my wife works at a sushi restaurant and we get the leftover sushi to feed my chickens and quail. they love it. and i love it because it saves me money on feed.

.. on hot days... cold watermelon or slices of cantaloupe are good too =)

Hi Chris I raise my quail outside like you and I put a light at night and all the bugs go toward it and the quail see them eat the bugs plenty of protein at night

@swinkeymo

2 жыл бұрын

Genius. But maybe not all night.

@reddiesteady9989

2 жыл бұрын

Can you have a look at my outside quail run please it's a short on my channel

@tullyriverquail

Жыл бұрын

The Klaus Schwab technique.. "Eat ze bugs!"

@johnwesley822

Жыл бұрын

Be careful with 24 hour lighting… birds, like most animals need full darkness for deeper sleep

I like to give my quail watermelon. I trim the rind leaving little white and cut it into 1"+ slabs... sometimes I even take a bite out of the middle. I used slabbed cucumbers with the skin pealed (mostly), zucchini logs, and halved cherry tomatoes. I've also picked wild strawberries for them on our morning walks. I've planted wild strawberry in my 25' flyway aviary. I throw in a millet stick occasionally and I look for plants that produce berries they may find in the wild and toss those in there. I supplement my feeders with cracked corn and give them a dried bug treat in the feed trough a few times a week or every time I refill my GQF feeder. The one thing to consider... how to feed them things like worms in a 1/2" hardware cloth floor that doesn't fall through before they get to eat it (like halved grapes and cherry tomatoes). I alternate food treat days with sandbox days. I use bear qt paint can boxes I get from when they restock Home Depot shelves for my sandbox. I used to cut the face off of family size cereal boxes leaving a small lip to help keep the sand in the box. I save old coffee grounds to add to my sand mix instead of dirt. 5 parts play sand 1 to 2 parts dried coffee grounds, 1 part firepit ash, and 1/2 part "food grade" diatomaceous earth. They love it

Mine love dandelions. Clover sounds great! Will try to see if they like them as well. Thanks nice videos~ Lots of GREAT tips. 👍

For my quail I have him in a guinea pig cage filled with dirt. I dig up fresh plants that have seeds and patches of grass and clovers for him to eat and he loves it. I replant is cage once a week I also catch him small grasshoppers and pill bugs and ather small insects. He even has a sand pit in his cage! Soon once the new quail hatch and are old enough I'll be doing it more often. Lol I do enjoy it because they are happy!🤗💓

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

Nice. Sounds like your bird is a little spoiled. :)

Hi Chris, got my quail eggs today and there in the incubator. I'll keep you posted!

Good tip about the avocado! I did not know that. I am doing lots of research before building a hutch and buying a few birds or fertilized eggs. Taking my time to learn about them before the spring.

@Thankful_.

2 жыл бұрын

🙋🏽‍♀️ Me too!

The pet shop in my neighborhood sells little boxes of crickets and the quail love it. They don't seem interested in worms or any kind, but they have fun hunting and eating the crickets. Enjoying your videos in San Francisco, CA

@Slightlyrednecked

3 жыл бұрын

I bet that is a lot of fun to watch.

Hi from Srilanka the treats for my quails are spinach and S fly lava. All my Kichen waste goes into the lava box and on a daily basis they get the protein.

I like how you always chuckle when you say "...or heck, even in a spare room in your house."

@Slightlyrednecked

3 жыл бұрын

lol. I never noticed that before but I guess I do.

@mohammedqadri9137

3 жыл бұрын

@@Slightlyrednecked thanks for replying. Btw I love all your videos. I recently hatched my first quails with your help.

Thank you Chris just starting you have been very helpful God bless

No chocolate 🍫! u made me snicker! I’m glad I don’t have to share my chocolate when I get quail! I happy to learn through that I’m going to be able to share many of my garden veggies w them!

Love the quail videos. Wish there was more.

@Slightlyrednecked

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I have a ton of quail videos already and will be making more soon.

i really like all your videos, so informative. Glad I stumbled onto your channel.

