hatch rate by around 15%

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

Interesting. My hatch rate last year was around 80% and that is after they were posted to me as I bought them from ebay!! I am going to try and hatch my own eggs this year so will look into this if I have issues with them.

[@CluelessHomesteaders]

Thanks, just starting quail, helpful info!

[@GamesBens]

Wonderful video, thank you!

[@lisak7418]

Nice healthy looking birds!

[@GrowYourOwnLife]

This is a great video. Thanks for all the info, I will be getting some this year I think.

[@micheler3011]

Love your video, thanks for sharing. I subscribed to your channel. Blessings!

[@Dingbobber]

Those things are adorable haha, very fluffy

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

They really are 😊

[@BahianoReno]

Great video, thank you for sharing, keep safe

[@humanundergroundmusic5055]

I'm in love with quails

[@allifhasnan3115]

They’re so adorable!!! 😫

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

They really are 😊

[@krzysztofrudnicki5841]

Black soldier fly larvae are high in protein and calcium, and easy to raise, even on quail manure. One of the best options to provide insects to quails.

[@WhistleThicket]

just subbed! We just got quail! Can't wait for eggs!

[@charlesmartin7347]

Thanks for sharing. I love the coop. Blessings and more Blessings

[@kellyoconnor9773]

They can make themselves bleed by jumping and hitting their head but they can not break their necks. Great video 👍

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

I have never had one kill themselves by jumping up but read that this is something that they can do. I know that they spook easily though.

[@grayfrank9642]

The males are randy little buggers,mine were always jumping on the hens and pecking their necks especially when I had 2 males with 7 hens and they seem to compete against each other lol,so I culled one and now they don’t seem to bad

[@shakashrafali3452]

from bangladesh, so nice 🇧🇩

[@TheGrumpyGardener]

Great vid, any chance of seeing the set up inside the hutch

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

Of course. I will post the set up later in the week when it stops raining.

[@julianmarsh2758]

do you free range your quails or keep the captive

[@SaraMGreads]

In what weather do you start to use the rabbit run so they can forage outdoors?

[@hammyred919]

Do t know if you answer but how are they in extreme cold. Like Canada prairies. I have a heated garage for winter but it's at 5 degrees Celsius. Is this ok

[@teresa-greeneyes3886]

I purchased a rabbit cage that is 30 in width and 15 in height. Just a starting cage. It has a bottom that has very small square holes for quail. How many can I keep in this cage. And do you think it's OK.

[@Early100]

Awww, those little chicks at the end are so cute, another brill video full of great info as I didn't know anything about these birds before watching, wondering if they are susceptible to bird flu like hens as I'm not sure if all birds can catch it...looking forward to seeing some chicks hatching if you manage to capture it...no worries if you don't :) Ann

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

It's only me your right about the bird flue they have to be covered at the moment. I have a big tarp over the top of their run. The chicks really are sweet when they hatch and look like fluffy bumblebees and they are so small. I will definitely post videos when I hatch them out.

[@jessemiller2858]

How often do you clean your box

[@saltlifegull4091]

Sweet, look like well cared for birds. Do they need sand? Wanting to start this. Thanks for sharing, Angela!

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

I kept mine on wood chip but sand would work as long as it was dry.

[@BaileyZLeone]

cute

[@channellife9316]

my males have muffs on there necks but mine are Texas a&ms

[@howlingwind1937]

Thank you for your video it was very informative. I'm interested in getting quail for meat, but I was also interested to know about their egg laying. Are they like chickens in that you don't need a male for them to lay eggs, unless you want to breed them, or do they differ in that they need the male regardless? It's probably a silly question but I'm in the learning phase before I get them. In Tasmania there doesn't seem to be a lot of growers certainly not near me anyway. Cheers!

[@JOE-on4pi]

You do not need roosters to have eggs, you only need a rooster if you are going to hatch chicks.

[@mauxuwon6252]

I gonna buy 50 quails, so thx for the vid. How many grams of feed per bird a day? I live in thailand and the quails aviable here are cross btween japanese and malaysian. Any info about these?

[@Littlemissx1977]

Do you leave them out over winter? I’ve just hatched some and am wondering whether it will be too cold to eventually transfer them outside.

