15 Quail Questions Answered

In this video, I answer 15 questions about quail asked by you in the comments section. Questions like: What do I do with cracked eggs during incubation, how to stop predators getting my quail, should I keep both male and female quail or just one sex, how to sex quail, quail run/cage designs, keeping quail tips, what to do with quail eggs, and more.
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[@user-ld2ee2bw2b]

Got quail at an auction, hen laying and I actually love the taste of the eggs. I would say it's slightly more robust in flavor to chicken eggs. Their eggs produce a type of protein thay helps alleviate allergies, feeding eggs to my cat when I have breakfast. Research beneficial bird for meat and eggs and well profit. They are super cute too.

[@sleepers123]

Thank you for that info!! Alleviates allergies, so cool!

[@solomon467]

Just as you alluded to at the end, I love listening to your talks while I am cooking/working around the house. It's hard to be in a bad mood and be listening in on your Aussie home adventures at the same time. 👍

[@ejbcuccioli]

Mark, you are extremely informative, sensitive and excellent at what you have chosen to do...very thankfully for all of us that are privileged to enjoy learning from you...best regards from Italy, Elizabeth

[@TrueM-qc7kd]

Man, you changed a lot over 4 years!! We all do!!!

[@johnskelly2542]

great to see an Aussie making videos about this stuff, good on you Mark, and a job well done

[@miriamking966]

Thank you Mark. I am being educated on gardening, ducks, hens, quails. Really enjoyable.

[@KDHUNTER2012]

Thank you again for your content. I had Cutornix years before but not for a while. I just ordered 40 new ones today to add to our 30 meat rabbits and 200 chickens farm. I am trying to figure if I want to put them in the "Ark" (my barn) or build a pen like yours-or just build field tractors. Lumber is SO DANG expensive it is very frustrating. I have 50 new 2x4's delivered a week or so ago. Building your cage/pen will run me 20 2x4's just for the frame before the door and such. The lumber was for my meat birds to be in tractors where I can slice each 2x4 in to a 1x1 and get 2 tractors instead of one. That is for the meat chickens. I think I will do the same for the quail. Anyways love your content, your homestead and the hard work you do for helping educating others in this lifestyle. Your a good man. Have a great weekend.

[@nicholasformosa2078]

Watched this video for a 2nd time, its still more helpful and entertaining than watching hours of other people's quail videos, trust me. I started watching Mark a couple of years ago because I was getting quail eggs. Now I've got back into my gardening, stayed positive over Lockdown, and made my 1st black gold thanks to these videos. God* bless, and thank You*

[@allenemerick1226]

I watch your channel all the time and never comment because you cover your topics so well. I just want to say thanks for sharing your expertise on a wide range of topics. I appreciate what you are doing, and it gives me the information I need to try new things. I am going to give raising quail a try. I have the lumber in the garage for pens as I type this comment. Once again, Thanks!

[@juanitadafler7233]

I really appreciate your videos whether it's planting a garden or raising quail. I'm hoping to start raising quail next spring. A Big Thank you from Ohio, USA!

[@donnamcdonald3709]

Thanks! I like this Q & A format; it's very informative. Questions I've had & researched for a long time were answered [I raise Texas A & M quails in Florida]. I would incorporate a Q & A now and then.

[@impressivesarasarabrown466]

I love this channel so much, I watch them over and over , I am about to get my first 5 females and 2 males Friday! I can't wait. Everyone tells me it's not worth it but I love them and mainly want them for the meat for my own family

[@OGCrypto33]

Ignore the haters, just do it

[@MissBetsyLu]

I want the meat also. Lol. Not too thrilled about eating eggs. Many blessings everyone.

[@SynthToshi]

Yes we need 15 questions every week or so, love the information you have to share about quail as I'm new to the sport! Thanks Mate!

[@FeeBee3001]

xD I was doing the dishes as I was listening. I plan to get quails for meat which I wish I had thought of years ago. Wanted to do that with chickens but my house was rezoned after I moved in so cannot keep roosters which was one of the reasons I chose my place in the first place. If I literally lived across the road I would still be allowed to have my roosters. I am on 1 acre and planned to be more self sufficient when I moved here 6 years ago and that has not happened. Now its time to start putting an effort in and start my veggie garden and fruit trees and have more then just chickens. Thank you for the informative videos. Love being able to go through your older videos and find what I am looking for.

