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    Quail-Hens Injured Rooster

    Thank you both! It is crazy! I have way to many cameras, no predators, no warnings. everything was fine, then it wasn’t. I know quail can be like this. It’s just so weird it was my original Roo. Really, the only change was the heat and the hatchlings in the other coop. They can definitely hear...
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    Quail-Hens Injured Rooster

    Help-I’m so confused. I have an established covey, 15 birds, 1/2 are 2yrs old, the other half are 1 yr old. Only Minor issues for almost a year. Today two of my hens, one from each age group decided my roo was the enemy. They completely ripped all the feathers out of his back. Drawing blood and...
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    Coturnix Male ‘out of season’ after broody hatches in aviary?

    Thank you both, I thought that too. But last year they didn’t quit till mid-December. Though they were all a year younger.
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    Coturnix Male ‘out of season’ after broody hatches in aviary?

    For the few whose Hens have decided to brood/hatch eggs amongst the covey- Can chicks knock a male ‘out of season’? A little background- Hen decided to sit, most everybody was chased away especially the male. She had two hens that were tolerated near her. Everybody else went about business as...
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    Broody quail! Eggs due to hatch any day!

    My broody just hatched 5! I love that screen box, is it something you designed or bought that way?
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    Broody Quail with Covey day 16/17 !!

    Sad to say, the 6th baby, big pip, face showing, but did not hatch. 😢 Since the incubator babies were also hatching, I probably should have brought it in, but Gigi‘s so flighty I didn’t want to upset her. Everybody (including the incubator babies) made it thru the night and looks great💜
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    Broody Quail with Covey day 16/17 !!

    She did it! Yay! 💜 And she’s being a great momma. 5 of 6 have hatched. She’s still going back to the nest Most of the time, so maybe #6 still has a chance.
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    Broody Quail with Covey day 16/17 !!

    Too cute, love the little pair of feet hanging out behind her.
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    Broody Quail with Covey day 16/17 !!

    Grandma sounds lovely! Any pictures?
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    Broody Quail with Covey day 16/17 !!

    Thanks Nabiki! I have several cameras to watch without disturbing. I’m not sure I can keep the others locked out in the open run for more than a few days. My brooder box is all set up, because of the incubator eggs. It was just luck she decided to sit at about the same time. If necessary, I...
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    Broody Quail with Covey day 16/17 !!

    So very excited! This is my second broody quail (the first did indeed lose interest after 6 days). Gigi started with 8 eggs, one cracked and one never developed. Hatch is tomorrow or the next day. She has remained with her covey, one male(boy, does she not like him) and 6 other hens. Yesterday...
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    Quail (Coturnix) may be broody?

    Thanks. For now I’ve made a decent size hardware cloth enclosure around the clutch and put her in there. As expected she freaked out, and it’s 95 degrees here today, so I placed a fan in the general area, and ice in her water. Its been a few hours, and she has started spending even more time on...
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    Quail (Coturnix) may be broody?

    First, I know quail are often not broody, but it happens. And I’ve read everything I can find here. Thanks to everybody on this wonderful site. My group is 6 hens and 1 roo, all 1 to 1.5 years old. Larger aviary style enclosure, approx 40 square feet. I have one hen who may be considering...
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    Uh oh, chicken math applies to quail too! 4+2-1-1+3. Yep, chicken math it doesn’t look...

    Uh oh, chicken math applies to quail too! 4+2-1-1+3. Yep, chicken math it doesn’t look exponential - yet...:love:p opps +10 +9 chicks. Hatching is way too much fun. Amazing DH has helped me build not one, but two, new enclosures.:wee
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    Quail injury-large open sore

    Update for those kind enough to help me thru this, and anyone else that might freak out when they find a large open ulcer on their bird. She is healing.😊 The ulcer is about 1/2 the size it was last week and she has shown no serious signs of infection. Treatment has been supportive care, saline...
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