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

It depends where you live. I was on the south coast of the UK which was mild and didnt freeze very often so they were fine outside all year.

[@ankitgomes3398]

Do you use a lid

[@sawbladegaming5862]

quails are a good little pet5 ones you have time to play with it .I know because I have one I did not like him in the start but now i love him

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

They are lovely pets. I have just put some eggs in the incubator and I will be doing update videos on the chicks once they hatch.

[@b.s.6728]

They only live 2 years, how are they good pets?

[@Kikua1612]

Surely as a flock animal you should have more than one

[@ethansexotics616]

@@b.s.6728 same as hamsters, mice and gerbils. People think they are great pets and they don't live much longer than 2 years.

[@fringedweller9058]

Hi Angela. What is the name of the organic turkey grower pellets that you feed your quail?

[@bea6564]

Fringe Dweller You can also give them Chicken Layers Pellets 👍

[@bigpumpkin22]

Slugs, snails , puppy dogs tails ?

[@umairphoenix]

Male is so beautiful i wonder if i have one of them

[@Animallover-zj6hr]

Hi I’m just wondering do the Japanese quails fly or jump high

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

They can fly and I had 1 get over the garden fence but they can't fly well or get very far.

[@Animallover-zj6hr]

There’s a quail egg near the food feeder

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

Thanks 😊

[@janetteruiz9347]

dude i had no idea quails were ...dumb. mine drowned :(

[@janetteruiz9347]

my sisters cat woooah she just saw my quails and ran after thm xc

[@MegaMindyLou]

How long do they live? I’m thinking about getting some and I’m wondering how old will they be when they stop laying eggs?

[@ethansexotics616]

Not very Long 2 or 3 years.

[@dobe762]

who's organic turkey growers do you use? i'm struggling to find organic 18-19% ration, thanks.

[@Pavlovafowl]

Hi Stephen, Usually Marriage's are the biggest operation for organic poultry food. I asked them some years back about a specific organic quail food, as they usually need over 21% protein but they could only produce it in enormous quantities as a special issue. I think that's probably because there is no market for it at the moment as the EEC has no organic certification for quail...still...and so no farmer is going to be able to sell organic quail with any legal status. Turkey grower would be high in protein though and as Angela is getting an egg a day it must be!! I'm still making my own food, sprout triticale and an invertebrate rich diet but mine only lay in clutches and in the breeding season when I can get sufficient creepy crawlies from our compost heap. However I have branched out into home-raised organically fed meal worms, so we shall see. All the very best from Normandie, Sue

[@dobe762]

Thanks Sue, I thought I'd checked them out and it was only GM Free, but I may have missed it! I've been seriously considering some quail, and just needing to make sure all is in place before making the move. I can get organic layers ok. You are brave on the meal worm front, not sure I have time for more work, I've also tried sprouted grains 3x now and killed birds on 3x occasions, not sure if its because they gorge on it or if they are eating older stale stuff that seems to gather up, but they die on me so I'm really put off from trying again. And then there's housing!!!! enough to keep us chatting the rest of the week. I've read your pages several times and the greenhouse works well for you, I'm trying to come up with a plan...;-)

[@Pavlovafowl]

I checked on their site because it is a long time since I contacted them and it says they produce turkey feed in conventional, Non-GMO and organic but I'd ring them and find out because their site doesn't seem that user-friendly. I can't understand why birds would die from sprouted grain, was this local organic and what sort of grain was it? The only thing I can think of is that it could have gone mouldy or been somehow contaminated but I don't think they would eat it then. That is so sad, I've been sprouting and feeding organic triticale for years to the quail, chickens and pigeons and never had a problem, I'll check out any research available and see if I can find anything and PM you. Yes the greenhouse works really well for the quail, in particular the glass window extension, I'm trying to create a mini forest garden for them! However this is a nice set up that Angela has here with using them on her allotment, so they get good forage and in particular invertebrates. I know people move them about on raised beds, too just covering it over with game netting, you just have to watch out for stray cats! All the very best, Sue

[@dobe762]

Yes I see its there, but showing very little info on it, however it is ''Seasonal Product Only'' so probably not going to work out. Grain used was organic wheat and then organic oats grown local (soil assoc.) They are still eating it but in the dry state. Last bird to die seemed to have a sour crop, she didn't last only the few hours from letting them out in the morning. Your triticale is a new one to me! I just love those old grains that are more primitive and full of good stuff.

