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Just thought I'd share with you guys what you can earn from a local livestock auction on quail.

Quail eggs went for $9 a dozen (fertile).

The day old chicks went for $2-3/ea.

Adult birds went for $2-4 each.

As usual the price depends upon how early you put your birds/eggs in, it's first drop off, first auctioned the day of the auction. They keep brooders for chicks. Also the weather really impacts the number of people, prices were way down and hardly anyone stayed to the end last weekend, it was raining and super cold. Great way to get bargains if you're shopping.

I sold a rooster for $14. I thought that was crazy since people are trying to give the things away most of the time.

Auction here takes 20% + $1 if you want them to mail your check.

Just thought I'd share with you guys what you can earn from a local livestock auction on quail. Quail eggs went for $9 a dozen (fertile). The day old chicks went for $2-3/ea. Adult birds went for $2-4 each. As usual the price depends upon how early you put your birds/eggs in, it's first drop off, first auctioned the day of the auction. They keep brooders for chicks. Also the weather really impacts the number of people, prices were way down and hardly anyone stayed to the end last weekend, it was raining and super cold. Great way to get bargains if you're shopping. I sold a rooster for $14. I thought that was crazy since people are trying to give the things away most of the time. Auction here takes 20% + $1 if you want them to mail your check.

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Since I went, we have decided to keep an incubator going non stop and take whatever we have up there. People are really creative in how they package them, too. If you recall what my quail were in, was just a cardboard box with a little hay, and plastic mesh across the top secured with zip ties.

I saw adult turkeys with a piece of scrap plywood about the length of their bodies and chicken wire wrapped from the bottom, up, also secured with zip ties.

Some put two dollar store laundry baskets zip tied, one right side up and the other flipped upside down. I checked my local dollar tree but they didn't carry any.

I'll be toting off chicks and another rooster this week. It'll pay for at least a bag of feed!

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I can imagine not wanting to spend much on a cage someone else is getting. I especially like the 2 laundry baskets.