How interesting! I had no idea that quail eggs would be good for allergies. And what luck to find out you can be one of so few organic egg producers, that's amazing! I hope you guys do really well with it!
UncleDutchFarms my family and I have been feasting on quail eggs since living in Japan because high humidity temperatures and allergies just don’t mix.
what feed do you give them to be official organic? I have some quail for my household but feed purina game bird food. Just didn't know if that means my quail are organic. Looking for good organic food
I fed Modesto Milling Organic feed. To be certified Organic you have to have an inspection, ours was Washington State Dept of Agriculture and follow animal welfare guidelines in the National Organic Program. modestomilling.com
So you started from scratch… Was that a bird pun? The chicks are looking great. I’ve always eaten quail eggs all my life and I had no idea about all the health benefits I just thought they were super cute and delicious. I’m looking forward to seeing you build the coop!❤️
Absolutely fascinating to this allergy prone person! I periodically have broody chickens but I wonder if a silkie would be a good match for raising quail going forward. The couple I have had in the past were quite broody (even males, so interesting) and they are quite lightweight. Do you tend to keep a quail male with the hens so that the eggs are fertile? What are you feeding them? How do they handle cold weather? I am in WNY so the weather can be pretty cold for many months of the year. I read that there are powdered quail egg supplements available now which would be an interesting trial for allergies/asthma/etc. Obviously the fresh eggs organically grown would be far superior :)
Great questions, Benda! I highly recommend checking out Pavlovafowl from France on RUclips...so much great quail information including broody hens. I feed Modesto Milling starter crumble #5618 and added oyster shells recently. I plan to figure out how many males/females soon, and hopefully get eggs too. I would like to keep at least one male to see if any of the females go broody and if not, then maybe hatch them myself. Not sure about cold weather since they are 5 weeks old and it is summer. Am planning a different over-wintering greenhouse type structure. Really interested to see if the eggs help allergies. Thanks for feedback!
@@vnthomas16 - These domestic coturnix do not sit, the just lay, lay, lay. The answer to the silkie hen is a definite yes. I have been raising poultry for 50 years and I put everything but goose eggs under silkie hens -- pheasant, quail, turkey, duck, and other chicken breeds. You just have to understand that the size of the egg sets the clutch size. I have several silkie hens that are very small that I use to hatch quail eggs instead of turning on the incubator for just a handful. You can also keep putting eggs under them as long as you take the chicks out as soon as they are dry, so she won't stop incubating, and she will stay broody for a couple of months. Last, 1 male to 3-5 females is best for fertility. Too many females and the ratio drops. Also -- you don't need to use a red high wattage lamp for your quail chicks. I NEVER do because it is a lot of wasted electricity. Put a small florescent bull in your lamp and hang it within an inch or two of the floor of the brooder for the first week, after that raise it a few inches each week. You can use it 24 hours per day and your quail will eat and grow 24 hours er day.
Cold pressed honey from local bees has a lot of local pollens in it. So you could buy honey or put a beehive on your property. This eaten ovet a 6 months period I have been told significantly reduces allergies to local flora pollen.
i was transferred out of the desert to area that was high in vegetation sometime after i was sent to an allergist did a test of 60 things i might be algeric to 58 pos, trees shrubs and grasses i work outdoors 3 shots a mo nose spray and pills
Wow...that is some allergy action! Yes, I hope the eggs will give some allergy relief, but I do believe in an integrated approach using both holistic and Western medicine. I can't farm if I can't breathe...right?!?
What kind of organic feed do you use? Ive had a hard time finding organic feed with enough protein for Quail anywhere in my area or even online for that matter. Its easy to find organic Chicken starter and feed but not Turkey or Game Birds it seems.
