He's the worst. Can't be molting, because he's been like this for months now. My understanding, that molting only lasts about two weeks. I haven't observed any aggressive behavior. He's my only roo and he has 10 hens. 11 total in a 12sqft space. Plenty of hiding space and dust bath. His skin...
I thought it was molting, but after months, now I'm convinced my quail has mites. I will examine them closer tomorrow. Their backs are bare as well as their tail end and chest. If so, what's the best way to treat them? Looks like my entire flock of 11 is affected (in my lower cage, the upper...
Yes, actually. 100%. Took a few weeks. I wrapped it for a while to add a little support. Then he slowly started putting weight on it and eventually couldn't even tell he had a leg injury any more.
I just put mines out at 8 days old. I have 35 and they were getting too tight in my brooder. Outside they have a fully enclosed room with heat lamp for the night and an open run. Day temps here are 85-91°F and night temps are 68-73°F. They have a fan in the run. I had to turn that on today...
Something I didn't know, is that if a female was just recently mounted, it might produce a foam, too. So you may have to test them again to be sure. Also, send us pictures and we can try to help figure it out.
I have seen females do similar. Maybe it's a form of domination or establishing packing order. If you have one that's too aggressive, you may have to remove them. Make sure you don't have too many males per female.
Mines are in full shade, but summer temps still crawl up in the 90's. Quail loves cold, but heat is hard on them. I put a fan in there for them over their sand box with a timer for daytime hours only. If the breeze is too much, they can move over. If they're hot, they lay under it. They love it.
I cut a few branches and I have some artificial plants in there, too. I have lots of trees around. I found that they absolutely love feeling hidden, but it still allows air-flow and they can peak through. :)
Well they did awesome outside. I did get up several times last night, keep checking on them. They didn't like the dark in the open area, so I put a red non-heat lamp there. The enclosed area had an infrared heat lamp already. Once I did that, they were all over the place. Toward dawn, when temps...
I think they like it. I don't see any signs of stress or overheating. It's 89 degrees right now. I think they might be just fine outside. I will turn on the heat lamp at night in their cozy room.
My coturnix quail are 8 days old. Quite feathered out (albeit not fully of course). Outside temperatures are 85-90°F during the day and about 68-70 at night. They have a fully enclosed area with a 50W heat lamp for night time. Is it too soon to move them out?
I had one like that. It was genetic. The entire batch was horrible: bad hatch rate, wry neck, chicks dying, and skittish personality. I think the breeder was overly inbreeding them. I decided to cull. Wry neck sometimes can be corrected if it's due to vitamin deficiency. Otherwise it can't...