[@wrenfubar]

Really appreciate all your videos across the board, they are not only really helpful but are also really enjoyable!!

[@drachenfels6782]

I am watching currently some of your old videos. I have to admit, knowledgeable and masterpiece. Only words that come to my mind.

[@sleepers123]

We appreciate everything you do! Thank you for being a great teacher!

[@celinaramirez3825]

Hey Mark! I absolutely love your channel! I'll be getting my first 6 quail chicks in about 3 weeks, very excited to raise them and have them help out in my little garden😄

[@furlockfurli2719]

Thank you very much for your wonderful work, your beautiful commitment, your sensibility when it comes to wildlife-nature-life and your calmness. I came across your channel by hitting 400 times refresh... and it was and is worth it. Unconditional from now on. Greetings from Cádiz, Spain. Miguel

[@learnmyskills8573]

Watching in August 2021 still like its fresh. such a nice person.

[@coyotebite397]

Your a very pleasant fellow to watch and listen to, and everything you've made are very well done. Your property is gorgeous.

[@robertchester2801]

I really enjoy the way you teach. I’ve learned a lot from your videos. Great detail!

[@royjenkins5266]

thanks for taking the time to post these videos... I absolutely love your channel

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you Roy, your support is appreciated!

[@myrmecofourmis]

Thanks for all the useful advice !

[@petergilfillan8340]

Love your Videos. Always informative & sound advice. I've just ventured into Backyard Quail raising & looking forward to all the adventures they will bring along lol. I live in Suburban Melbourne by the Beach & have quite the Urban Farm happening. I did my research & quail was the only Bird that suited this environment as they arent considered Poultry which are strictly governed by local Council. They are considered Aviary/pet birds so scoot around the normal regulations. Thanks again for all your advice, keep up the great work. Cheers.

[@rasospapinyodis9593]

i love this channel , Good Info!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you Rasos! :)

[@jonsaircond8520]

Great videos I'm watching from half way around the world in the United States. Just got my first batch of birds 4 weeks ago and these guys are great. I live only 1 hour away from A&M and I think it's great to here people around the world talking about Texas A&M

[@Selfsufficientme]

How cool is that! You should have no shortage of A&M breeding stock then. They're a great breed of quail and they have a slightly whiter flesh also (less gamey) than common quail - they're my preferred variety by far.

[@wwsuwannee7993]

A new comment to an older video. Remember the old cricket clickers we had as kids? These work well on quail and even chickens to an extent ( though no need to guess chicken sexes ). The male quail we have here will look up, and the females will duck down. The only experience I have is with Bobwhites and Scale (blue) quail. I reckon a crinkled up plastic water bottle might work as well if your having a problem with sexing them.

[@richardshomestead849]

Thanks for adding my question. I do like the FAQ type video but its also helpful to have that bit of video that you added in on this one. Another well done video.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks mate :)

[@samueltuvstedt7370]

Great video, Mark! Cheers!

[@busybumblebee9661]

So nice to come across an Australian KZbin 😊👍🏻

[@i8BBQ4Lunch]

I enjoyed your video. Thank you.

[@marnsmcc2053]

Hi Mark, thanks for this great vid, I'm really enjoying them all. 😊

[@rachelianni2567]

Great video, thank you. Especially love your gardening videos. 😀

[@Weaverfish]

Lovely video, thanks for the uploads!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thanks Steve, no worries I'll keep them coming! Cheers :)

[@robertaplatter6050]

Thank you for the information I will take it to heart on rasing them. I like how you do your answering to the questions. You are a good teacher. Keep up the good work. Thank you again Robin

[@adamwright7988]

Do your research. One of the wisest advice on any subject. 👍👍

[@christinemazzuchelli8211]

Really enjoy watching your video.Thanks👍

[@wahine-vic7017]

I just found your channel. Great information!

[@banadirfarm]

thank you so much for such wonderful information

[@TrickyTrev01]

Awesome as always Mark. Fantastic information. I did keep quail when I was younger, you have inspired me to do so again. Maybe they’ll keep the garden in check,as well as my native bees look after the flowers. Tricky Trev

[@pork2fork598]

Thanks for your videos,good job

[@amyreesor8128]

love your videos - have been watching and lurking for a while but wanted to mention that there is nothing wrong with sitting in your home and filming too ;)

[@melanieallen8980]

I am so excited to get quails..😍Wow..they have such a short lifespan....Great video!!

