Can I ask why you went with Quail and not Chickens? I have a few friends with chicken coops at this point and I have been considering it. As A kid my mom once got some quail we fattened up and slaughtered before thanksgiving so I understand the difficulties you talk about. It seems like Chickens are about the same work, maybe a little more bird shit to deal with... but chickens don't have the problems you are seeing with quail. The eggs are normal sized, a single chicken could feed the family for a meal, etc.
My coworker gave me some quail before he quit. And I have a chicken coop so I figured why not give this a try.
Now that I tried it and I have a chicken coop it makes no sense to not have chickens. Plus chickens eat scraps so that’s another pro for having chickens.
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