Kitchen Fact: The ideal temperature range for your freezer is 0Â° Fahrenheit or below (-18Â° Celsius or below). Food stored at 0Â° Fahrenheit or below is safe to eat indefinitely (although quality and taste may be compromised after a while).
Quail also eat rose hips, acorns, crabapples, and other shrub fruits. Although ensuring that all needs are met throughout the year is important, winter is the most critical time for food and shelter availability. Winter severity is a great equalizer in Michigan for the bobwhite quail.
By 10 weeks of age, quail that are being kept for their eggs or breeding require a breeders feed which contains 18-20% protein. Some specialist quail feeds contain seeds as well as pellets. Adult quail eat around 15g of food per day. Green foods should be provided so collect grass and other leafy greens for them.