Neil Armitage (26)

My name is Neil and I have been keeping various types of poultry for more than 20 years in difficult conditions. I find quail fascinating and enjoy keeping them and writing about what I have learned in the process.

A close up showing the feathers of a quail

From ragged to radiant. Preening, cleaning and feather care in Quail.

The different breeds of quail are all subtlety different

Small breeds with big personalities: Quail breeds and their uses and characteristics.

A selection of quails eggs I am about to test.

Quail egg quality and how to assess it.

Quail and their keeping on the homestead.

Backyard quail culture: Small scale solutions for homesteaders.

A quail hen having a dust bath.

Quail love a dust bath. Giving your birds the spa time they deserve.

A fertile quail egg developing normally.

What percentage of quail eggs will hatch? Hatch rate calculator included to test your own results.

A quails egg being tested for its size, shape and colour.

Egg yolk colour in quails eggs and how to improve it.

A dozen eggs from my Japanese quail.

 Every question I’ve ever been asked about quail eggs, plus a few you might not have thought of yet.

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