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    Quail Chick Curled Feet, Please Help :(

    Even if you have to cull, do you need to be so cruel about it? I had one chick with curled toes. Used masking tape (next time I'm trying a bandaid) for a couple days and now it's fine. No suffering. You don't think "pulling the head off" causes pain?? Try it on yourself sometime. You'll see.
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    Need Some Help With Fermented Feed Issues

    I read somewhere that moving the feeders around can prevent the bullies from being overly territorial. I hope that works anyway. When I throw them scratch or other treats, I spread it around to several feeding spots. I do notice, there are some bullies. Little stinkers.
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    Quail behaviors

    He's so dark!! Really pretty.
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    crushed(power) wood pellet better than non crushed for button quail?

    Now I'm wondering....how would those pellets work in a compost toilet situation?? One compost toilet is for #1, the other for #2. I'm thinking it might reduce the smell. BUT...does it break down when put into a compost pile?? Would it turn into a huge, thick mess that would be difficult or...
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    crushed(power) wood pellet better than non crushed for button quail?

    My aviary sits on the stone tiles (kind of like terrazzo) of our large balcony. I just read another thread where they cautioned against putting them on smooth floors. It's like walking on marbles. So, now I'm returning one bag. I'll mix a few under their waterers. I'm wanting to reduce the...
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    Horse Stall Pellets

    Ah. THANK you so much for this bit of advice. My aviary is on a tile floor (our very large balcony.) I guess I'm going to return on of the two bags I bought yesterday. I'll put some under their waterers.
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    Bedding Experiment Results

    Uhm. What does "swarmed by flies after sitting" mean exactly??
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    crushed(power) wood pellet better than non crushed for button quail?

    Are wood pellets the same as horse pellets? If the pellets powder down so quickly, how are they a low dust option??
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    Bedding Experiment Results

    I've been using wood shavings in my aviary. I live in a region with long, dry, summers with periodic heat waves; upper 90's or lower 100's. Sometimes they last a few weeks. My aviary is shaded by a northern and western wall and has a shade cloth on it, 50% UV reduction. As I was sleeping, my...
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    My Jumbo quail roo is injured on his backside, kind of to his left.

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    My Jumbo quail roo is injured on his backside, kind of to his left.

    Antibiotics in many of their feeds as far as I can read in the analyses. This tells me their overall outlook, which is not organic. I could call them, but they probably deal only with large operations, not backyard flocks. I'm looking for organic, otherwise, for me, there is no point. I'm...
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    My Jumbo quail roo is injured on his backside, kind of to his left.

    https://en.ardapcare.com/products/quiko-bob-wachtelfutter-fasanfutter Video for preparing Quicko "rusk." The video instructions are for a different mix, but my mix has rusk in it as one ingredient. They say never to serve rusk dry, so it makes me wonder if I should moisten the mix before...
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    Fermenting Quail Feed

    The other thing I forgot to point out in my "most successful" paragraph after my enumerated list: They adore fodder (microgreens.) It seems especially flax greens, but they also loved the rye grass, and of course, always French Sorrel, even if the leaves are very large. I tie up 4-6 bunches and...
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    Fermenting Quail Feed

    I hope you don't mind the long post. I am fermenting my grains and seeds, and am committed to it, as I well understand the risks phytic acids and other anti-nutrients in seeds and grains. We generally try to ferment the grains, seeds, and nuts that we eat ourselves as well. Not doing so can...
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    My Jumbo quail roo is injured on his backside, kind of to his left.

    Update: My roo is healed up. 5 days in a separate cage, then reintroduced him to the covey by moving everyone out to a separate, temporary enclosure for a day, and putting the roo in the main aviary, along with one stubborn hen who refused to be lured into the temporary enclosure. She seems to...
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