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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...

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?

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...

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'

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?

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.

I am new to quail, and I'm thinking of getting some jumbo coturnix. But do the hens need a male to lay eggs or are they like chickens and will lay eggs no matter what?

Hi, I new here. I don't have my chicken yet and I don't think I will be getting them until May or June. We have avian flu a county over from us. They had to cull 3 turkey farms so far. I don't want to get my chick's only to loose them to the flu. I have raised chicken in the past, bantam...