A woven basket overflowing with tiny speckled quail eggs and a quail feather on weathered wood.

Joshua, Texas · A patented low-waste quail ranch

And by the way,
we make eggs.

An environmentally responsible Texas quail ranch — farm-fresh eggs, wholesome pet treats, hand-crafted egg art, and the nation's first all-quail food truck.

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An enamel bowl of fresh speckled quail eggs beside a wooden crate of straw in a rustic barn.
Patented & low-waste

Our story

Pollution is just a resource
out of place.

That idea built Quail in a Box. Founder David Gardner spent a career in pollution prevention — lecturing for USAID, writing curriculum for the EPA — before turning it into a working farm: a patented, low-waste quail ranch where yesterday's waste stream becomes today's input stream.

The result is a closed-loop family operation that's better for the birds, the land, and your plate. Cleaner inputs, richer eggs, nothing wasted.

  • PatentedLow-waste system
  • Closed-loopWaste → input
  • Family-runJoshua, TX

The egg

Small egg. Serious nutrition.

One quail egg packs about a gram of protein plus vitamin B12, A and C, choline, folate and iron — nutrient-dense goodness in a tiny, speckled shell.

  • Immune support
  • Brain & focus
  • Heart health
  • Gut health
  • Vision
  • Skin & hair
  • Bone & muscle
  • Allergy friendly
A plump speckled Coturnix quail standing in soft green grass.

From the ranch

What we make

A basket of fresh speckled quail eggs.
Bone-shaped quail-egg dog biscuits and a jar of pet-food topper on a farm table.
A Faberge-style decorated quail-egg pendant necklace with gold filigree and quail-feather earrings.
Quail-egg sliders, a custard fried pie and a cup of Yum Yum sauce on a food-truck tray.
01

Quail Eggs

Farm-fresh, nutrient-dense and gathered daily. Sold by the dozen — the same eggs that feed our food truck and The Quail Shack kitchen.

02

Pet Treats

Wholesome quail-egg dog biscuits and nutritional food toppers. Single-ingredient goodness pets go a little crazy for.

03

The Mother of Quail

Hand-decorated quail eggs in the Fabergé tradition — egg necklaces and feather earrings, each one made by artist Donna Rist. From $35.

04

Food-Truck Eats

Quail-egg sliders, custard fried pies and our signature Yum Yum sauce — all-quail, all delicious, served fresh off the truck.

A decorated quail-egg pendant with gold filigree on a dark background.

The Mother of Quail

Egg art, by hand.

Artist Donna Rist carries a family tradition of Fabergé-style egg carving — passed down from her great-uncle Richard Woleski — into a collection of delicate necklaces and feather earrings. Real quail eggs, real craft, no two alike.

  • Egg necklaces
  • Feather earrings
  • Mommy & Me sets
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On the road

The nation's first
all-quail food truck.

Sliders on quail-egg bread, deconstructed quail-egg sliders with premium beef, custard fried pies, and that Yum Yum sauce. Come hungry.

Where

Tractor Supply
S. Wilshire Blvd, Burleson, TX

When

Thursday – Saturday

Also on

DoorDash

Quail-egg sliders, a custard fried pie and Yum Yum sauce on a food-truck tray.

Hungry for the full menu?

Sit down at The Quail Shack.

Our family restaurant in Cleburne serves these eggs all day — Q Balls, the Shack Burger, biscuits & gravy and more.

Visit The Quail Shack →

Find us

Get in touch

The ranch

6617 Sky Rd
Joshua, TX 76058

Talk to us

(817) 648-2413

Dave@quailinabox.com · Donna@quailinabox.com

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