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    Help! Large lump under vent of Chinese painted quail

    Can anybody help us? About an hour ago we noticed our Chinese painted quail has a large lump on her vent. She has no other symptoms and has done a normal poop. Any advice? What can we do?
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    Chinese painted quail: Is this something to be worried about?!

    Does that mean it could be infected?
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    Chinese painted quail: Is this something to be worried about?!

    Yes just above her tail area!
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    Chinese painted quail: Is this something to be worried about?!

    Hi all, This is Star, my very loved 1 year old Chinese painted quail. Recently we noticed 2 small bumps on her back. We parted her feathers and noticed a yellow bony looking growth sticking out her back. Please see attached picture. Now this might be totally normal, but she is the first quail I...
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    Hens cage mate died, shall I get her a new friend?

    I did think getting two from the same place might mean they are already bonded so might not accept mine. Thank you for the response it has given me something to think about. My girl was very protective of her sister and they were very close, I can't imagine she will do well alone, even though we...
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    Hens cage mate died, shall I get her a new friend?

    Hi there, I have two female very tame button quail I hatched just under a year ago. Sadly one passed away yesterday and my hen left has been calling for her all night. I know quail don't usually do well alone so I was just wondering would it be the right thing to get her one or two female cage...
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    First button quail hatch help on day 17.

    Thanks for the replies all. Had both successfully hatch yesterday and I couldn't be happier!!
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    First button quail hatch help on day 17.

    I know your not ment to during lockdown but should I pop the top off the incubator to decrease the humidity? Will the drop in temperature be bad for them?
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    First button quail hatch help on day 17.

    Oh no it was around 45% for the rest, only upped it on the first day of lockdown.
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    First button quail hatch help on day 17.

    Thanks for the reply, I will lower the humidity now. We do have another thermometer hygrometer but I didn't calibrate it. I have a second one calibrating now.
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    First button quail hatch help on day 17.

    Hi there, First time button quail hatcher here and lockdown nerves are really kicking in. We bought a batch of 12 from eBay, sadly only 2 were viable and grew. Candled just before lockdown and all was looking good. We are on day 17 now and we have seen nothing. No wobbles, no cheeps, no pips...
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