Four speckled eggs of different sizes nestled in green foliage.

The Quail’s Nest - Chicks & Hatching Eggs

Interested in getting into Quail? We can help out...

Be sure to check with your municipal & city guidelines for keeping quail. They are NOT viewed the same as chickens or other poultry/fowl. Different restrictions will likely apply and in some cases permits or license to keep may be required.

Not all eggs are equal - at times our hens may lay eggs we consider less than ideal for incubation (misshaped, inconsistent colouration, size difference, cracks or defects seen under light) we certainly don’t sell them for hatching purposes nor do we incubate them ourselves. No eggs go to waste however, we can use these for treats and powder plans.

We accept PRE-ORDER requests for hatching eggs (can be shipped within Canada) and our quail chicks. *Please note; orders are filled in the order of submission.

Our hens are happy but only lay so many eggs a year… we do our best to fulfill all orders in a timely manner. If there is an issue with filling your order based on availability we will contact you to arrange a refund or provide alternate egg selection option(s)

Chick orders are accepted and fulfilled within 30-45 days *in our hatching season only

They are available for LOCAL meet up in the areas of: Almonte, Arnprior, Kanata West. For those beyond our local hub please inquire prior to ordering for possible meet up options. We DO NOT ship live birds.

Hatching Eggs

Eggs are collected based on planned ship date to ensure arrival for incubation within the ideal 10day window for best hatch chances. Availability is also based on the hens themselves - colour variations in the eggs will be based on what’s laid within the window for your order to be processed. We also check each of our eggs to ensure structurally sound and of incubator quality.

As all our birds are treated and cared for at a high level, we do not have massive covey groups, rather we keep hand selected birds for breeding pairs/groups which means our quantity of birds is lower than many larger commercial based operations. We pride ourselves on quality first and foremost.

Of course somethings are out of our control - movement level during shipping, rest time provided prior to being placed in an incubator by purchaser, quality of incubator used and proper temp/humidity settings, and care of chicks once hatched. For everything we can‘t control, we do our best to counter balance witch carefully selected eggs that are well packed and properly stored Along with expedited shipping.

PREPAYMENT REQUIRED TO RESERVE

*Eggs orders are fulfilled by order of request, in the event we would not be able to fulfill your request we will contact you will options (refund, smaller qty available or alternate colour available)

**We only ship eggs WITHIN CANADA at this time due to restrictions and timeline for transit. Shipping is only offered in the following months: March-June and September-November *weather permitting

HATCHING EGGS OFFERED:

Button Quail

Bobwhite Quail

Coturnix Quail

Chicks

This is a PRE ORDER request, your chicks will not be available right away. We will place eggs in the incubator and they will hatch approx 23 days later and be ready for pick up 1-2 weeks after hatch. That means your chicks will be ready in approx 6 weeks from time of setting eggs.

OUR HATCHING SCHEDULE:

We only set for spring hatches for our chicks

Spring (March/April/May)

All of our chicks are hatched on site, they are provided ground game bird starter (high protein) and supplements for healthy growth and development. We DO NOT sell day old chicks as they do not travel safely nor handle the stress well at this age.. **They will require a brooder with heat upon arrival to their new homes. We want to ensure the chicks are healthy and thriving prior to moving them on to their new homes to avoid avoidable upset. If you have questions on setting up your enclosure please feel free to reach out!

Please note, at this young age they may not be fully feathered in, full colour and patterns cannot be determined yet, nor are we able to sex them - so please be sure to assume there will likely be males (they hatch more often than females)

As quail do not like to live as solo birds its best to order a minimum of 3 for a small covey. They do require a permit to be kept in Ontario and will have different needs that other quail, especially during breeding season.

PREPAYMENT REQUIRED

*Our chicks are available via local meet up in Arnprior, Almonte or Kanata West. If we are travelling to other areas beyond our local range we are happy to bring birds along for purchase meet ups, so feel free to inquire.

CHICKS OFFERED: