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Probably, they have to be warm. When i hatched my first batch most of them died. I wasn't aware of how much heat they need. How is it going? any pics?

So I have 3 hens that I have had since last year, they each lay an egg a day more or less. Few days ago I purchased two more (6 week old ones) and introduced them to the cage. Since day one there has been fighting. Today I found one of the new ones with all of its feathers missing from its head...

Where is it? all I see (I think) is a dehydrated bunny

tried bean sprouts yesterday, as soon as they see me with a bag of them, they start picking the fence and are lined up and waiting...... Can't take them off the darn things!!! try it:)!

I use a spray bottle, with water. gets their mind off for a while. I noticed lately that if I rearrange their stuff in the cage, put some cardboard boxes etc they are intrigued/curious and picking stops.

I have 4 females and I see them once a week chasing each other/picking/feathers flying.

Well, got 3 today, first time in like 3 months. You can see the two on the right side are "different". I think my solar setup works ;)

no idea, I think its from the same hen. When other were laying eggs were different sizes. Now they are very similar looking size/color wise. Still getting one. No idea what went wrong.

So about a month and a half my quail stopped laying eggs, well out of 4, 3 did. My quail changed their feathers etc. Nothing changed in the environment except light-associated with the season. I installed a 100w solar panel with a 7w led flood light to supplement. I still get one egg a day. ***...

how is your eggs? crank up the humidity!

If you don't want her to suffer, eat her ;) J/K, one of my females has it, since ever. Other one, was being harassed and at one point was bleeding from the top of the beak, later same thing showed up on her beak. No idea what it is.

When I incubated my coturnix eggs second time(just for fun) I had 60% all the time throughout the whole process. had a hatch rate close to 100%. So I would say, don't stress it :) First time when I was trying with humidity as advised by many here none hatched by themselves. I had to "rescue"...

My Quail will be going into the garage for the winter, what would be the best light to use once they're there? Would LED be ok?

also found this while browsing the net for answers....... " 20. My quail have stopped laying - The egg production dropped to half. Why? If nothing has changed in their circumstances and nothing stresses them out and they get sufficiant light 14 hrs/day then it must be their resting period...

Thank You, will try all of these. 1 egg again. They seem a little "confused" or slower.