How many quail do I need to feed my family?
If you want to raise Coturnix Quail to create a steady supply of meat and eggs for your family, you might be wondering how many quail to get. There are a lot of factors to consider including the size of your family, how many eggs you eat, and how many quail meals you plan to eat every month. To make all this quail math easy for you, we’ve created a way for you calculate how many you hens you need (for eggs), and how many chicks to hatch each month (for meat).
Quail Math Planning Sheets - Free PDF
Use this free PDF planner to answer these important questions:
Egg Production:
- How many laying hens do I need to produce enough quail eggs for my family?
- How often do I need to replace my laying hens?
- How many hatching eggs or chicks do I need to buy to replace my layers?
Meat Production:
- How many quail do I need to produce enough meat for my family?
- How many chicks do I need to hatch (or buy) each month to create a steady supply of meat all year?
Quail Math Videos
In these videos, we use a slightly different calculation method than in the downloadable planning sheet. Either way works, but you’ll get to your answer a little faster with the download.