Ardenweald Aviary

03/13/2026

First hatch of the year, everything is spoken for.

12/25/2025

Wishing everyone a Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! And boy, do we have some exciting things planned for 2026!

04/14/2025

Heartwood Quailery is taking 2025 off from hatching and keeping only a very small number of birds for home use as we focus on other projects.
We'll see you in 2026!

04/20/2024

We've been busy hatching! With the introduction of Quail as a new Market Project option for Youth participating in the Del Norte County Jr. Livestock Auction, we've been working in conjunction with Hawkins Homestead to ensure there are plenty of quail available for interested members of 4-H/FFA/Grange Youth to choose their quail pens from.

Why Quail?

*Small, compact birds, quail thrive in smaller environments, requiring a minimum of 1 sqft per 3 birds.

*Quail hatch in 18 days, are breeding and laying by 6-7 weeks old, and are ready for processing by 10 weeks old.

*Quail meat is all dark meat and incredibly dense and protein packed. Despite their small size, 1-2 quail is more than enough per person. They are not gamy and are great in soups or wrapped in bacon on the BBQ. They make excellent broth!

*Quail eggs have higher nutritional counts when compared to chicken eggs and are a healthy alternative to chicken eggs if you have allergies.

*Quail lay on an 18 hour timer, unlike chickens who lay every 24h, to make up for their small egg size.

*Quail are a great poultry alternative to other kinds of birds like turkeys, geese, and chickens, especially for those that don't have much of a backyard. A cage for a single covey of 10 birds (2 roos, 8 hens) takes up no more space than a push style lawnmower.

Whether you're a youth interested in a one of a kind Market Project, an adult who wants your kids to experience what it's like to raise and own livestock, or you just want to start your own journey to self sufficiency, check in with us to see if we can help you get started!

*Special Note - Heartwood Quailery hatches are booked until June 5th, and all birds are on reserve until the current youth in waiting have picked their pens. Anything remaining after June 5th and subsequent hatches will be available. Send a PM if you'd like to be put on our June waitlist. Thank you for understanding!

02/28/2024

!!!!! I hope to see some more little birds at the fair this year!!!

12/20/2023

We finally got some jumbos in stock!! Wanna bring some size to your covey?

08/07/2023

Happy to say that quail were once again a hit at the Del Norte County Fair, I love showing and being able to provide information about these amazing little birds to both children and adults alike. When you think about farm poultry, you think about birds like ducks, chickens, geese, and turkeys, not quail. It provides a refreshing and new, exciting experience for people visiting the fair! Thank you to everyone involved in getting quail back in the fair after their half century long absence.

08/01/2023

06/01/2023

I won't be available to collect for large hatching egg orders (no jumbos) until after June 11th as I will be busy getting goats clipped and ready for the roseburg dairy goat show (heartwoodhaven.com & Heartwood Haven Dairy Goats if you wanna check out my goat stuff)

Heartwood Haven Dairy Goats is a small, family owned herd of LaMancha and Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats located on the Pacific Coastline in Northern California

06/01/2023

quail eggs available! Will be dropping off at parkway hopefully tomorrow!!

06/01/2023

We are drowning in eggs again!!