Quail eggs are smaller than chicken eggs for sure. A regualr size quail egg will require 3 eggs to equal a single chicken egg. However, a jumbo breed quail typically only takes 2 quail eggs to equal a single chicken egg. Quail eggs are actually more nutritious reported to increase energy, help improve vision, help with allergies, and more. The contain high levels of vitamin A, 6 times more B1, roughly 15 times more B2, and packed rich with potassium and iron. While these are all great reasons; they do have much more benefits not just tasting better!

Quail hatch and mature so much faster than chickens that they start earning their keep in no time. Chickens after hatching will take roughly 18 weeks to start laying eggs, but some breeds can take up to 6 months before you get the first egg. Quail start laying eggs around 6-8 weeks which allows you to start benefit from eating eggs within 2 months. Chicken eggs hatch in around 21 days, while quail eggs start to hatch 17 days depending on variables and how you’re rasing/hatching quails.

Quails are much quieter than chickens and ducks by a magnitude to the point that you can even raise them in your backyard, garage, or as Slightly Rednecked says “in a spare bedroom in your house” which makes for a great choice in an HOA as long as you properly dispose of droppings. We raise our quail partially in our family room while they grow until they get transferred outside. They sound no more loud than song birds in the wild in your trees. Anyone who has rasied chickens know that the hens can be very loud, and in fact can cause problems with neighbors even if you live on a few acres.

Quail meat is quite tasty, and although some may not want to eat their animals quail are great for practicing “sustainable sufficiency”. Again, quail are fully mature within 6-10 weeks much faster than chickens. Although they are much smaller than a chicken, and you may need 2 quail to have enough meat, they quite delicious and nutritious to boot. Learn more about quail meat at Community chickens, Broome County, and My Shire Farms.

Tiny homes to live in are all the rage over the last decade, and although this is beginning to wane recently quail take much less space than chickens do to raise. Chickens typically take 18-24 square inches of space while quails take only 1 square foot to stay healthy and nutritious although some say 3 quail per square foot. Maintaing a healthy flock is paramount for your own health; quail thrive just fine in smaller habitats or larger aviaries.

Chickens are a very delicate bird, and take quite a bit to keep them healthy, happy, and comfortable. Chickens are really prone to helth issues if conditions just are not right, and only a few breeds are less effected by hot or cold weather. Enter the quail as the challenger in the ring. Quail are less susceptible to issues, and generally stay more healthy with less work. Maintaining clean water, healthy food, safe habitat to be protected against predators since they are on the bottom of the food chain. Quail are much more tolerant to hot and cold environments, and can handle down to -20° F and even hotter tempratures. The real concern is to always ensure they have plenty of water, protected by wind and rain, and shade in the heat.

Profit with quail can be very fast and at a higher margin than chickens since quail eggs and meat are considered a delicacy in extreme demand in all parts of the world. From chefs, restuarants, to ordinary people all have a hankering for the use of quail sure to make them the new chicken. You can be a provider of meat and eggs to resturants, feathers to crafters, fly fisherman, pelts to falconers, live birds, eggs, meat to individuals and families, quail poop for fertilizer, and even more.