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Good day everyone. Been keeping Coturnix quail for a few years now. Have found that, generally, the "optimal" ratio (female to male) is indeed 4 or 5 to 1. I have had success with less (even in pairs or trios), but it's hit and miss with the lower ratios. Unfortunately, sometimes (not by...

So, I have an older Quail, she's about 3 years old. I keep my Quail under quite a few hours of light a day (14-16) so that they produce eggs year round. So as usual, they produce an egg a day for about a year, then it becomes sporadic to every other day or every third day, until finally at about...

Hello all, We thoroughly enjoyed having our couturnix quail (and much of the advice here has helped!). Unfortunately over the last two years, we've lost all but one. Naturally we're concerned she's lonely, so we'd like to add some more. However, I'm perplexed on what to add? I know it...

Since its getting colder here I'd like to make the girls a little more comfortable. I had read that the red lights use for reptiles are good because they throw heat but the light they emit won't bother the bird sleeping. I just plugged them in, 75 watt each, one for each hutch, and I don't...

Okay, so came home today and found one of my chicks bloody. I'm trying to narrow down the cause based on what I've read here... I have 6 hens only. They are 3-4 months old. I've had them about 5 weeks. They have about 1.5sq foot each area. For the first month I gave them 14 hours of light a...

Okay folks, I've searched through here and answered some of my questions...but still need help. The background... Got 6 coturnix quail (mixed types/all female/about 8-12 weeks old then) about a month ago. The protocol I was using is: - DuMor Chick starter (24%) - DuMor Chick grit -...

Hi all, my first question here (just got my coturnix quail today). Regarding dust bath, I've decided to use DE (food grade...I may mix with fine sand too). As everyone said, they can make a mess. My question, do I have to leave the "bath" there for them all the time, or can I put it out a...

After doing a couple of years of research, and finally having the time and resources, I'm starting to keep some quail. After using so much good information from here I feel pretty well prepared, but may have some questions for you all. Look forward to learning!