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    Thinking about quail and have questions.

    Re feeders: I literally just use pickle jar lids until they're tall enough for a chick feeder. Works fine and easy to clean! I usually put a few all over the cage the first few days to make sure they find food everywhere they go. Food from Chewy: I've been using Bluebonnet Gamebird 30% crumble...
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    Thinking about quail and have questions.

    Quail are AMAZING for scratching that incubation itch, with how fast they reach adult size. I'm planning monthly hatches once the weather gets nicer again. Also seconding de-icers; my winter set up involves an old kitty litter bin with horizontal nipples and a $15 60w bird bath de-icer tossed...
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    Thinking about quail and have questions.

    Just chimming it to say that if you're raising from egg (as opposed to buying adult birds) you should have no trouble training them to use chicken water nipples. I start switching mine over to them around week 4; takes a few days for them to figure it out, so I put their chick waterer in in the...
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    Quail Bumblefoot - kernel?

    I've never found a kernel on mine, and never heard of someone who has on quail when looking through old threads. I'm with Nabiki on just continuing the baths + antibiotics as needed--they should heal fine as long as the source of the issue is gone, just keep an eye out for whether the scabs are...
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    Quail Dust Bath Ideas

    Small plastic storage containers work for me. Higher sides and just as easy to clean.
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    Honey NO

    Post-Omelette Report: It was a single yolker with an entire 'nother eggie inside!
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    Honey NO

    I shall report back on yolks tonight, when it is converted to a delicious delicious omelette
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    Honey NO

    One of my hens was doing a little TOO good of a job today. Sweetheart that was a whole-a$$ chicken egg. Never do that again honey. At least it had a soft shell!
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    "Real eggs"

    I wonder how many real eggs you can pelt him with before he runs away
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    Quail humour

    Alas, my potential singing boy grew up to be an absolutely obnoxious crower. Screaming at the top of his lungs every five minutes obnoxious. The pretty songbird voice was just his baby voice. But I've noticed that one of his sisters likes to sit around singing quietly to herself, and I'll be...
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    10 out of 12 hatched!

    That is a fantastic hatch! Congrats!
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    Quail

    PS if the water is up there and they haven't all been going in, and you can't get them in there, make sure they have a source where they actually are. They're not going to last long if they can't find water.
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    Quail

    If you want them in the raised coop, you can just scoop them up and put them in there. Maybe leave them in there a day and make sure the food and water is in there, then they'll hopefully learn to go inside for themselves. If it's too cold outside for them you should probably lock them in so...
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    Quail

    Put the waterer right at the top of the ramp if you can, that will at least lure them up to explore
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    Button quail ID

    If you're just checking if the eggs *are* fertile, but don't actually want chicks, you can crack them open (without incubating first) and look for the fertilization spot. Search up images to know what to look for in fertile v infertile eggs.
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