I have a question....... what size of rat should you get from rodent pro they have like 10 sizes from the size of a quarter, to a litter bigger than a dollar ( this is for feeding a rt ) I dont have a bird yet but I am trying to estimate a relative cost. I have a very small quail project being setup as we speak I have around 150 eggs coming and Im gonna incubate them in a gqf incubator (it cost me around $85 for the incubator and the auto turner including shipping) and about $20 for the eggs including shipping so I should be well on my way to having some cortunix chicks in about a month. Ebay is the way to go ....... So for around $100 and little luck I will have a hundred or so chicks, but someone said to throw in a couple of rats and not to feed just quial...is that true or what? if so how often should I feed th rats if I feed a staple diet of quail? I am really new to all of this, but I already have experiance with raising quail and chickens so I decided why not get back into them. If anyoneone has questions about raising quail or chickens(I dont know much about falconry but am trying to learn ;D ), drop me a line Ill bee happy to provide you with answers to the best of my knowledge. and then maybe you could answer some of my questions?