[@Mac6011]

Great info. We live off grid in White Hills Arizona and the quail out here are plentiful. Only been living here a few months so this summer will make a nice run like yours and catch some :-)

[@daytonn243]

thanks so much for your video! so much great info.

[@cazmarsh6395]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge on how to keep quail 🥰 I’ve been thinking about getting some many for the eggs, you answered all my questions now I just have to convince my husband 😆 that we need quail 🤞

[@Thankful_.]

Same here!!

[@whitetrim1]

Thanks for sharing!

[@marilyngandhi4213]

Thanks Mark for the Q and A :))

[@taliistheword]

thanks for the video mark

[@dianaliddelow7687]

This was great. Thank you,!!

[@emilystevens7837]

This video was full of lots of information and has really inspired me. Thanks for sharing your experiences and time with us!!!!!

[@Selfsufficientme]

Thank you Emily glad you found the video useful. Cheers :)

[@_riazuooo_9924]

Hi sir, I'm Riazudeen from India, I am selling quail eggs searching a buyer to export the quail eggs if you interested please contact me whatsup :9600012269 Email :[e-mail]

[@johnee1326]

I'm not done watching it yet but it's really good so far.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Oh good, glad you liked it! :)

[@brixtonbluebeat]

Thanks for the questions and answers video here. I keep a small number of bantam hens in the garden (in the UK) but a quail appeared in a neighbours garden, with its head skinned and a broken toe. Looks like someone must have let it go inside the house and the poor thing got injured before escaping outside. I like the way you keep your birds. I looked at a number of videos on quails from the USA but they all seem to want to keep them indoors in wire hutches and I don't think that's much of a life for any animal. I can't keep this little quail so hopefully the owner will turn up, however, your video has made me think that quails might be the thing for me when I move to a place with a bit more outdoor space. Thanks once again.

[@MissBetsyLu]

Quill can be raised in your house. That's why they're considered pets some places. Many blessings everyone.

[@kt-fz3tk]

Great video 👍🏽

[@josephethelbertclarke5611]

I never raised quail in the 51 yrs of my life, I must try it before end of 2022 God willing

[@cindysmith1700]

You are just fabulous

[@murphreport]

Really good info. Thank you. I love the taste of quail grilled and broiled.

[@MissBetsyLu]

Lol. You could keep a thousand birds in that much space. Many blessings everyone.

[@ZameeniyaSMBY1shafraz]

Im in love with this videos😍

[@megakaren2160]

Fun fact, the lifespan of your common goldfish is 15-20 years. Most don't make it to that age because they are kept in tanks that are far too small. Another fact about common goldfish, they can grow to be about a foot long.

[@MissBetsyLu]

Are they edible? Many blessings everyone.

[@johnee1326]

Another good video

[@ijk8822347]

You give such clear explanation on all info on quail....love ur channel.. can u tell me how to pick the eggs .. in the sense - how many days after its layed do you pick for incubation.. is there a max duration before an egg turns bad for incubation ? Also does it hatch naturally if left where its layed ? Forgive my silly questions.. I'm really new to rearing quail ..

[@ozarkmountaingirl8620]

wow great video on quail and thank you for answering my wire question. i will be starting the run this week so checked you tube right on time! We eat quail all sizes and one taste as good as other however when selling with all the literature saying Texas A&M weigh 10 ounces when actually some do some do not and I have a few down right tiny. I'm not even sure if culling them I can see a difference, I see more of the same ... all different sizes and the average of 7-8 ounces, so I may stop the practice before long of culling them. I guess its kind of like the egg laying, literature all says laying at 6 week when truth is most lay 7-8 weeks but can lay at 6 weeks. great video and all the questions were good.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes I agree, egg laying and sizes etc can all be different than the actual "word" - I guess every flock is slightly different. Thanks! :)

[@johncox8882]

There are times when you need to show the birds like you added clips of sexing the quail but I watch one youtube channel where he sits in his recliner discussing the topics on hand and adds photos or clips like you did for this one. Be comfortable and keep making great videos. I raised the A&M type several years ago and could find nothing on sexing them. So we culled the males we caught crowing and in just a few generations had quail that did not crow. To many males is the reason we stopped keeping the quail. Maybe I need to try and find some more.

