ABOUT OUR QUAILS:
Please note: We are no longer selling birds or eggs and are reducing our flock.
Moving on in order to travel and not have to worry about the birds. This site will stay up as a reduced version.
Coturnix (AKA Japanese) quail are a fun and rewarding small bird to raise. Their small size and quiet nature makes them ideal for keeping in city suburbs where chickens are not allowed. They are great for children and can become quite tame when handled correctly.
We aim to provide healthy, well raised quails to our buyers while breeding responsibly and ethically.
Breeding groups are monitored closely and records are kept for each batch hatched. Pairings are selected to create the best possible offspring with a focus on an interesting range of colours and good size.
Birds showing aggressive or unwanted traits are not bred from. We choose potential breeders from each batch carefully in order to better our flock, we do not breed indiscriminately. Only large, uniform, healthy eggs are incubated. Currently the majority of our girls are laying 12-15 gram eggs daily.
Our hens lay almost every day through winter without additional lighting so chicks and eggs are usually available year round.
Each of our chicks is handled and checked over daily while in the brooder. Their feet are cleaned daily to ensure all nails and toes are intact and able to grow correctly. There is nothing worse than picking up a quail from someone and realising when you get home that they have poo-balls and foot problems. This seems to be a widespread issue with quail keepers in Western Australia; an issue that lead me to start breeding my own quails so I knew they were raised well and were as healthy as possible.
Coturnix grow quickly. In warm weather chicks can leave the brooder at approx 3 weeks and start to become accustomed to being outside. Any chicks sold under 3 weeks of age should have access to a heat source. It is your responsibility to provide the correct care for your new chicks.
Some hens start laying as early as 6 weeks. Other hens can take a little longer. The happier and more comfortable she is the sooner she will lay and the more often she will lay. Please note that a change of environment can stop them laying for some time until they are used to their surroundings.
Please be aware that my birds are raised with cats so many do not have any fear and may not run if approached by a cat. Keep predators and other potentially dangerous pets away from your quail, especially unsupervised.
Our birds are kept primarily for eggs and as pets, though coturnix are also a great meat bird and can be prepared in your own yard.
Moving on in order to travel and not have to worry about the birds. This site will stay up as a reduced version.
Coturnix (AKA Japanese) quail are a fun and rewarding small bird to raise. Their small size and quiet nature makes them ideal for keeping in city suburbs where chickens are not allowed. They are great for children and can become quite tame when handled correctly.
We aim to provide healthy, well raised quails to our buyers while breeding responsibly and ethically.
Breeding groups are monitored closely and records are kept for each batch hatched. Pairings are selected to create the best possible offspring with a focus on an interesting range of colours and good size.
Birds showing aggressive or unwanted traits are not bred from. We choose potential breeders from each batch carefully in order to better our flock, we do not breed indiscriminately. Only large, uniform, healthy eggs are incubated. Currently the majority of our girls are laying 12-15 gram eggs daily.
Our hens lay almost every day through winter without additional lighting so chicks and eggs are usually available year round.
Each of our chicks is handled and checked over daily while in the brooder. Their feet are cleaned daily to ensure all nails and toes are intact and able to grow correctly. There is nothing worse than picking up a quail from someone and realising when you get home that they have poo-balls and foot problems. This seems to be a widespread issue with quail keepers in Western Australia; an issue that lead me to start breeding my own quails so I knew they were raised well and were as healthy as possible.
Coturnix grow quickly. In warm weather chicks can leave the brooder at approx 3 weeks and start to become accustomed to being outside. Any chicks sold under 3 weeks of age should have access to a heat source. It is your responsibility to provide the correct care for your new chicks.
Some hens start laying as early as 6 weeks. Other hens can take a little longer. The happier and more comfortable she is the sooner she will lay and the more often she will lay. Please note that a change of environment can stop them laying for some time until they are used to their surroundings.
Please be aware that my birds are raised with cats so many do not have any fear and may not run if approached by a cat. Keep predators and other potentially dangerous pets away from your quail, especially unsupervised.
Our birds are kept primarily for eggs and as pets, though coturnix are also a great meat bird and can be prepared in your own yard.