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind comments. I am glad you stumbled onto it too. :)

Hey just watched you last live video, been packing for moving day and unfortunately we were unable to log on while you were live. First off Great Videos very useful!!! You mentioned you might add ducks. We raised ducks for a short time, maintenance was too much for us personally, so just thought we would mention a couple things in case you aren't already aware. They need a lot of water and if you are going to use a pool rather than dig a small pond, they use the bathroom almost every time they get in the pool we had to fully clean our pool 2 times a day every morning from their night swimming and every evening from their day swimming. They seem to be awake a lot through the night. And the small kiddy plastic blue pool you can get from dollar store was okay with two ducks at a time, they eat constantly and we allowed ours to stay in a fenced area rather than a duck coop they love to forage. They can be very messy, lots of clean up with them unless they are free range with pond access. If you hold, pet them often from ducklings to adulthood they did very well with our kids. However for meat raising its much slower than quail and rabbits. If you incubate them you might have good production after they start laying but if you allow them to hatch their own eggs you might not get many ducklings per year. They might be 5 to 7 months before they start laying of course that depends on the breed and individual ducks. For us they required too much work (2 to 4 hours a day in fenced area) and feed. Im sure it could probably work out in the long run. Buying adults might be better to jumpstart production but you want to make sure to ask seller about their social behavior to ensure your children don't get hurt, some ducks can be aggressive, my husband had a co-worker that ran into that problem. One would run after and attack his wife and son every time they walked outside. Everyone my husband has delt with says duck are high maintenance. Hope that's helpful!!!

@Slightlyrednecked

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks, that is helpful. I am aware of those issues and working on solutions before I ever get any ducks. They would primarily be for egg production because a fried egg sandwich made with duck eggs is amazing. :)

Very informative.... Cucumber... got it... Will feed my quails today. Thanks

Great video. Just subscribed. Getting my quail in a few weeks!

Great vid man, straight to the point excellent.

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

thank you. I am glad you liked it.

'treat them like chickens'- correct! when there is a discount on pasta I usually stock up and cook them some throughout the week (not to much). they love it. good info!

@Slightlyrednecked

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and glad you liked it. Good suggestion on the pasta too.

You should totally make a video on what rabbits, quail eat and what they can and can’t eat

Chris, Quail Rock Star!! thanks for the info!!

I got alfalfa cubes for my rabbits and they want absolutely nothing to do with them. Can I feed these alfalfa cubes to quail? Mine are only 1.5 wks old. If not now, could I give them to them later?

You might cut a square of sod with clover, put it on a tray, water it, until it is gone, replace the sod square, then cut another one.

I cut down on my feed by growing big patches of Miami spinach. I eat it a lot too. Great plant.

I grow Butternut Squash and Oregano specifically for my poultry. I plant it in late May so that its still fresh because I will boil pieces and make it into a warm slop for my birds during the winter months. It also helps supplement greens when the grass is dead.

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

nice. Sounds like you have some spoiled birds. :)

@sveaallan5253

6 жыл бұрын

Slightly Rednecked Yeah. There more pets than producers, but they earn their keep so they deserve some treats during the winter :)

I have hatched quail and chuckers for years and they are just pets to me. I put leg bands on most of them just in case they get out of the pen all my neighbors know where they come from. I geat a great injoyment when the eggs start to hatch and they always eat out of my hands when I give them boiled eggs and I also raise my own mealworms. I feed wild birds and plant items that draws them to my home. Sometimes they act like spoiled kids.

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

sounds like they are spoiled kids. :) sounds like you have a nice set up.

i will be moving within half a year and am hoping to get a garden, when i do i plan to make a simple run for them and use part of it as a compost pile. (avoiding toxic plants of course) my idea was that that way they'll have access to vegetable scraps and the worms that live in there, and will probably keep the compost seed and snail free, and since i eat eggs a lot, quails seem a suitable source that won't annoy the neighbors. thanks for all your informative videos, still looking for an in depth guide on making complete feed myself, to press cost of keeping them healthy.

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

That sounds like a pretty good idea. I have thought about some kind of run I could build in the garden but haven't come up with a good solution yet.

@aonirnolaloth

5 жыл бұрын

@@Slightlyrednecked unfortunately i'm not getting a backyard, so i'll need to make plans for a balcony hutch

or since they enjoy what chicken eat, can i just mesh the chicken pellet and feed it to them ? maybe just layer pellet crushed. thanks andrew

When it comes to seeds. Do you need to crush them up so they can eat them? Or could they eat like a whole sunflower seed? I don't have any yet I am getting them next month and just trying to learn

I hear that Oregon grape berries and pyracantha berries are good treats - both grow like weeds in my yard

Thanks, Since I have started raising quail, this good to know.

@Slightlyrednecked

7 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching and glad you liked it.

Can you feed grounded beans?

