Starter Birds  (4-6 Weeks Old)	$4.00 ea (Call or e-mail for availability)
Adult Birds(Fly Pen Raised)	$4.00ea (Take Home)

Adult birds can also be hunted for sport and dog training on the ranch year round.  See Hunting Link for details.

Quail Habitat

- Starter birds can successfully be introduced into the wild, but ensuring that the birds have good habitat will be key to your success.  Hot temperatures kill quail - When heat exceeds 95F quail must begin to actively get rid of heat and maintain body temp at a normal level. They do this by seeking shade, scooped out cups in the soil or other cool spots in the environment.
 Food sources must be available on relatively bare soil.  Quail are poor scratchers and seeds and insects covered by too dense of foliage, or fallen leaves will not be available.   Distance from protective cover also influences food availability. Quail seldom move far from cover to feed. Thickets that are relatively small and dense provide refuge from predators as well as brushy drains and fence rows can serve as resting areas and travel lanes between fields.  Making a variety of habitat  available that will provide some shade from the heat, cover from predators, and source of food and nesting will help ensure success.

The following are some of the favorite plant materials:
    Food Sources:
        Grass seeds
        Acorns
        Insects

    Cover:
        Blackberry
        Raspberry,
        Grapevines
        Plum Thickets
        Cedars
        Dogwoods
        Willow
        Elderberry