Because of their small size, three can be beheaded at the same time. Bleed the birds and then dunk them into scalding water briefly. After scalding in 148 F water plucking should be easy. Recipes for quail are easy to find, they can be prepared any way chicken is cooked. Two birds are considered a serving.
Quail meat is delicious.
Even the breast meat is dark, as is true of all birds that fly. The taste is nearly identical to chicken but really needs to be tasted to understand the difference. The meat is tender and can be broiled, baked, roasted, stir-fried, or stewed. Stewing would be a good way to used old hens that are no longer laying eggs every day. There are three ways to get your first birds, you can either buy adult birds, chicks or hatching eggs.