- Aug 11, 2014
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i have been reading and from what i understand quail lay eggs even during the winter but less than during the summer. but mine have quit completely. id say i haven't seen an egg since october. i live in Oklahoma so it was still pretty warm at that point. this is how it all went down hill - i had 10 birds (2 roosters and 8 hens) all together in a chicken tractor type structure and a little coop to go inside. and they were laying like crazy. i incubated a bunch and got about 25 babies. CUTE! when they started to get bigger i put them in with the adults. there wasn't really any drama or fighting and every one seemed to be getting along just fine. but i started to get less eggs and they started to molt. so i figured that they were just molting and were on a break but they seem to be done now and look all happy and active. no one is fighting. but ZERO eggs.
this is my first winter with quail so i have no idea whats happening. i thought that since my chickens were not laying as well it had something to do with the lack of light, but i guess i miscalculated the age of the chickens and they were simply too young to lay, but are now just starting to even without extra light.
any suggestions?
thank you
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any suggestions?
thank you