I had a hard time searching as well! I ultimately decided on Modesto Milling out of California because it was distributed in my area. I use their #5618 Organic Non-Corn-Soy Chick Starter & Broiler Grower Crumbles at min 22% protein. I've had no problem with that amount of protein. That was the best fit I could find. Wanted soy-free too because I learned a lot of people seek out non-chicken eggs that are soy free. They do have a game bird mix that has soy. www.modestomilling.com/soy-free-poultry.html
I know, right? But the chicks were always protected until ***spoiler*** that skunk (?) got into the Quail Hut. My new group is still doing well, and I have more eggs incubating!
I saw that, that was hard to watch :/ Good to see that you bounced back! I have to say I really like your attitude and willingness to try. And how you show both the good and the bad. That is of great help to people like me who think about starting with quail and want to get an idea of what it takes. I've found your channel and Pavlovafowl's to be the best in that regard :) Thanks for the great videos!
Yes, Pavlovafowl did inspire me greatly to try new things and really find the best way to raise quail on our farm. Thanks for your kind words! Good luck with your plans!
If you really want a great source of anti-allergy food, either buy some LOCAL RAW HONEY or raise some bees. It's also cheaper in the long run, AND RAW LOCAL ORGANIC honey will sell very well and it stores forever.
first last , You’re absolutely correct! In fact, organic regulations don’t allow quail to be kept in cages. Our quail were hatched in an incubator, and then kept in a brooder until they feathered out a bit. Since then, they have lived on grass in a pasture shelter, scratching and collecting their own bugs in addition to the organic feed we supplement them with. I should add that they really like grasshoppers! That helps us out too! Thanks for watching!
How interesting! I had no idea that quail eggs would be good for allergies. And what luck to find out you can be one of so few organic egg producers, that's amazing! I hope you guys do really well with it!
Thanks! So far it is going as we planned...hope the eggs start soon. Stay tuned!
UncleDutchFarms my family and I have been feasting on quail eggs since living in Japan because high humidity temperatures and allergies just don’t mix.
what feed do you give them to be official organic? I have some quail for my household but feed purina game bird food. Just didn't know if that means my quail are organic. Looking for good organic food
I fed Modesto Milling Organic feed. To be certified Organic you have to have an inspection, ours was Washington State Dept of Agriculture and follow animal welfare guidelines in the National Organic Program. modestomilling.com
@@vnthomas16, did you feed them poultry/chicken or do they have a game bird feed?
So you started from scratch… Was that a bird pun? The chicks are looking great. I’ve always eaten quail eggs all my life and I had no idea about all the health benefits I just thought they were super cute and delicious. I’m looking forward to seeing you build the coop!❤️
That pun was just for you! Can't wait to get them out of the brooder and out on grass!
Absolutely fascinating to this allergy prone person! I periodically have broody chickens but I wonder if a silkie would be a good match for raising quail going forward. The couple I have had in the past were quite broody (even males, so interesting) and they are quite lightweight. Do you tend to keep a quail male with the hens so that the eggs are fertile? What are you feeding them? How do they handle cold weather? I am in WNY so the weather can be pretty cold for many months of the year. I read that there are powdered quail egg supplements available now which would be an interesting trial for allergies/asthma/etc. Obviously the fresh eggs organically grown would be far superior :)
Great questions, Benda! I highly recommend checking out Pavlovafowl from France on RUclips...so much great quail information including broody hens. I feed Modesto Milling starter crumble #5618 and added oyster shells recently. I plan to figure out how many males/females soon, and hopefully get eggs too. I would like to keep at least one male to see if any of the females go broody and if not, then maybe hatch them myself. Not sure about cold weather since they are 5 weeks old and it is summer. Am planning a different over-wintering greenhouse type structure. Really interested to see if the eggs help allergies. Thanks for feedback!
@@vnthomas16 - These domestic coturnix do not sit, the just lay, lay, lay. The answer to the silkie hen is a definite yes. I have been raising poultry for 50 years and I put everything but goose eggs under silkie hens -- pheasant, quail, turkey, duck, and other chicken breeds. You just have to understand that the size of the egg sets the clutch size. I have several silkie hens that are very small that I use to hatch quail eggs instead of turning on the incubator for just a handful. You can also keep putting eggs under them as long as you take the chicks out as soon as they are dry, so she won't stop incubating, and she will stay broody for a couple of months.
