Posts by jbobs

It's a common misconception that vit d comes from sunlight - the UV radiation we are exposed to just activates it/changes it (I don't know the science behind it lol) so that it becomes usable to our bodies, so we do need to take it in...

Yes the guy on that site is here too, he's in on the Tatanka breeding with Moby...   Interesting to hear about the truth with those white meat quail - I never believed it, personally!   I am obviously mistaken about...

Ground up eggs shells work good too! I think I have used mashed up calcium pills in a pinch at one point too. I wonder if there is anything in it than would be hazardous to birds... I always worry about the vit. D in it, too much of...

hehe  is right, you're up early!   Glad you found it helpful.

I think that quail in the wild would utilize grit more because of the type of stuff they are eating. In captivity the food we feed them is ground up already, just add water and it turns to mush. I think it would be okay to offer it to...

Technically the only birds that should be getting grit at all are birds that eat whole seeds. If a quail is on layer crumbles or processed feed of any kind, it should not have grit, as they can gorge on it and become impacted, which...

+1 on the turkey starter too, I cannot get game bird feed at my local store so I have always used turkey starter with great success.

medicated feed will not hurt them at all. If anything, it will help prevent coccidiosis and result in increased chances that your birds will make it to adulthood. I always feed my chicks on medicated feed. If it were me I would be...

do you know how many males and females you have? Might be that there are too many males for the amount of females you have and they are scrapping. Should ideally be 1 male for at least every 3 females in a colony, I find 1 in 5 worked...