Guides
Written from our own garden
Everything here comes from birds we actually keep. Where we got it wrong the first time, we've said so.
01
Quail 101 — the complete guide
Everything we know about coturnix quail, from hutch to first egg.
02Setting up an incubator for quail eggs
Temperature, humidity, turning, and why the thermometer in the box is lying to you.
03From egg to adult quail: the whole journey
The seven-week arc, and what needs to happen at each stage.
04Hatch day: what actually happens
The longest 24 hours in poultry keeping, and when to sit on your hands.
05Quail chicks, days 1 to 7: mistakes to avoid
The riskiest week of a quail chick’s life, and how to get them all through it.
06Quail chicks, days 8 to 14: the scruffy stage
They get gangly, patchy and startlingly fast. All of it is normal.
07Quail chicks, days 14 to 30: the teenage phase
Sexing, squabbling, and moving them out of the brooder.