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I lost all my birds but 1. It started about a month ago when I posted about the sandflies/gnats. Today I went out and found all but 1 of my 5 birds dead. I culled all the males thinking it may have been them a few weeks ago because of the aggressive behavior I was seeing. All my females and 1 of...

What can I do to keep sandflies/gnats away from my quail? They are in a hutch outside and I keep the grass cut, but it has been raining like crazy then getting warm out. So the sandflies are nuts. They are constantly buzzing around my quail and I think they are driving my poor birds nuts. Also...

This is what I got from my hens today. I was shocked when I saw the big egg. The one on top left. All I could think is OMG that poor girl. It looks to be about the size of a bantom chicken egg. Edit: just weighed the egg, it came in at 23 g.

What would you give your quail for enrichment? I just was able to get my quail out to their 8ft long x3ft wide x 2ft high hutch. I have a sand box in there for them and they LOVE it! But I was wonder if I could add Oak branches with leaves, or black walnut branches with leaves as something they...

Here they are. With the heat plate and without. They will be going to a bigger brooder next friday. I want to make sure the littlest ones will be ok first. The bigger ones are already starting to feather. There is a 3 to 4 day difference between the larger ones and the littles.

I will try and get more photos tomorrow.

When do the jumbo wild coturnix start to feather? I have 23 hatchlings and my first to hatch are 6 days old and the last to hatch is 2 days old and is so small. I noticed today when I was handling them and cleaning their brooder that they are getting their wing pin feathers I think. Is that normal?

I just ordered the jumbo wilds. Im thinking next time I will order the jumbo mix.

Hi new Quail hatcher here. I got my eggs from My Shire farm, and they gave me 30 even though I ordered 25. Thank you very much for the extra eggs. Well I put my eggs in the nature right 360 on June 21 st, and they started hatching on July 8th. So far I have a total of 22 live birds and 1 that...

Sorry my phone was being a pain. Got it now. Looks as if she was trying to get the chick to go back under her, or maybe trying to move the shell. If you are concerned look and see if the chick is ok.

What is the best breed to get for a newbie in southern Indiana? Im thinking of the heat in the summer (It got up to 109 at our house last year) and cool to cold in the winter (this past winter it got down to 4 degrees with a negative windchill. They will have a coop to go into to get out of the...

I just got our incubator last night and Im looking into building hutches from Slightly Redneck hutch plans that he has on you tube. How many should I build? Should I make at least 2 or is one good enough? Im hoping to have only 10 birds max for starters and then hatch our own eggs once they...

Thanks for the help. Would this also work for frame work and then cover with hardware cloth? I wouldnt use the cover that it comes with. I would cover one little section with tin or maybe the truckers tarp. Quictent Upgraded 20’x10’x7’ Portable Greenhouse 2 Zipper Mesh Doors 7 Crossbars Large...

Are hoop coops/cattle panel coops hard to build? My hubby saw the hoop coop I would like to build from here (Permanent Hoop Coop Guide) and he thinks its to hard to build. He isnt good with wood working. I grew up wood working with my Dad, but it has been years since Ive done anything with wood...

If you could build one from scratch what size would you do? Im looking to have 20 birds max. Would a 12x16 coop be big enough for the birds and a seperate area for food bins to store food? We will also have a run attached off the side of the shed 16' x 8'

Thank you everyone

How far apart do you recommend keeping quail from chickens? Im thinking of making a hoop coop for the chickens and a single cattle panel for my quail (4 ' wide by 6' tall). Im trying to figure out can they be next each other or should they be 10 feet apart or more?

Thank you

Can I use pressure treated lumber for the hoop coop build from Chook -A - Holic? Or do I need to use regular lumber that isn't treated? I'm having a hard time finding non pressure treated in the 4x6 and 4x4 post lumber.

Thanks for the info. I do have a hutch in mind from slightly redneck on you tube. Im also hoping to start here very soon. Waiting to get things done in the garagre and my she shed.