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Does anyone else have an issue with their birds spilling a significant amount of feed on the ground? I have been raising quail for a few years and I have always had this issue. I tried putting a large pan (The top part of a cattle lick tub) underneath the feeder, but it doesn't seem to help...

Thanks guys, it sounds like this is my problem. I am going to get some lights in their pens and see if this solves my problem. I would like to use some sort of solar lighting with a timer on it so I do not have to drag electrical cords around my yard. Does anyone have any experience with this? I...

They are getting about 10 hours a day right now. Do I have I provide artifical light during the months when the sun is not out for 14 hours in order for them to lay year round? I tried feeding gamebird feed but it is way to expensive for me. I raise birds for meat and eggs and I just don't want...

I cannot figure out why my quail quit laying.. I have been raising quail for about a year and always had more eggs than I could deal with. I have about 40 Coturnix Quail between ages 10 weeks and 10 months in 2 separate pens and they all quit laying eggs about 2 Months ago. I bought some more...

I need some help finding some true Jumbo Brown Coturnix eggs to get started with. I have been raising coturnix for about a year but I am not satisfied with the size of my birds. I have 2 incubators, 2 brooders, 1 large pen (50+ Birds), and a breeder pen (12+ Birds). I usually have around 100...

Has anyone here ever fed their quail pecans, mainly green pecans? I have an excess amount of green pecans in my trees and I'm sure that my birds could eat them was just wondering about how small I should grind them up or if I need to wait until they drop from the trees before trying to feed...

When should my Cortunix quail start laying? I dont know if I am just getting anxious but I have 8 quail in a large pen that are 7+ weeks old and have not layed the first egg yet. I am worried that they are not getting enough sunlight since i have a roof over their pen and it is also somewhat...

Does anyone have experience on clipping their birds wings? I have read where some do it and some do not. Do you clip them the same as you would any other bird? I have been debating on clipping mine or not before moving them from the brooder to the big pen and wanted to get some other peoples...

When I built it I just went off other pictures on google I saw and kinda winged it. I'm totally open to some constructive criticism, I didn't even think about it being to tall.. I had chickens ,turkeys, pigs, and cows when I was younger but this is the first time I have tried to raise birds...

Thanks. I covered one side of it and I was thinking about just covering half of the back and leaving half open.. Do you think it would be better to cover the whole back of the pen or just half, for a little weather protection? I live a south of Houston so it doesn't get cold very often. The pen...

I just built a quail pen and was wondering about how many birds I could comfortably and safely put in my pen. The pen is 9x5x4 and I plan to get either Texas A&M Whites or jumbo coturnix quail. Is there a square foot per bird rule of thumb or male to female ratio rule? I am totally new to...