Some Quail may lay eggs until they die while some Quail may stop producing eggs around the 2nd year of their life.
Since everything else about quail eggs is smaller than a chicken egg, you might think that there are also fewer of them.
On the contrary, quails are prolific layers, and some breeds can lay up to 300 eggs per laying season.
What's more, is some breeds will begin laying eggs at 6 weeks of age.
Quail do typically lay eggs everyday.
Although some days the Quail may not lay an egg which is normal.
The Quail will lay one egg almost every day.
She will probably lay at least 300 eggs per year or more.
After a brief molt will continue to lay almost as well for her second year.
The time of day that most quail lay eggs is between the hours of 4:00 to 7:00 PM
However some Quail may lay eggs a bit earlier or later in the day.
Quails mature at 6 to 8 weeks and should be laying eggs by then.
Stress due to overcrowding, move in location, predators, etc., will reduce the quail's egg production.
When the quail does begin to lay eggs, start supplementing oyster shells for calcium.
Quail can and do lay eggs without a male Quail.
You do not need to include a male Quail in the flock for the females to produce eggs, as females will lay regardless of if a male is present.
The eggs will be unfertilized which means that they are suitable for consumption.
Place 1 male in the flock if you want the quails to breed.
Quail Eggs do not contain any Salmonella nor do the quail that lays the eggs carry salmonella.
For the quail eggs to become infected with and carry salmonella the quail would have to be infected with Salmonella and since a quails body temperature is higher than a chickens body temperature the salmonella cannot thrive in the quail.
Also cooking the eggs to a high enough temperature and cooking the eggs so they are not runny will kill off salmonella and other bacteria that could be present in the eggs.
Yes you can eat button quail eggs.
Any eggs including button quail eggs from quail can be eaten and they are edible.
Actually you can eat any birds eggs as long as you cook them.
All bird eggs are edible although they may not taste as good as chicken or quail eggs but it would be better than starving.
Yes you can fry a quail egg.
Quail eggs can indeed be fried just like chicken eggs.
To fry quail eggs just crack the quail egg open, add some butter to the pan and then fry the quail egg just like you would a chicken egg.
You can also scramble quail eggs as well.
Quail Eggs will stay fresh for up to 6 weeks in the refrigerator and for up to 4 weeks out at room temperature.
The quail eggs start going bad after 6 weeks of refrigeration and after 4 weeks of being out at room temperature.
If the quail eggs are actually bad they will smell bad just like a regular chicken egg.
Yes quail eggs do expire.
Just like chicken eggs the quail eggs also have a shelf life and should not be eaten after they have passed the use by date.
Quail Eggs will last for up to 6 weeks in the refrigerator.
If you leave the quail eggs out at room temperature the quail eggs will only last up to 4 weeks.
So make sure to refrigerate the quail eggs if you want to keep the quail eggs longer than 4 weeks or eat them before the 4 weeks.
But if you have left the quail eggs out at room temperature longer than 4 weeks then they are likely bad and should not be eaten.