We have acreage leased to the government for Quail and songbird habitat. The information we recieved states that insects make up almost 200% of newly hatched quail and if I remember right that extends out to 6 weeks or so.I would be interested in finding out where this information is coming from. I think I should cross refference it with what the government is putting out. Thanks, Wade

Excellent! Thanks for this good video very informative.

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.

when can we feed them vegetate? new borns or adult? or just one day old

Cheers! Donating our parsley to friends before the birds hatch

Thank you so much for the video :) It's been very helpful! What type of gamebird feed do you use?

Really cool thanks i feel more motivated now i have some jamesmarie and texas am and some botton quails too good to know someting new realy gonna. Help me alot .

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

Nice. Thanks for watching and I am glad you found it helpful.

Thanks for tips, very helpful.

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. I am glad you liked it.

My quail love to be fed all the weeds and berries and fresh new grass. I also give them maggots, mealy worms and fresh earth worms. They love the watermelon rinds and cucumbers as well. I also take what they don't eat out of the cage at the end of the day as a good practice. I keep grit and ground up chicken egg shells in the cage as well. Their favorite weeds so far... dandelion leaves, clover, purslane and new grass. One note of caution.: If you feed them all these good things they won't eat their game feed as much. They will treat you like the welfare system and start demanding more. My quail are so excited for whatever's next that I'm bringing that they jump on me and mob me. So be ready for the change. I enjoy spending time with the birds and it's important to me to give them as much fresh real and clean food as possible so they stay healthy.

I have a small flock of young coturnix quail and they can't get enough cucumbers! They'll eat zucchini, but I haven't yet found much else they care for as far as vegetables go. I'm going to try brussel sprouts tomorrow. I have one hen in particular though, who is much slimmer than the rest and who might be preferring vegetables over feed, and may not be getting quite as much to eat as she needs. She does also go crazy for meal worms, and is the first in line at the oyster shell bowl every morning, so she is eating other things, just not so much the feed.

What's your recommended maxiumum on mealworms per quail?

What kind of fruit can I feed my quail?

Most of my birds love lettuce. They start eating it before I move my hand away. I have one pair that don't touch it though. I give them a little gem lettuce as a weekend treat (or any time I go shopping). I also give them mealworms to help with protein and they all love those. The roosters make a lovely call to the hens as they offer them the worms.

@Slightlyrednecked

7 жыл бұрын

nice. Stay away from iceberg lettuce but romaine is fine. Good suggestions.

This surprised me as I have quail and I feed them my vegetable scraps (peels) so potato skins chopped up is one of the normal things I feed my quails and I havent had any issues at all. My four quails have 2 handfuls of food scraps per day (mostly potato, carrot, pumpkin). Mine also have commercial game bird pellets on hand all the time

@keeplearning4441

3 жыл бұрын

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Alfalfa sprouts? It's also high protein.

May I add one caution concerning feeding bread to quail. Like chickens and most other birds, quail have a crop which is a pouch or pocket on the esophagus. It stores things they eat so it can be softened with saliva and mucus. Feeding bread sometimes fills the crop and it can block the esophagus, forming a firm dam. If bread is mixed with enough seeds and other material, a firm "dam" may not form. This blockage is sometimes life threatening. The crop can be felt where the neck attaches to the chest. So I would suggest you stay away from feeding bread. They sometimes "honk" trying to move this firm mass of food, just like we get the hiccups (but we don't have a crop).

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

That is a good tip. Thanks for your comment.

Thanks for you God Bless! Same to you brother.

I tryed cucumber and my quail loved it.Not growing any next year so I hope they will like cantelopes.

@Slightlyrednecked

4 жыл бұрын

I bet they will be just as happy with cantaloupe.

My quail just hatched

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

awesome. Congratulations.

*Please tell someone how to know adult quail birds*

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

I think you are asking how to know if they are adult birds or not. it is pretty easy to tell really just by the size of the bird. And if they are laying eggs and crowing they are adult birds. I hope that helps.

Some of these questions...i see why u hv hair like mine...lol I hv subscribed, enjoy your videos. Take care

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

lol. Thanks so much. Glad you like the videos.

Is it possible to re-use the quail feces as a fertilizer? And if so, do you know any good ways to do so? Another one, My chickens are cannibals in the sense I can feed them eggs(cooked) and they happily devour it with out any problems, can quails do the same?

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

You can use the droppings as fertilizer. It is very "hot" (high in nitrogen) when fresh. it is best to mix with some kind of carbon material like dead leaves or straw and let it compost for several months before using on your plants. And yes, you can feed eggs to your quail. They behave much like chickens in that way.

