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Finches Started Laying Eggs Immediately
If I took a couple eggs out would that make them abandon the nest?- cereall
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Finches Started Laying Eggs Immediately
On Saturday night (the 7th) I brought home 19 zebra finches to live in my 10 ft by 10 ft aviary. Yesterday (the 9th) I was checking the nests I had hanging up to see if they were starting to add material to it. To my surprise there was a nest already built with 9 eggs in it! Definitely not...- cereall
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- Forum: Caged Birds - Parrots, Canaries, Finches etc.
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What breed????
Coturnix are a great variety similar in personality and living requirements to button quails. Non-jumbos are pretty small and their eggs are super mild and taste no different than chicken eggs. I've only had coturnix but have heard that they're mellower than buttons. Plus they come in a bunch of... -
Hen Eggbound Again
The vet just thought that the egg was soft so it just got squished around by contractions that would push a normal hard shelled egg out. It's really weird that she can't form normal eggs since she has been laying for at least 2 months and all the other quails have super thick shells because... -
Poo-mud balls on toes
I bought my birds from a breeder and had the same problem with at least 20 of them. It happened because they were on dirt and their waterer leaked, creating a muddy area that they had to step in to drink. If any more of them get mudballs try soaking the foot in mineral oil for a minute and then... -
Hen Eggbound Again
My favorite quail Sigourney was eggbound 2 weeks ago; I had her in my house for 3 days and I gave her epsom salt baths, put mineral oil on and in her vent, and fed her lots of oyster shell but she just couldn't pass the egg. I finally took her to the vet where 7 eggs were removed, 2 fully formed... -
My quail still aren't laying eggs
First egg!!! They're 10 to 12 weeks now so I guess they're just late bloomers -
My quail still aren't laying eggs
Thank you! I haven't gotten any eggs yet but most of my roosters have started crowing in the span of 2 days. When they're new to it they just sound like they're screaming but now they sound more normal, although they could still use a little practice -
My quail still aren't laying eggs
I was definitely going to buy a kennel roof kit because I don't have any tools or knowledge on building a roof. But I found a really easy tutorial on making an arched roof using a few pvc pipes and kennel brace clamps. I'm putting them up tomorrow and the clamps and the pipes cost me about $53... -
My quail still aren't laying eggs
I would use solar but I have no clue when solar lights turn off and I haven't found any with timers. -
My quail still aren't laying eggs
I would put lights on them but my coop has no electrical wiring anywhere near it. I supplement with some LED fairy lights but I don't think they're close to bright enough. Does anyone have any lighting ideas? -
My quail still aren't laying eggs
Here's an overview of my coop. I'm also going to be arching the roof with pvc pipes because the tarp collects water. -
My quail still aren't laying eggs
I've had my quails for nearly 5 weeks and before I got them they were in a big coop with over 100 together. I didn't want any roosters but the guy I bought them from made me get some, I'll be getting rid of 5 roosters hopefully by this weekend. As for stress, I took one rooster home a few days... -
My quail still aren't laying eggs
I have 65 coturnix quail, 55 hens and 10 roosters. Right now they are all between 9 to 11 weeks (different batches of chicks) and I haven't gotten a single egg. They're in a 10 x 10 dog kennel with a big sand box and 5 hides plus assorted tree branches, boxes, and grass. I give them 30% purina... -
Can I store a basket of eggs in the fridge?
That's a clever idea! I'll try putting some eggs in those if they can't fit in my baskets.