Posts by kellysmall87

I have a corner house, in a city in England. It tapers off to a point, yet I needed a safe haven for my ever expanding chicken family and to protect against foxes and hawks. A hawk recently had one of my chicks- picking t up and...

updates! Mostly cockerels, I think!! :(      

Thanks Anniebee, I've just read your post. Your Mindy sounds like a gem! 

Yes Salmonella enteritidis. Infecting her ovaries. Her abdomen is extremely sore and tender, so the vet said. He wanted to do an xray to check there's no egg stuck too, but i refused the xray - I just cant spend another £45 on this...

sorry, its  enteritidis

we took her to the vets.. she has  enteritidis Thought id post the conclusion. Thanks all!

I know what is causing the trouble; we took her to a vets today and she has infected ovaries, or the technical term is  ESCHERICHIA. So she is now on antibiotics. Thought id post what it was incase some people have the same...

Hi, no its not rude at all! :) Im not sure, The lady im getting them from keeps refering them as japanese painted quail.. maybe she means chinese then? Thanks for all your advice, the boink factor sound horrifying!!! 

Hi, thanks for your replies. I will read those threads. They will be Japanese painted .

Hi, I am an experienced chicken keeper but have no idea about quail. I need to know everything from hatching in an incubator to feeding them and housing them. I have a lady who i give hatching eggs to, and she is giving me some quail...