Two questions; 1.) I live in Chicago, it gets to 40 degree low where I live. I have chicks that are 2 weeks old today. They’re living inside without a heat lamp now. I want to take them out to my garage that will be closed and heated. I will also give them a heat lamp in their pen. Will they be okay in my garage with those circumstances. 2.) can I feed vegetables to my 2 week old quail

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

In a heated garage with a heat lamp, they should be fine. At about 3 to 4 weeks I usually move them outside in 40 degree weather and they do just fine. And yes, you can feed them vegetables at that age.

Great video

@Slightlyrednecked

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

good idea. thanks for sharing.

@Slightlyrednecked

7 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching.

hii, if i can find quail feed, can i just you the mix of nuts seed treat for wild bird ? you know those that we hang onto a stick to lure bird to eat it ? thanks

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

You can offer them seeds and things like wild bird feed but they also need additional things like calcium and higher protein. They really need insect (animal) protein in their diet as well. Also, if feeding seeds they will need some kind of grit. You better bet is to feed them some chicken mash like you stated in your other comment. You might look to see if you can find turkey starter. It is pretty much the same as game bird starter. Or ask if you local feed store can order in game bird starter for you. Hope that helps.

You mentioned you new water cups and them allowing to much water in their droppings we were wandering if you use something to catch their waste or if you collect it by shoveling. We are trying to figure out the best way to collect for compost without destroying the ground under the coops.

@Slightlyrednecked

7 жыл бұрын

I let it drop to the ground underneath the hutches and shovel it out a few times a year. I wanted it to "destroy" the grass underneath so i didn't have to mow it. On my rabbit hutches I use a tarp and have it drain into a rubbermade tub. I hope that helps.

Are apples okay? We have all these apple trees and the ones that fall, maybe I can feed them to our quail?

@kranxonpotato5609

3 жыл бұрын

Hell no feed them the fresh stuff

Please help I have a lot of carrots, too much for my family and I to eat can quail have carrots?

@LaconicMuse378

2 жыл бұрын

Donate to horses, goats, pigs, rabbits, your neighbors, homeless shelters. So many possibilities. Even dogs can eat carrots. But I doubt quail would be able to eat carrots. They wouldn’t really be able to get to them in the wild…

And what about spinach? My friend gives his quails spinach they tend to eat, but I don't give my quails. Unless, I get some informations!

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

Spinach is fine to give to them.

My Quails are not interested in the barley fodder. It's day 1 of their introduction to it. Should I withhold commercial feed for a time to encourage the switch?

@Slightlyrednecked

Жыл бұрын

It might not be a bad idea to cut back a little on the feed. I don't know if I would completely remove it though.

Can they eat duckweed ?

Is mint alright? There is quite a bit of it growing along my garden edges

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

It is ok to feed to them but I am not sure if they will eat it or not.

Only Bsf Larvaes enough for feed them or need to mix with oher things (seeds.vegetables etc.)?

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

They really need other things too. I would use BSF larva as a supplement to their current feed not as the main feed for them.

Another interesting tidbit is quail love ants and any other small insects really. They are great at eating little garden pests. I've heard of cages built to fit over raised garden beds where the quail are let loose to eat the unwanted critters. Once the veggies are well started, the quail generally don't bother with the plants. Thoughts?

@Slightlyrednecked

7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a good idea. I haven't tried it myself though. Maybe i will do it some day and see how it goes. If you do make sure to shade it though so they aren't in full sun while working.

sorry man they are Grey francolin not quails but my quails give a lot og eggs but dont hatch them and plz do tell me breeding season and info of partridge i also have them all birds live in the same cage but sep portions

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

I am sorry but I don't really know much about partridge so I don't think I can help.

Hello, I have seen multiple videos on people housing valley quail, do you have any tips on them? I have also seen valley quail being housed with bobwhites and I was thinking on making a large quail aviary with all the north american species. Any thoughts? Edit: You have earned a sub!

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the sub. Unfortunately I have never raised valley quail so I can't speak specifically to them but I can't see that they would be a lot different in terms of housing. If you want to build an aviary for them it will need to be pretty big or you will be cleaning it out every day. I would love to have a big aviary for my birds but i just don't have the resources to build one that big. Those are just my thoughts on it

Hi 😊 can I feed them with quinoa? They seem to love it and it's full of protein

@donwilliamson7733

3 жыл бұрын

If you are rich 😁

So just feed them their natural diet. Seeds and green grasses. Canary seed would be best, so I am learning. Thanks.

Great video. How much meat do quail usually dress out after processing? I really enjoy the channel.

