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This Gillsville farm raises birds, but not chickens

With the help of his 12 employees, Kevin Smith, general manager of M&M Quail Farm in Gillsville, sells 400,000 birds a year. - photo by Kelsey Podo

12292019 QUAIL 1.jpg — With the help of his 12 employees, Kevin Smith, general manager of M&M Quail Farm in Gillsville, sells 400,000 birds a year. - photo by Kelsey Podo

The morning after a storm, Kevin Smith holds his breath as he enters 12 pens filled with thousands of Northern bobwhite quail, making sure that his precious inventory is alive and comfortable.