Quail Party season!

I did a Twitter thread last week, but figured I’d do a post here too because… it’s the start of the hatching season!

(pictured above: 7 day-old baby quails hanging out in their brooder)

Last year I crowdfunded a self pubbed book, Quail Party, which is 100% quail propaganda cuz I love them. The book is done now!! and I’ve have had so much fun building my own flock that I’ve made it my mission to obnoxiously shove them/ my quail guide in everyone’s face as much as possible, lol. Below I’m gonna post some pages from the book to pique some interest in folks who don’t already know how fun and accessible Japanese Coturnix quails can be!!

First, unlike chickens, quail require a LOT less space and resources, and if you don’t have a large garden, can be easily kept in smaller spaces like sideyards, porches, and even apartments.

(pictured above: pages from Quail Party with FAQ about quails, and info about keeping quails vs keeping chickens)

They’re also pretty easy to get your hands on. You can buy them as eggs and hatch them, or simply order live birds locally or in the mail. The book goes into detail about both methods, especially hatching.

(pictured above: pages from Quail Party with info about getting quail’d)

The adult birds are, generally speaking, just a delight to own and raise. My current flock is 2 males and 9 females who live in a large aviary, and they pretty much just chill all day. My oldest quail will turn 1 year old next month! They don’t fight, don’t make any noticeable noise, and due to the hardiness of this breed, haven’t had any serious issues at all (since they are very pampered and spoiled and have the best food and snacks and vitamins available). They are, simply, potatoes, and I love them a lot.

(pictured above: pages from Quail Party with info about quail behavior)

The guide is 80 pages so there’s a lot more on everything you’d need to know about quails; from egg and feather varieties, how to give them a healthy space to live, how to set up an automated DIY habitat for them so you don’t have to do much every day but collect eggs, how to protect them from predators, how to give them snacks and nutrients… even a simple egg recipe section lol. Oh and some comics too cuz. Comics.

(pictured above: front and back cover of the book Quail Party)

Anyways, if you want to know more about the Magical World of Quails and maybe try out quails for yourself (or foist them on a friend) this spring season, feel free to check out the Quail Party guide digitally or grab one of my last copies of the physical book.

Thanks for reading :}

(pictured above: one of my beautiful daughters)