how do you make quail lay eggs???

[dc3085]

Just be patient. They don't just switch it on. Typically sexual maturity is reached by 8 weeks, but often you have to wait 10-12 weeks.

Do they have anything in their environment to cause stress? Have you switched them from one cage to another?

 

[702marine]

All the same nothing changed since they were put outside... The males sure do like to make a lot of noise the last week or so...

 

[dc3085]

The males..how many roosters do you have with your hens? Too many roosters will stress them out, and could cause them to stop laying.

 

[Quail Jailer]

Squeeze em, squeeze em hard!

(NO Dont)

 

[702marine]

The males..how many roosters do you have with your hens? Too many roosters will stress them out, and could cause them to stop laying. 

In one pin its 1 male to 2 females. In the other its a 1 to 1.

When/if they start to lay I will be throwing them in the incubator to bulid up my flock.

 

[Quail Jailer]

In one pin its 1 male to 2 females. In the other its a 1 to 1.

When/if they start to lay I will be throwing them in the incubator to bulid up my flock.

You have two problems,

#1 too many roosters
#2 too few hens

(really, you'll do better with your best roo and 3 hens)

 

[MonicaMP]

You all are funny. Had my laugh today. Nice to hear a little humor for a change. I have quail but my husband has them behind the barn and they don't get much sun and they are in mud. I have 12 all together and they make the coolest sound. I hate to eat any of them. They have laid eggs and then they stop. I have about 6 in the incubator now. I wish they would lay more though. When we do get some, we end up breaking them; need to be more careful.

 

[nicktrkula]

i know this thread is old but i just picked up 11 females and 4 males from columbis and put them in a new cage how long till i should expect eggs again

 

[kingmt]

Hi Nick
It would be easier to help starting new threads. Hijacking a new thread might work pretty well but old threads don't. I don't know if I need to read the first post because you have the same problem or skip to page 56? I usually just skip over them because I don't have time to read the whole thread.

Anyhow 1,2, or 3 days. Usually no longer then 3 days for them to adjust & get back into the swing of things. Most of mine only shipped one egg if they shipped any which you have a missed one from time to time anyway.

 

[nicktrkula]

Thank you