[@impressivesarasarabrown466]

In the US Atwood's and Tractor Supply both have the game bird feed .

[@GoodmanMIke59]

Been raising, hatching out Quail, mostly for eggs, some meat. Feed: super breeder by "Southern States" (USA) feed 21% protein. the hatchlings, juvies get flight developer, 28% protein

[@paulhagan5107]

Thanks dude. Your Great.

[@theeaglegamers836]

thank you

[@jeremycanwalk]

thans mark! I just got my first 9 quails, dog got to one of them so iI had a taste test! very nice, thanks for the advice :D

[@maryzweers8463]

Thankyou so much for all the information, I like to do lots of research before starting something , I appreciate that I live in the same climate as you , just about all the tutorials are in USA , I’m on the Sunshine Coast, I’m trying to get hold of quail in this area and would you please let me know a good incubator to buy , i don’t need a big one , I made my own incubator when I hatched snake eggs( captive breed) and got 7 hatchlings from 7 eggs, so I’m fairly confident . Thankyou again for all your time and a great show, and for the dad jokes lol I feel like I have my brother here 😊

[@patzotti1]

Frist off love your shows Mark you really inspire my wife and I, Thank you so much. My question is you said to put the eggs in an incubator we were wondering if you can just leave the hatching to the birds themselves?

[@ralphbrown359]

They say quail don't go broody. But a bantam could hatch them!

[@paulmerriman5222]

Hi mark yes like this type program hope u do more like this,,, like building a chook run

[@jerrydavis7130]

Nice video. I wonder if they would breed on their own. Thanks.

[@SoniKwolf1498]

I'm thinking about getting quail for my backyard Suburban household to provide meat. One of my main concerns is noise. I have tried it chickens before but just having the females was too loud for my neighbors. A quail's Crow at least sounds somewhat like a normal bird call and not like a obvious farm animal.

[@shaunwrad207]

i love your poultry videos

[@Pixieworksstudio]

Hi Mark, thank you for the interesting video. How do quail cope with the cold weather? I'm in Wales UK. I've kept hens for over 35 years, and they cope with extra bedding, etc. But quail look so tiny. Thanks a lot.

[@kasiecrisman9229]

Great info. We are starting and want to hatch our eggs is it better to buy a incubator or make one.

[@probablynathan]

Thanks for the video Mark, can you share some of the recipes you use to cook the quail? cheers from Tassie.

[@Selfsufficientme]

Hi Nathan, lately I've been thinking of doing a series of recipe vids mainly on quail (as a way to show from pen to plate) so yes in the future I will. There's a cracker of a quail dish I cook up that's a huge hit at BBQs when we have friends and family over so I will share this recipe and cooking technique first. Cheers :) P.S Love Tassie - had our honeymoon there...

[@juliust8429]

Self Sufficient Me you should do a pen to plate on the eggs as well

[@nirvanamadpaul]

're days... box incubating above a light...two batches of 10, a week apart.. in doing so my first hatch was 20,21,22 and currently watching 1...poss 2 moving eggs. Temp between 33/41 spikes...humidity 35/85 .. 50/65 pref. First timer here. My hatching box is on top to the side slightly so one end lit..heated.. 38ish.

[@st1ffp0le]

Thanks for all your videos you have done sadly our 1st lot of 48 eggs only two have survived kids are abit bummed but just wondering my kids have 5 females and 1 male but they got the eggs of online , there a 12 incubator but we used the 48 egg incubator how can help them have a better hatch rate in the future? your videos on living in the city really have helped got a birdie bed and started composting my kids have watching your videos, can I ask why quails were not on the list but chicken was on the small space videos most places in Sydney nsw have limits and restrictions and the quails have seem to be best friends and mentally great for my daughter austim , again thank you mate for all your videos and look forward to see what you have install. I know you may not see this with all your views but you have no idea the positive impact you have set with these hard times. Thank you and if you ever get chances to more videos when comes small spaces I know my kids would love it. Thanks mate

[@GoodmanMIke59]

Interesting symbiosis between chickens and quail. My Hutch is above ground with manure falling down. Worms grow. Chickens like to eat the worms.

