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I have a new quail that has cracked the egg around 3/4 of the way and it's been like that for 8 hours now... i can still see him moving but making no progress. Should I intervene or leave alone. All my levels are great in there as I have 4 new hatched chics in there now. Please advise with any...

I got a new chic that hatched about 8 hours ago but it will only lay on his side and wiggle around. He has no ability to try to roll over onto his feet or his belly. He just wants to wiggle on his side around or sleep on his side. What should I do with him when it's time for him to come out of...

This is a pic of my first little quail from my first ever batch. So far I put 9 eggs in and 2 never took and I have 2 that have pipped so I am hoping for more.

I have 10 quail now and I would love to put in a couple egg laying hens in with them too. Is this a problem and if not what type of chicken goes well with the corturnix quail? Also remember I live in Northern Michigan so cold weather is an issue. Thanks, Tim

I am on day 16 today So, I know I am only a couple of days away but just wondering if anyone has had any hatch earlier than day 18-20? Thanks, Tim

I do my day 12 dandling tomorrow before I go into lock down and since this is my first time, my question is what do you guys do with your bad eggs? Do you examine them to see if they started or not or do you just trow them out? Thanks, Tim

I had 1 male in the pen with 3 females for the past week and than I bought 6 females and 1 new male and put them all in the pen together yesterday but after today I noticed my new male has been pecked in the head so bad that his eyes look swollen shut. I put him in a separate pen with food and...

What size screen squares do you use for the quail to walk on, 1/4" or 1/2" squares?

I am looking for an easy way to keep my quail pen cleaned. Can I just keep beach sand in the bottom of the cage 24/7 and use a kitty litter scoop to clean it out or do the quail make a major mess with that much sand? Is it bad for them to be on sand all the time? Sounds like a great idea for...

I am just starting out doing quail and I want to do them as dog training and as a hobby with my younger kids. I have 3 hens and 4 males and so far I have been getting about 2 eggs a day. I have heard a lot of different ratios that you should have. What is your ratio and with your ratio do all...