[@kit2130]

How did you tame them to pick them up?

[@ethansexotics616]

Hold them alot

[@trashyalice1756]

Question: are Quails viable as single pets or do they require a group of them?

[@alyssacampana8673]

Jumping Buddy you should probably have two :)

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

I would keep them in a group.

[@daisy-rw1dx]

Do I need to have a male if I’m only interested in eggs?

[@oexiladonilton8249]

Brasil 😉

[@inesekalnina8125]

did any of your quail actually ever break their neck by flying into the roof?

[@ethansexotics616]

Mine never do. They are pretty tame and come up to me when I walk up to their hutch. However I would imagine that there is a good possibility they they could hurt themselves so I would just not slam the door and make sure the ceiling isn't too hard. You can add foam pads by nailing them in.

[@geoff4022]

Hi do you keep these for meat, or eggs? Won't the eggs be fertilized if there is a male with them?

[@jackleo4435]

Geoff T Yes, doesn't really affect the egg I Am guessing.

[@LilSixy]

If you hatch out the eggs what should you do with the males if you dont want to eat them ?

[@huntermorrison8390]

Sell them

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

Rehome them as some people keep them as pets in an aviary.

[@_riazuooo_9924]

Hi,, which country this is I liked your small small working farm...

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

It's the UK.

[@oksana15051979]

I won’t buy quail where you stay?

[@mohammedbabaishajnr4019]

I wat to start wit 15 hw many male do

[@verusyn5354]

Does anyone now what to do if your quail doesnt lay on the egg it layed

[@grimm-oire]

Whiteninja Gaming 1 I'd say just get an incubator and hatch it yourself if your hen is refusing.

[@kit2130]

I'm thinking of putting 4 bantam baby chicks with my male bobwhite, 2 female bobwhites & 1 female coturnix. I'd appreciate any input anyone has on if I can do this.

[@fatherthomas1575]

K It size matters, eventually a pecking order to determine who's the boss will happen, by then your chicks will be so big the quail will be pecked and killed, possibly eaten as well.

[@kit2130]

TOM A.o. HAWK aohawk I decided not to mix the bantam chickens with my 2 quail. I got 2 more young female quail instead. Have 2 dozen eggs already!

[@seanchapman5959]

So do you eat Male and female eggs, do males even lay eggs?

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

Males dont lay eggs it's only the females that lay eggs.

[@phuu186]

personality or quailality?

[@MAgaSUXX]

i get it ...:) ha ha....

[@jennytuang5602]

Do they fly?

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

Yes but not very well.

[@hnubqub9945]

Where do you buy a quail from shop

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

I got my eggs from ebay

[@artaziemele8079]

I habe 24% protein

[@markbori4245]

thes quail are leaving naturally

[@ankitgomes3398]

You can keep them without a roof🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔😉🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@bule1902]

No

[@alyssacampana8673]

Ankit Gomes many coops/hutches have roofs that can be lifted

[@Yourmom_117]

I have three a male and two females 😂

[@ethansexotics616]

They will get over bred

[@georgemifsud1425]

malta tns

[@jacquelynchappel4434]

The part about the birds not being a nuisance for neighbors is untrue. They may not be as noisy as a rooster, but I am on this site because my neighbor has a Japanese quail and it is currently mating season (spring). This bird calls intermittently throughout the day and night, so much that my husband and I have started sleeping in a different part of the house and wearing ear plugs to no avail. The mating call or this one bird has interrupted my sleep and has begun to influence my health. So it is certainly a nuisance to neighbors. I hate this bird.

[@AngelasKitchenGarden]

I'm sorry to hear that. Mine were never very noisy and the neighbours never said anything about the noise and they didnt bother us during the night with noise. I wonder what breed of quail they had.

[@honeybee3317]

Coternix males kept with females are rarely heard. Males alone should be kept in bachelor groups away from females. It's better to keep them with females.

[@titaniumstrong8387]

Not baf