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I had Muskogee ducks. Great meat, they just wouldn't stay at the pond where I built a floating nesting box. Oh no, never that!

 

Dad and I shot a raccoon once, cleaned and cooked it. Pretty good, but Mom and Sis thought they were so cute, they were banned from being hunted.
A neighbor, same one who raised quails, also had turkeys, peacocks and a couple ducks. One turkey, "Turklet", would pluck buttons off our shirts and try to climb in our laps... he was full grown! Cheeky bird.

 

Wifee and daughter were thinking about chicken, so I will share your thoughts about quail. One of my friends on Oahu also raises quail. No where @Alanaana's level, but they get enough eggs for their family and to engage her foodie creativity. Not sure if they have eaten any of the quail yet, but I find them delicious.

 

Hubby and I are looking to get into raising quail. We are still in the researching phase but hope to start buying equipment soon. There is a farm that sells them the next town over.

 

Thank you for the thought.

 

Even with a couple of dogs, we have to do scheduling gymnastics. So I totally understand. We have to consider that too even with quails.