About Quail Hutch
Quail Hutch is an independent UK site about keeping quail in a back garden: housing, hatching, feeding and getting eggs. We write in plain English for British gardens and British weather, and we keep the UK rules up to date.
Where the advice comes from
We check our guidance against GOV.UK and APHA rules, published incubation guidance and experienced UK keepers. Where good sources disagree, such as exactly how much space each bird needs, we say so and tell you what we'd do.
How this site makes money
Some "Check prices" buttons go to shops that pay us a small commission if you buy. You pay the same. We list what an animal needs whether or not anyone pays us for it, and we'll never recommend kit we think is unsafe.
Your privacy
No cookies, no advertising trackers, no accounts. We count page views without storing IP addresses or anything that identifies you. Your checklist ticks and tool answers are saved only in your own browser.
Photo credits
- A common quail standing on a sandy floor, side on: Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) captive specimen ... (51594461807).jpg by Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0. Cropped and resized.
- A quail standing alert in long green grass: Coturnix coturnix, Fraunberg, Bayern, Deutschland 1.jpg by christoph_moning, CC BY 4.0. Cropped and resized.
- Two young quail held gently in a pair of hands: Common Quails Coturnix coturnix Amravati, Maharashtra, India.jpg by Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.
- Two speckled quail eggs next to a white hen's egg for size: Coturnix coturnix eggs.jpg by Mnolf, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.
- Japanese quail in a garden run with a wooden shelter: Cailles du japon.jpg by LNAl'ornitho, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
- A one-week-old quail chick sitting in the palm of a hand: Coturnix japonica day 07.jpg by メルビル, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
- A fluffy striped quail chick resting in the grass: Quail chick 02.jpg by Tony Wills, CC BY 2.5. Cropped and resized.
- A wicker basket of hen and quail eggs on straw: Eggs in basket 2020 G1.jpg by George Chernilevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0. Cropped and resized.
- A single speckled quail egg in an open hand: Quail egg in hand.jpg by ProjectManhattan, CC BY-SA 3.0. Cropped and resized.
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Diagrams and illustrations are our own.
Spotted a mistake?
Care advice changes as vets learn more. If something here is out of date, email christoff@crackingsites.co.uk and we'll fix it.