Live Quail - TEENS (3 Wks)

Skip most of the brooder phase* and get right to raising quail in your cage, hutch, or aviary. Raising Coturnix quail will increase your food independence. This set will give you a head start in providing a clean and secure source of meat and eggs for your family. Males can be butchered at 8 weeks, but if you want your hens to produce fertile eggs, keep one male for every 5 females. Your hens will start laying at 6-8 weeks, and will lay about 300 eggs per year for about 2 years. GENDER This is a STRAIGHT RUN set of quail, so you will be able to identify their genders at maturity (6-8 weeks old). Expect about 50% to be male and 50% to be female - but nature sometimes surprises :) SIZE Standard (not jumbo) size - best for egg production. FEATHER COLORS Colors are based on availability and may include: English White, Rosetta, Tibetan, Scarlet and more! FEED We feed your TEEN set a 27% grower crumble. When they arrive, they will continue to need high protein feed (25-30%) until the females start laying eggs. *HEAT If your cage is in an area (indoors or outdoors) that dips below 70° F at ANY point during the day or night, you will need to provide a heat lamp or heat plate for 2 weeks after your TEEN set arrives. SHIPPING Allow 1-2 weeks for delivery We ship live quail on Monday/Tuesday We ship via USPS Priority Mail Express We'll email tracking before shipping Most likely, you'll need to pick your birds up at your local post office - they'll call you GUARANTEE We take great care to ensure your birds arrive quickly and safely. However, extreme weather can cause delays or turbulence can cause injuries. That's why we guarantee EVERY live quail we ship! We'll refund you for: any birds that arrive dead/ injured any bird that dies within 24 hrs of arrival Notify connect@myshirefarm.com within 3 days of arrival.