Recent content by birdiefu

Thanks guys! I had heard from some meat breeders that growing hatchmate boys separate from girls, a higher density can be kept. I will probably just go ahead and butcher all the boys earlier to reduce the hassle and torment for every creature involved, though I might see if reduced light hours...

There is a breeder I noticed on FB (Genesis Quality Quail) who claims to be developing rare colors of coturnix, termed andalusian and lavender. I have not heard of these colors through any of the other big breeders, and am curious if anyone can identify if these birds are a unique color mutation...

They are coturnix. The boys are in a 3' x 1.7' area (total of ~5 sq ft) on deep litter. I had 14 there till 7 weeks (av weight at that point 237g), right now after moving boys I saved for breeding, one cull and one in isolation from being pecked, I currently have 10 boys in this area coming up...

I'm trying to deal with issues of my growout males (destined for meat) and trying to keep the peace long enough to grow them to at least 10 weeks. They aren't housed near any females in the hopes they would be less territorial, but I still have issues with boys being "boys" and head wounds. I've...