Coturnix Quail Anyone?

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Don't use 1/4" hardware cloth for the floor, the poop won't fall through and you'll end up with a nasty mess that is difficult to clean and birds who start getting bumble foot. Use 1/2" hardware cloth for the floor. Some places sell it vinyl coated so it's a little nicer on their feet. All of my cages are made with 1/2" hardware cloth for all sides; 2'*3' and maximum adult birds I keep per cage is 6 (1 male and up to 5 females). Most of my breeding groups have 2-4 females though.
 

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Finally got around to butchering some quail yesterday. Started out with 12, but fumble fingers dropped one. I have no idea why Raine and Karma thought it was a doggie treat. Took an hour from cage to kitchen.

Before the final cleaning:
 

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Forgot to add that I spent another half-hour cleaning some guts. Tiny little things, but tasty. Liver is easy enough and doesn't require much work, heart isn't much bigger than a raisin, gizzards are about the size of a plump grape. A lot of work for a tiny reward - but oh so yummy!
 

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Forgot to add that I spent another half-hour cleaning some guts. Tiny little things, but tasty. Liver is easy enough and doesn't require much work, heart isn't much bigger than a raisin, gizzards are about the size of a plump grape. A lot of work for a tiny reward - but oh so yummy!
That sounds like a way I could eat organs. Tiny, no chewing required. :gig
 

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I had let my numbers get pretty low for awhile so when I decided to hatch a batch I ordered eggs. Ebay has several offerings and some of the different colors of birds. I'm after meat so not worried about the different colors but some of them are quite striking!

I need to start arranging my breeding pens to see how many I'm going to keep over winter. My thought is to get down to 4 pens with 3-4 females and 1 male each.
 
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