It is possible to turn a profit off your quail. At the very least, you can cover the cost of feed. This is true even with 30-40 sq/ft of yard space.
Let's assume you have a 4ft x 2ft bachelor pad and a 8ft x 3ft hutch for breeders and 3+ week old hens. Put a colored zip tie on the ankles of your breeders to keep them sorted.
Here's what you can reasonably expect on the low end:
$5 a dozen for hatching eggs.
$3 a dozen for eating eggs.
$1 per day old chick.
$4 per 3-4 week old female.
$3 per 3-4 week old male.
$20 for 3F-1M (8+ week) breeding set.
$25 for 4 butchered whole birds.
$5 for an adult male reptile feeder.
"Eating" eggs went into the fridge, "hatching" eggs are weighed and stored at ~55F for up to 5 days.
Feeders are frozen, feathers and all (or live maybe).
Males are plentiful, so use those to butcher and sell.
You could maybe get more in your area. I sell 20 eating eggs for $3 when my supply is high. Selling 4 butchered adults more than covers my costs to raise 50 birds (+20lbs of freezer meat).
It is possible to turn a profit off your quail. At the very least, you can cover the cost of feed. This is true even with 30-40 sq/ft of yard space.
Let's assume you have a 4ft x 2ft bachelor pad and a 8ft x 3ft hutch for breeders and 3+ week old hens. Put a colored zip tie on the ankles of your breeders to keep them sorted.
Here's what you can reasonably expect on the low end:
$5 a dozen for hatching eggs.
$3 a dozen for eating eggs.
$1 per day old chick.
$4 per 3-4 week old female.
$3 per 3-4 week old male.
$20 for 3F-1M (8+ week) breeding set.
$25 for 4 butchered whole birds.
$5 for an adult male reptile feeder.
"Eating" eggs went into the fridge, "hatching" eggs are weighed and stored at ~55F for up to 5 days.
Feeders are frozen, feathers and all (or live maybe).
Males are plentiful, so use those to butcher and sell.
You could maybe get more in your area. I sell 20 eating eggs for $3 when my supply is high. Selling 4 butchered adults more than covers my costs to raise 50 birds (+20lbs of freezer meat).
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