[@GoodmanMIke59]

I see that you are picking up eggs off the ground. I like that you have a walk-in Hutch but I might suggest having more sand baths. I find that when I have sand boxes in my wire cages that they tend to lay almost exclusively on the sand. Maybe it's different if you have them free-ranging.

[@selwynnewson851]

Can you tell me what feed you use great video

[@christiancowboy352]

Do you ever feed your quail any grass clippings for the greenery? Growing up, we raised fighting chickens. The brood stock we had in pens, I would cut weeds and grass to feed them a few times a week. Do you do anything like that?

[@wwsuwannee7993]

Hey Mark, you don't seem to have any nice tweety birds down there. Have you noticed the birds in Oz are all louder than a bell frey :) BTW your February looks like my July. I live in the semi tropics too and summer sucks, I hate it. In summer I look out the window and think, hmmm, I should go do that thing that needs doing...then I go Nah...I'll wait for 6 o'clock in the morning..get everything done real fast and go back in the hooch to cool off lol. I have a lot of wild quail on my property here (bobwhites), but I have been thinking about getting into raising them.....thanks for the info.

[@stepheneoinquinn7788]

great video, i was wondering what you think of breeding button and bob white quail for selling

[@karenhuedepohl1705]

Thanks Mark! Great info video on quail👍 I’m thinking of getting 2 females to provide eggs for me i my apartment. 👍

[@heathermason9584]

Quail look cool!!

[@themusenextdoor]

I loved all the comments from the quails, lol!

[@melindasalmon7477]

I have 24 quail eggs in the incubator at the moment. Have you used an Electric Hen instead of lights in the brooder before? EG ecoglow or Titan.

[@connieblasingame7996]

This was a great video....Larry @ Scoot's Organic

[@tinadory6830]

How do you keep mold out of your quails watering system?

[@lilly9787]

I was told to check the sex. The females will have staggered fathering when their fethers grow in where the males will have an even layer of fethers 🤷‍♀️

[@markhodgson8691]

HI MARK. Thinking of breeding quail for meat. Is charcoall ok in the bottom of cages on some sand of course. Will be making charcoal from my trees and want to activate under the quail to supliment the soil in my vege garden. Love your videos

[@draco_2727]

Thanks for the tips :) Although I don't know if that species is found in Dominican Republic, but! if I see them, now I know more about them :D

[@Selfsufficientme]

Yes no worries mate! Cheers :)

[@sleepers123]

Pythons and owls and hawks. WAUW! So jealous right now!!! I just love everything about nature! I do so love to watch birds of prey and snakes are beautiful arent they? Amazing ceatures! I live in Belgium and we are currently enjoying the return of the wild wolf in our environment. Well, at least I am enjoying it! Most people are afraid....so sad. Some wolves have dissapeared, some have ended up dead on the road, some were shot. Why are we so unable to share our world with other creatures? They are strong and we are weak. Maybe we dont like to be reminded of the fact that we are not at the top of the food chain when we meet a bear, tiger or wolf!! Unarmed humans are easy pickings.....soft, mushy and probably yummie like bacon LOL!!!!

[@RuffEdgesBakery]

Nice style videos :)

[@McDowallManor]

Cheers for the info mate. I love their eggs, but my wife isn't so keen. Given how much easier it is to process the birds, I reckon I'd keep quails over chooks any day (yeah - my wife disagrees about that too!)

[@Selfsufficientme]

Well Andy, there's a whole continent of people in Asia who love the eggs too just like you. Look, I don't mind them actually and I do love the eggs in Asian cooking or pickled etc it's just that I prefer chook eggs LOL Cheers mate :)

[@thomaswolf6507]

Does she process the meat? xd

[@McDowallManor]

@@thomaswolf6507 Hell no! LOL.

[@thomaswolf6507]

@@McDowallManor Lol, they rarely do. But if they don't process or procure the food, they have no right to complain. Of course, they will anyway :P

[@McDowallManor]

@@thomaswolf6507 Well, she lets me do it. She's okay for me to eat them but she won't be part of it or the eating. I'll take that as a win.

[@amandaritzau2602]

Doing some baseline research to start and I'm wondering since this video is so old I currently watch you but because this video is older has any of the information changed?