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

I don't know that I have ever weighed them but I generally eat two of them when I have dinner (with other things of course) if that helps.

is a maggot bucket a good idea? a bucket with foodscraps with a bunch of small holes along the bottom area for maggots to crawl out...

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

It isn't a bad idea. the downside that I can see is that it will smell terrible. But that is about it.

can they be fed ground meat and fish scraps for 20% of protein diet instead of grubs/worms/etc?

@Slightlyrednecked

4 жыл бұрын

You can feed them ground meat and fish scraps. You would want to make sure that you only give them as much as they will eat in 24 hours though, those things spoil very quickly.

i got a question is it ok to feed ur quail dried food only? or i have to feed it loads of different food???

@tesha199

2 жыл бұрын

Diversity is better than any other solo food choice

My blues scales love love love strawberries

@Slightlyrednecked

Жыл бұрын

Nice. I haven't tried strawberries with my birds but I bet they would love them too.

I think one of their favorite foods especially on a hot day is iceberg lettuce.

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

Just be careful. Iceberg lettuce really isn't good for any animal so only feed small amounts.

@alexwang982

6 жыл бұрын

Seems ironic. Iceberg

@sabaansari2365

4 жыл бұрын

My quail doesnot hatch ever🙁

Can quail eat guavas ?

This is interesting part about avocado. no one animal can eat it, only human.

@anatoliy8212

3 жыл бұрын

@marian roberto I don't know, I can not compare, never had a shit.

@anatoliy8212

3 жыл бұрын

@marian roberto Well some people don't eat fish eggs or herbs with bitter test, but some do love it. I don't like avocado without spices it is not very pleasant test, but in the Mexican sandwich with meat and sour cream test very good.

@Thankful_.

2 жыл бұрын

@@anatoliy8212 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

2 questions, 1 what part of Mo are you in and 2 , do you have a video on what you do to the cages in winter

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

I am in Joplin, and I don't really do much to the cages in the winter. I have to take the water system down and switch to water bowls but that is about it really. They have a closed in space to get out of the wind so not much else needs to be done.

@sirrobbysterling9493

5 жыл бұрын

@@Slightlyrednecked I actually went through your earlier vids and seen .....ty

Watermelon and cantaloupe they love

I’m so upset. 4 eggs hatched but 2 died. How long should babies stay in the incubator ? I just put my 2 in a home made brooder box but it’s not as warm as the incubator. My first time. I don’t want to loose the 2 I have. They just climb in my hand and are so happy when I hold them. Please help 🙏

@kmyang89

4 жыл бұрын

You need a lamp that is at least 200 watts to keep them warm until they are 4 to 6 weeks old. Dry living space. They should begin feeding on game bird feed with high protien until they are 4 to 6 weeks.

@cocococonut3399

3 жыл бұрын

My hubby diy brooder, from online brown shopping box but walled the inside with aluminium foil, made a whole to insert table lamp bulb, used 240V bulb.Checked temp 99F. If it is too hot we let up a bit of the lid. It worked.

@jmseipp

3 жыл бұрын

I use an Infrared bulb. You can buy them at a feed and seed store or Home Depot. Keep

Mine loves the gamebird ration mixed with wild bird seeds & especially the seed nut bag mixtures. I also mix in dried mealworms. He doesn't like any fruit but watermelon but gets really excited when I bring in dandelions & grass with seeds attached.

@kit2130

6 жыл бұрын

Oh I also mix in a little chicken scratch too. I keep it all in an airtight Tupperware container. Mainly they need a lot of protein like the gamebird feed, nuts & mealworms.

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a lot of work but nothing wrong with that. You probably have a very happy bird (or birds). :)

@kit2130

6 жыл бұрын

Slightly Rednecked well he's an indoor pet right now but I also put him out in a gridwire run on grass. They just have the cutest little sounds. He got a respiratory illness a couple months ago but recovered with diluted baytril in electrolyte & regular water, mixed & with a small heater. I didn't think he was going to make it. He was blowing bubbles from fluid in his lungs & sneezing. I kept him on the meds for 5 days. He still sneezes at night a little. A humidifier might help maybe. Anyway I like to share with fellow quail owners & I really like your videos. Thank you!

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind comments. I am glad you like the videos and thanks for sharing your story.

Hello! Sir my quail has stopped eating feed. It's been 4 days... Please HELP!

@fhlranch6233

2 жыл бұрын

HAVe they started eating? what are you feeding?

