Wednesday, November 30, 2011

The Problem with Quail...

is that they lay a tremendous amount of eggs. These are just from about the last week. I have take a break from hatching so these have been collecting.
 Which would be a good thing if I didn't have to boil and peel them all to make those delicious little pickled quail eggs that we like. 
They are quite good added to salad or just eaten as a snack. 


11 comments:

  1. Silly question can you can them?

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  2. Those would fetch a high price here in the UK. Quail eggs are not hugely popular with most people and not widely available.

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  3. I have about 20 breeder quail in two pens with like three males to a pen.
    Eggs can be canned but I have not tried that since Phil eats them so fast. It is not recommended that you can them since there is a risk but here is a recipe and how to:
    http://kuntzfamily.com/recipes/pickled_eggs.shtml
    Here is another link:
    http://www.hi-tm.com/Facts&tips/Pickled-eggs.html

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  4. I have a tip for you that should make your life so much easier! My son also raises quail. He told me that you don't need to peel the eggs to make pickled eggs. He said that the vinegar will slowly dissolve the shells!

    He is sending me some quail eggs by mail and I will soon be able to try this myself. Why not give it a try? I hope that it works for you.

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  5. I think I will keep on peeling them. I don't like the idea of the dissolved shells being in the juice.

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  6. How long do (would) the pickled eggs last (when Phil isn't eating them so quickly, I mean)?

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  7. Do you raise to sell the quail? I was wanting to sell them but not sure how the market would be.

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  8. I do not know how long they would last in the refrigerator. Ours are gone within a couple weeks.
    I do not raise them to sell. I raise them to eat. If you wanted to raise quail to sell, I don't know what the market would be like.

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  9. I think they are so cute & pretty.

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