Annual Project Timeline
January
Apply for DEC License.
Schedule BWQ Presentation (1-hour, hands-on).
Sign up for our CEED Quail Mail email list!
FEBRUARY
Assemble supplies
Choose egg supplier
Print BWQ Journal
Finalize your plans
MARCH
Set-up Incubator or build one as a STEM Challenge and Brooder.
Order eggs for April delivery.
APRIL
Recommended time for Quail vs. Ticks Project Presentation by Ranger Eric. Our presentation will detail the life cycle of Quail, their ecology, why we started this project in 2003, and how it can help our environment and community. Also, included with the presentation is My Bobwhite Quail Journal (free download), tick information, and free educator support. BEGIN EGG INCUBATION as per instructions in Quail Mail.
MAY
Eggs will hatch in ~23 days. Set up Brooder to 105 F. Transfer chicks to brooder once their feathers have fluffed. Call CEED to make arrangements to deliver your chicks (1-14 days old) to one of our outdoor flight cages in various locations.
JUNE
We are busy raising the Quail and teaching them how to fly and forage for food. Check our CEED website calendar for details about a Quail Release near you, which is open to the general public.
JULY
Quail Release! Now go eat those ticks!