Whenever I read anything my interest is immediately caught by the word ‘Quail’. I was reading a piece about Hilary Mantel when I came across the following quote by her regarding Jane Seymour, the third wife of Henry VIII :
“Jane Seymour, during her pregnancy with the future Edward, couldn’t get enough quail, and they kept sending them over from Calais,”
http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/culture/2012/10/unquiet-mind-hilary-mantel
I can fully understand her addiction, I love eating quail and fortunately I have to cull now and then. There are so many delicious ways to prepare quail (pasta sauce, risotto with the livers and gizzards, tasty stock etc) but my favorite remains Qualie Saporite con Pancetta, Salvia e Polenta
Back Yard Farmer 
My son and his partner are just starting out with breeding quails. I might pass your blog onto them 🙂
Yes, and mix with the elite!
HAHAHAHA! 😉 They are currently breeding them 🙂
Quails are absolutely wonderful little creatures! Quite, calm, effective, clean and beautiful, not to mention the taste. My wife’s birthday today and I make Capeletti al ragu di Quaglia for primo piatti.
That sounds absolutely magnificent 🙂 Happy birthday to your wonderful wife and what a lucky wife she is to get to sit down to that fine repast 🙂