How To Care For A Pet Quail. Feed your quails with high quality feed and always provide them with fresh water. Provide Quail Calcium and Grit.
A brooder for quail needs to be set up with several items to have a successful outcome. By 10 weeks of age quail that are being kept for their eggs or breeding require a breeders feed which contains 18-20 protein. It helps quail to break up their food.
They spend most of their time outside rather then inside soiling their bedding.
So while you can raise your pet quail for meat itll take a lot of butchering plucking and preparing just to make dinner. Some specialist quail feeds contain seeds as well as pellets. As they are small quail do not need cleaning out very often. Oyster shells are a healthy way to provide calcium to quail.