Great video….I have a large amount of laying chickens I boil my extra eggs and mash it shell and all they love them lots of vitamins and protein …wondering what your thought are on eggs for added protein ..any downsides? Also I had a ant problem in my kitchen on the counters had traps out didn’t work ….so put some sugar with a few drops of water mixed in at night in the morning it’s covered with the ants I just take it our and the birds go crazy! Just an idea have no idea the nutrition of ants but don’t think it will hurt other than the sugar giving them type2 diabetes! Great vids thanks for all the info!

@Slightlyrednecked

Жыл бұрын

Interesting idea. I never thought of that. :)

I just got some quail, and I have been picking them up, but how should I tame them do their really friendly?

@BrieyaSilverweb

3 жыл бұрын

Most sites on quails & any of the quail farmers around me tell you to handle them at least once a day, each chick, being careful. Not all will be 100% calm. Personalities and such. If they are already adults, it can be hit or miss. Still, keep trying, mock pecking things with your fingers, talk cheerfully to them. I have a friend who rescues the stray pet quail here and there, and some become fearless with her, some ignore her, some are just scared of their own shadow. Main thing is to figure what their personalities could be like, what they like individually, and just do your best. :) I hope this helps.

@darkmistico

3 жыл бұрын

feed them with your hand so they think you are like a food machine and come right to you like chickens

My quail lays eggs but she doesnt hatch the eggs what should i do She can hatch eggs?

@Slightlyrednecked

4 жыл бұрын

Quail don't go broody and hatch their eggs very often. If you want to hatch them out, you are better off collecting them and investing in an incubator to hatch them yourself. It is much more reliable that way.

Are dried mealworms daily alright?

@lucashoward2578

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe im sure it is, just would be a really high protein and EXPENSIVE diet

Girt. what would be good grit, in one video you said the playground sand kinda goes right threw them. thanks. another great video

@Slightlyrednecked

4 жыл бұрын

sand will work as grit. Some of it does go through them but they will retain enough of it. Or you can actually buy chicken grit for them.

@cindymullins40

3 жыл бұрын

Grind up baked egg shells or oyster shell

Can I give them cilantro? I ask because my chickens love cilantro.

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

Sure. cilantro is fine to give them.

just subbed. thanks bro!

@Slightlyrednecked

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you found the video helpful.

What about grapes, I read somewhere that grape seeds are toxic to quail. Is this true?

@Slightlyrednecked

7 жыл бұрын

Grape seeds are no go. I meant to mention but may have forgotten. Thanks for the comment.

Can you feed them cooked rice? Our wild birds here in Ireland love it. They've been eating it for years and we've seen generations come and eat it. Of course they are fed other things. But they love rice. Would rice be fine for quail?

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

cooked rice is fine for quail. As you said, it should be a treat really not the staple of their diet but it is fine to feed them.

@ChildOfKingJesus57

6 жыл бұрын

Slightly Rednecked Thank you!

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

no problem.

" Qiual" is that what you think you say it.......... i love it

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

I am sorry but I am not sure what you are saying exactly. But glad you liked it. :)

@idontexist6885

5 жыл бұрын

@@Slightlyrednecked I believe ecogreen is talking about when you mispronounced Quail at around 0:35..?

Can i feed the Fermented feed just like i do with my chickens ?

@jonathanlee97

5 жыл бұрын

In the quail group someone mentioned they feed their quail fermented food. So it should be ok

Help! I cannot find feed unless medicated. Can I grind up cat food as their feed instead??

@CrisTooR

4 жыл бұрын

don't go to pet stores, go to feed store. Look for poultry feed on google if you have too, but I wouldn't feed cat feed.

@Slightlyrednecked

4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't feed just cat food. You can grind it up and add it to chicken feed if you have too though. Check with your farm supply or feed store and see if they can order in Game Bird starter or Turkey Starter. They may not have it in stock but often they can have it delivered.

@wes9451

3 жыл бұрын

@@Slightlyrednecked The cat food trick is a really common one for getting protein up. Watch out for salt!

How about feeding them Terakian Strangler Vine?

@Slightlyrednecked

5 жыл бұрын

I am not familiar with that.

Worms? Got a lot in my compost usually for fishing, good idea?

@buckbuckleyson2259

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea

@darkmistico

3 жыл бұрын

the fatter the worm.. fatter the quail

Thank you!!!

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching.

What do u think about freeranging bobwhite quail?

@Slightlyrednecked

6 жыл бұрын

I think it is a great idea if you can keep them from flying away or getting eaten by a predator.