Buy Quail & Fertile Quail Eggs – Agnes Water

Looking to start your own little quail flock? 🐣 We haveJapanese quail available for local pick-up from Agnes Water, Queensland, perfect for backyard keepers, families and anyone wanting to produce their own fresh quail eggs. We also offerfertile quail eggs to order online, carefully packed and posted directly to you Australia-wide where permitted. Fertile eggs are a fun way to hatch and raise your own quail at home; however,we cannot guarantee hatch rates, as incubation, postage, temperature and other conditions are outside our control. Whether you're looking for live quail locally or fertile eggs delivered to your door, it's an easy way to get started with these productive little birds.

If you are looking for a small, productive animal to add to your backyard or farm, Japanese (Coturnix) quail are definitely worth considering.

They don't require anywhere near the space of chickens, mature incredibly quickly and can provide eggs, meat, fertile eggs, chicks and manure for the garden.

Japanese quail are one of the main quail species raised commercially forboth eggs and meat.

What Are Quail Used For?

One of the things we love about quail is just how useful such a tiny bird can be.

🥚 Eggs

This is probably the most popular reason for keeping quail.

Japanese quail can begin laying at only around6–8 weeks old, and productive birds can lay more than250 eggs per year under good conditions.

The little speckled eggs can be:

• Boiled
• Fried
• Pickled
• Added to salads
• Used in lunchboxes
• Used for appetisers and platters
• Added to Asian-style dishes
• Used in baking and cooking just like chicken eggs

Around4–5 quail eggs is roughly equivalent to one chicken egg, depending on the size of the eggs.

And here's something beginners often don't realise:

You don't need a male quail to get eggs.

Females will lay eggs without a male. You only need males if you want your eggs to be fertile for hatching.

🐣 Fertile Eggs & Breeding

Quail are fantastic if you enjoy incubating and raising your own birds.

Japanese quail eggs generally hatch after around17–18 days, making the process incredibly quick compared with many other poultry species.

Japanese quail hens also rarely go broody, so if you want to regularly produce chicks, you'll generally need anincubator.

From fertile eggs you can produce:

Fertile egg → chick → adult bird → eggs → fertile eggs again.

It's a great little cycle for anyone interested in becoming more self-sufficient.

Quail for Meat

Quail are also raised commercially for meat.

They mature extremely quickly and their small size makes them an interesting option for people wanting to produce some of their own food without having the space required for larger poultry.

Quail meat is particularly lean, and Australian producers supply whole quail as well as breast, Maryland, butterflied quail and mince.

LargerJumbo Coturnix strains are particularly popular for people wanting dual-purpose birds for both meat and eggs.

🌱 Manure for the Garden

Then there is something gardeners shouldn't overlook –the poo!

Quail manure can become another useful resource on a productive property.

Like other poultry manure, it is nitrogen-rich and can be incorporated into your composting system rather than simply becoming waste.

We prefer to think of farm waste as a resource.

Quail feed becomes eggs and birds, and their manure can ultimately contribute nutrients back into the garden.

Just don't put large quantities of fresh quail manure directly around plants. Compost or age it first.

🏡 Why Quail Are Great for Smaller Properties

Not everyone has enough room for a flock of chickens.

That's where quail become really interesting.

Their small size means you can keep a productive group in a relatively compact enclosure. Female quail are also generally much quieter than chickens, although males do make a distinctive call.

This can make quail an option worth investigating for:

🏡 Small backyards
🌱 Homesteads
👨👩👧 Families
🌾 Farms
🏙️ Smaller residential properties
🥚 People interested in producing some of their own food

Always check your local council requirements before setting up poultry at home.

🏠 Housing Your Quail

Small doesn't mean they don't need a good home.

Quail need a secure, well-ventilated enclosure that protects them from predators and the weather.

In Australia, predators can include rats, snakes, cats, foxes, goannas and birds of prey, depending on where you live.

They can also shoot almost vertically into the air when frightened, so the design and height of your enclosure are important.

Give them areas where they can hide and feel secure, keep their environment dry and clean, and make sure feed isn't attracting rodents.

🌾 Feeding Quail

This is one of the most important things to understand:

Quail aren't tiny chickens.

Their nutritional requirements are different.

Growing quail require a relatively high-protein diet, so using an appropriate game-bird/quail ration is preferable to simply feeding ordinary chicken layer pellets.

They also need constant access to fresh, clean water.

Newly hatched chicks are absolutely tiny, so their drinkers need to be designed so they can't fall in and drown.

🐥 Raising Quail Chicks

Newly hatched quail chicks are unbelievably small!

They need supplementary heat for approximately their first3–4 weeks, gradually reducing their dependence on heat as they feather out.

Their brooder should provide:

🔥 Appropriate warmth
💧 Safe, shallow drinking water
🌾 Suitable high-protein chick feed
🧹 Clean bedding
🛡️ Protection from draughts and predators
👣 A non-slip surface for their tiny legs

One of the biggest advantages of quail is how quickly everything happens.

Within only a couple of months, those tiny chicks can be mature birds and the females may already be producing eggs.

♻️ A Tiny Bird with a Lot of Potential

For us, quail fit beautifully into the idea of aproductive and resilient backyard or small farm.

They don't need acres of land to contribute something useful.

They can provide:

🥚 Fresh eggs
🐣 Fertile eggs
🐥 Chicks
🍗 Meat
🌱 Manure for composting
👨👩👧 A great learning experience for children and families

Whether you want six birds in the backyard or you're interested in developing your own breeding flock, quail can be a surprisingly productive addition.

Sometimes the smallest animals on the farm can be some of the most useful.