Kuebel Quail House FAQ

While some companies do ship live birds, we feel it is much safer for us to deliver or for the customer to pick them up at our facility, so we do not ship live birds.

No, we only raise the Northern Bobwhite quail, which used to be native to the Texas Hill Country.

While I would love to say you can release our quail to reintroduce Bobwhites to your ranch, the truth is that you will not be able to outfeed the predators. Everything has quail on the menu (foxes, hawks, owls, raccoons, fire ants, snakes, cats, etc.) These birds should be hunted the day they are released. The likelihood that they will survive a week in the wild is very unlikely.

We do everything we can to keep these birds wild and strong. They get released to the flight pen at 6 weeks of age, and they use it. Our flight pen is 35’ wide, 75’ long, and 15’ tall. It is located away from the house on the opposite side of the feed barn, so they do not get used to the sound of humans.

We do not sell chicks until they are at least 2 weeks old. We do see small mortality in chicks in the first two weeks, but very few are lost after that. The chicks also need to have access to 95+ degree room temperature while they put their first feathers on during this time. We do not want our customers to experience any loss, so we do not sell to customers younger than two weeks of age.

These quail are very easy to care for. You must have an enclosed pen that is predator-proof and has cover for the birds to stay out of the direct sun or rain.

You will need to provide them with water and feed them Wild Bird Crumbles or Chicken Crumbles that can be picked up at Tractor Supply or any feed store.