Last, 1 male to 3-5 females is best for fertility. Too many females and the ratio drops.
Also -- you don't need to use a red high wattage lamp for your quail chicks. I NEVER do because it is a lot of wasted electricity. Put a small florescent bull in your lamp and hang it within an inch or two of the floor of the brooder for the first week, after that raise it a few inches each week. You can use it 24 hours per day and your quail will eat and grow 24 hours er day.
Great job!
At 3 weeks old, they’re starting to make my mouth water.
rayva1 Looked like Carly was drooling when she was watching them
Cold pressed honey from local bees has a lot of local pollens in it. So you could buy honey or put a beehive on your property. This eaten ovet a 6 months period I have been told significantly reduces allergies to local flora pollen.
i was transferred out of the desert to area that was high in vegetation sometime after i was sent to an allergist did a test of 60 things i might be algeric to 58 pos, trees shrubs and grasses i work outdoors 3 shots a mo nose spray and pills
Wow...that is some allergy action! Yes, I hope the eggs will give some allergy relief, but I do believe in an integrated approach using both holistic and Western medicine. I can't farm if I can't breathe...right?!?
What kind of organic feed do you use? Ive had a hard time finding organic feed with enough protein for Quail anywhere in my area or even online for that matter. Its easy to find organic Chicken starter and feed but not Turkey or Game Birds it seems.
I had a hard time searching as well! I ultimately decided on Modesto Milling out of California because it was distributed in my area. I use their #5618 Organic Non-Corn-Soy Chick Starter & Broiler Grower Crumbles at min 22% protein. I've had no problem with that amount of protein. That was the best fit I could find. Wanted soy-free too because I learned a lot of people seek out non-chicken eggs that are soy free. They do have a game bird mix that has soy. www.modestomilling.com/soy-free-poultry.html
Where did you get your eggs from?
Turnbull Farms out of Indiana. www.turnbullfarms.com/about-us They were a bit slow in getting the eggs to us, but I liked their farming practices.
Hi ,just checking did all quail eggs hatch ,thinking you had about twelve eggs
Wayne Osgood thanks for checking in. Yes, 12 eggs and 7 hatched with 3 females. They are 7 weeks old and first eggs should be coming soon.
"Oh look, there's some… hawks."
Nice cliffhanger :)
I know, right? But the chicks were always protected until ***spoiler*** that skunk (?) got into the Quail Hut. My new group is still doing well, and I have more eggs incubating!
I saw that, that was hard to watch :/ Good to see that you bounced back! I have to say I really like your attitude and willingness to try. And how you show both the good and the bad. That is of great help to people like me who think about starting with quail and want to get an idea of what it takes. I've found your channel and Pavlovafowl's to be the best in that regard :) Thanks for the great videos!
Yes, Pavlovafowl did inspire me greatly to try new things and really find the best way to raise quail on our farm. Thanks for your kind words! Good luck with your plans!
So you started with 7, so one year later how many quail do you have?
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We decided to switch to chickens since they fit better with our farm, and can help with pastures by scratching through cow poop for bugs.
If you really want a great source of anti-allergy food, either buy some LOCAL RAW HONEY or raise some bees. It's also cheaper in the long run, AND RAW LOCAL ORGANIC honey will sell very well and it stores forever.
I have used some local raw honey, and plan to add honey bees to our farm. Good thought!
You know what is the meaning of ORGANIC? you should give these quails ORGANIC MEALWORM, put them outside the cage and let them live normally
first last , You’re absolutely correct! In fact, organic regulations don’t allow quail to be kept in cages. Our quail were hatched in an incubator, and then kept in a brooder until they feathered out a bit. Since then, they have lived on grass in a pasture shelter, scratching and collecting their own bugs in addition to the organic feed we supplement them with. I should add that they really like grasshoppers! That helps us out too! Thanks for watching!
I don't want organic if it means the birds can't be protected from predators.