Jonathan G Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 My garden is quite small so my Quail will have to be fairly close to the house and hence my neighbours. I would love to get a cockerel but how loud are they? I know they are quieter than chicken cocks but will they be loud enough to drive me and my neighbours mad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Japanese quail cockerels are still quite loud and can get annoying! Its a different noise to a cockerel, more of a chirrup that sounds like a frog Bit more like a wild bird noise so you may get away with it... Can I ask why you want to get a male? If its for breeding fair enough but otherwise they can be a pain with aggression/chasing the girls so make sure you have a high ratio of females, 1:3 minimum but 1:5 or 6 would be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
userfriendly1980 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Quite loud! I dread this time as my male quail always crows at 4am (think I posted my insomnia problems last year). Seriously.. don't get a male unless you want fertilised eggs! I didn't know what I was getting in for when I bought my male but I love him now so the lack of sleep I have to tolerate. Thankfully my neighbours doesn't know what the sound is, they just think its a crow with a sore throat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan G Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 The whole reason for this post was because I didn't want a cock but have read loads and all you read about is the number of cocks to hens. I don't want to breed so don't need a cockerel for that but was being led to believe you need so many whatever. Other than for breeding is there any advantage in having cockerels? I for one certainly don't need the noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Nope, no advantage to having a cockerel in with the quail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan G Posted May 1, 2012 Author Share Posted May 1, 2012 Good enough for me - perfect no cocks . Thanks to all for the advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
userfriendly1980 Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 When I bought my cock I had to drive 3 hours to get more females for him! No seller would sell females unless I bought another male (Can you see now how ppl desperately want to get rid of their cocks!). Thankfully I pleaded and told her of my sob story of being a novice quail owner that she allowed me to have 2 females WITHOUT another boy! I heard breeder often sell cocks for meat (feed other birds like hawks/eagles) as they don't know what to do with them. I would love to incubate my quail eggs but I fear for male quails!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan G Posted May 2, 2012 Author Share Posted May 2, 2012 All seems very odd to me. I can buy chickens without a cock so why would it be different with Quail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted May 2, 2012 Share Posted May 2, 2012 I have 52 quail eggs about to go in the incubator - I can deal with males by dispatching, for meat or have a friend who is a gamekeeper so can take them. Its sad but as they're so aggressive there isn't much chance of homing them all so sadly some will have a happy but short life. Was at an auction with a friend a couple weeks ago and there was a lot of just 3 male quail in together. Cotswold Chickens only sell female Japanese + Italian quail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan G Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Right I e-mailed Cotswold Chickens but haven't received an answer yet. Not that close but I'm happy to drive 50 or so miles. Failing a favourable response re availability any good tips on suppliers in the West Midlands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sharon1 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Hi, I was led to believe that quail fertilised eggs were lower in cholestrol which was my reason for having a boy, alas I lost him during the winter months and haven't replaced him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan G Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Is the reduction in cholesterol really worthwhile? Can't imagine the reduction in cholesterol in a quails egg would make any difference to anything. I got 8 six week old quail last week and this week I have three eggs already! I'm very pleased with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
