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    Do quail get aggressive during late spring and early summer?

    Sometimes coturnix quail can turn into bullies for what seems like no reason at all. I would separate for a longer period of time, try a week, in a sectioned off area of your enclosure if possible. If not, somewhere within eyesight. Also check there's nothing else triggering the aggression...
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    Quail brag

    Gosh! That one almost looks like it's golden. Congrats on your first egg!
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    how many eggs should i get from 13 females daily?

    That's not unusual if they've just started laying. It can take them a little while to get into the swing of things. Adding vitamins to their water and fresh greens sometimes seems to help. But as long as they have the correct food & a bowl of grit I wouldn't worry.
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    Dying Coturnix Quails?

    I've used a paintbrush to put a little food colouring on both chick and adult Coturnix without a problem. I'd imagine as long as its warm enough for them to dry then they'll be fine.
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    Sprouting and planting your own seed

    I sprouted some red mustard for mine ... they decided they'd rather bathe in it
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    Fixing chick ankle problems?

    I had a similar problem not so long ago with a chick that had it's foot bent back and was walking on its ankle. I used a paperclip cut to size wrapped in 3mm transpore tape as a splint and it seemed to sort it out in just a day. I'd previously tried a pipe cleaner but that ended up being too...
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    What religion do you belong to?

    Raised Catholic. Experimented with Shamanism as a teenager. Chose Atheism.
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    Quail brooder questions

    This is my first batch of chicks so take what I say with a pinch of salt... I'm currently using a glass vivarium and have a small heat mat attached to the exterior wall. The chicks take turns between sleeping next to that and under the Titan brooder. I'd be wary of using a desert mat rather...
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    incubated my own eggs for the first time

    @Elza I'm so sorry things didn't work out for you. I did read that having both feet curled can be a sign of either poor genetics or a lack of certain nutrients during development whereas a single foot is more likely to be a hatching injury. Hope you have better luck in the future. (Noticed...
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    incubated my own eggs for the first time

    @Everlong, and whoever else might find this handy in the future Unfortunately I didn't take a picture of it's foot and I couldn't find any similar pictures on the net either. If you place the back of your hand flat against the floor with the forearm at a 90 degree angle that's what my chick's...
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    incubated my own eggs for the first time

    Hi, I'm in a similar situation at the moment. 6 days ago I hatched out 5 chickens in my Brinsea Mini Advance. One of them has a bent back foot and was walking around on the joint. I didn't open the incubator during lockdown but I believe humidity may have dropped too low while they were...
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